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Brent D. Sadler

@brentdsadler

10 months

Updated video: Naval power in 21st century and the need for a new American statecraft:

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Brent D. Sadler

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6 months

Total dick move: Chinese Navy ship knowingly uses active sonar with Australian divers in the water. The Australian ship was in international waters as its divers worked to clear fishing nets entangled in its propeller. Having been a navy diver, this can seriously ruin your…

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A Call to Action - a new American statecraft is needed today anchored in the maritime. Watch the video then check out the discussion in depth here:

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@albafella1 Did you see the two dudes walking down range across the line of fire right after the guy starts shooting...?

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WTF moment of the day: Bleak budget for Navy - rather than meeting a bipartisan consenus on China, the fleet is retreating from a too low 298 warships to 280 by 2027. This dangerous decade is opening with war in Ukraine and the logic behind such budgets invite worse:

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@Rainmaker1973 Let’s hook that wheel up to an electric generator! Who needs solar or wind power when you got dawg power.

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New paper on a near term cost effective defense of Guam:

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11 months

@Tendar Well recall this…

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UPDATE on Attempted Hijacking of Tanker Central Park: -Attackers seized a tanker linked to Israel off the coast of Yemen on Sunday (Nov 26) -the Liberian-flagged Central Park, managed by Zodiac Maritime… American defense official, speaking on condition of anonymity……

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9 months

BREAKING NEWS: Something wicked this way comes…in Alaska. Yep I said it, this is the largest combined Russian-Chinese battle group to approach American shores ever.

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China’s New Naval Leader - a submariner with extensive at sea time. One of the areas the PLA Navy has been working to improve is subsea warfare, could this be an indication of focus on this warfare area? Whatever the intent of Admiral Hu’s selection, he brings an intimate…

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3 years

Navy summary in a single graphic from the Index of Military Strength:

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Counter-factual Naval Shipbuilding Yet again the Navy is forced to delay procurement and cancel planned purchases because the supply base is causing delays. Well, keeping the orders on the books and sticking to procurement plans is what is needed to restore an industry that has…

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Tone Deaf Navy Shipbuilding Plans Recently CBO’s Eric Labs completed the annual mandated review of the costs and effectiveness of the Navy’s long-range shipbuilding plan. This report is excellent and shows why these plans continue to miss the mark. First, the goal has been…

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7 months

Beware those leading who don’t know much about war…“Very few people study war. In the past three or four decades, universities have been filled with courses on "security studies," which means, in practice, things such as arms control, deterrence theory, and bargaining under…

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Baltimore Bridge Collision - scoping the causes At 0130am EST the container ship Dali collided with the Francis Scott Key bridge in Baltimore harbor. It appears there was a power failure just prior to the collision. The ship apparently was underway headed to Sri Lanka from…

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Allied Shipbuilding Future? Japan and South Korea are major shipbuilders with comparative advantages that can benefit U.S. maritime industry. On-shoring shipbuilding like autos is well past its time. See the article here: For deeper reading see this:…

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6 months

What Navy values in its Admirals, is reflected in what metrics it uses to choose them. Two memos give insight into this: the precepts letter and the convening order. The FY24 promotion instructions indicate a DEI emphasis. Diversity can be good when it generates innovation and…

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Time to act to strengthen the nation’s maritime sector: Letter sent to the President from a growing bipartisan group of Senators and Representatives. #navy #merchantmarine #congress See the letter here, then register for an event with the co-author on 5 Feb. here:…

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The “No Boots on the Ground” Fallacy Apparently fighting occurred where the floating dock President Biden announced will be built. Establishing this beachhead will require construction work ashore (and proximate the shoreline) by U.S. forces… which has just begun. This is…

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China’s Reagan-sized naval build up: Adm Aquilino quote, “��we all look at the Chinese to understand, truly, where they are, what they're doing. The largest military buildup since World War Two, both in conventional forces and then strategic-nuclear. J-20s are in full-rate…

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1 year

@greg_price11 Solar winter heating? This won’t really work for New England where heating is done with diesel fuel mostly. Nor will this help in most of the country where sunlight is limited in winter months. Not to mention, big expense many would be faced with installing it and labor to do

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Naval Statecraft Book Out Soon! New book out in May on how to confront and confound Chinese and Russian designs to undermine the rules based order and U.S. interests. It proposes a novel approach leveraging naval presence informed by developmental economics, regional knowledge…

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Rebuilding munitions wake up call! CSIS did a timely report on the fact it’ll take 6 years to recover from munitions transferred/expended by Ukraine - a worthy cost but must be replaced ASAP!

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@mattkorda Nope, she is just wrong and a guy could be as wrong if he had made the same pitch.

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Day 82 of Americans Held by Hamas: To date at least 37 Americans have been killed by Hamas, and 6 remain held against their will by Hamas, those Americans include: Omer Neutra(21) Itay Chen(19) Sagui Dekel-Chen(35) Edan Alexander(19) Hersh Goldberg Polin(?) Keith Samuel Siegel(?)

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Countdown to Showdown - Expect a violent test of American resolve. Read Ryan Martinson's recent article "WINNING HIGH-END WAR AT SEA: INSIGHTS INTO THE PLA NAVY’S NEW STRATEGIC CONCEPT" at Why it matters: At a late 2022 conference of senior China naval…

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Changing Chinese Military Posture… New article out trying to raise awareness of and need to better understand what is changing in the air and waters around Taiwan. In short, hold on tensions are not going to improve…

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China's True Defense Spending... (hint it's a lot more than you are being told) Good report that begins to truly pull the curtain back and dispel self-confirming assumptions of China's military spending. Reality is the size and activity of the Chinese military indicates a much…

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1 year

Latest from China Maritime Studies Institute on China’s submarine and undersea developments:

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7 months

Return to the Bay! SecNav visit to Mare Island point to realization that the Navy must act to address lagging warship maintenance capacities with new public shipyards - unlike commercial yards, public yards focus on nuclear maintenance. Consider this: “Everything has to be on…

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AidData event 15 Aug. on Chinese Naval Bases - lots of recent news about future Chinese naval bases from Solomon Islands, Equatorial Guinea and Cambodia… this event promises to provide lots of new and deeper insights from a years long data heavy research. Register here:…

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Need to build/buy more not less subs to grow the industrial base… Today’s news reports that DoD/Navy is ratcheting back its pace of submarine procurement since suppliers can’t meet the demand. This will not fix the problem … shipbuilders need to invest more in capacity.…

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Regaining U.S. Maritime Power Requires a Revolution in Shipping: Fostering a revolution in American shipping can energize a lethargic industrial sector that is critical to the nation’s defense and strengthen it so that it can sustain a wartime economy. A stronger and globally…

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South China Sea Tensions Part…”…first incident (between Chinese jets and a Canadian helicopter) was over international waters outside of 34 miles from the Paracel Island chain in the northern part of the South China Sea. The second was also over international waters outside of…

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@backtolife_2023 Cold Play isn’t worth the time in a mask IMHO

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@tshugart3 Nice April fools Tom! Had me for a moment there…

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If April 8th PLA activities around Taiwan confirmed at above 70 aircraft w/ 45 crossing the defacto median line, it will be record high levels seen in years.

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3 years

Having a close ally contribute nuclear submarines to the maritime competition with China is invaluable. Success depends on early actions. Failing risks further eroding the ability of the United States and its allies to deter China.

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This hardly seems like a random or equitable distribution of audits…

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The next crisis… South China Sea Watch events around Second Thomas Shoal and I’d add also the long simmering tensions at Scarborough Shoal. “The attack, the ninth and most aggressive since Chinese cutters restarted a campaign blocking the monthly resupply runs…” With all…

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3 months

Navy Ranked “Weak” in Index of Military Strength: See the full report here: Too few ships to cover American lives/interests - note the map that includes data up to Sept. 2023. No consistently resourced plan to get the downward trend lines on shipbuilding…

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2 years

A couple of statements in recent weeks by some on the Hill are concerning. Their comments point to flawed assumptions about naval capacity that could spread if not challenged at a time such thinking sends a dangerous signal to Beijing:

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1 year

A recap on AUKUS before the big reveal next Monday…

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Bad Idea Friday Last night the President confirmed rumors of an impending military operation by the U.S. in Gaza. The building of a port or floating dock to expedite humanitarian aid into the war zone. This is risky to say the least and apparently absent consent from either…

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Navy joins USCG in missing recruiting #’s “…(Navy) missed its (FY23)goals by 7,464, causing the service to increase its FY 2024 goals in hopes of recapping some of the gap… the Navy was trending upward with recruiting. The Navy has 2,500 more recruits compared to the same time…

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@MoNDefense Well this seems record breaking…

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5 months

This is Freedom of Navigation with Chinese characteristics apparently:

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STATEMENT OF THE NATIONAL TASK FORCE FOR THE WEST PHILIPPINE SEA 9 December 2023 Manila, Philippines The National Task Force West Philippine Sea (NTFWPS) vehemently condemns the illegal and aggressive actions carried out by the Chinese Coast Guard and Chinese Maritime Militia…

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9 months

This is what a failed Chinese approach to SE Asia maritime disputes looks like…be ready for escalation and more aggressive challenges before things let up.

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Where’s the Red Hill replacement plan promised to be delivered in Sept. 22’? Without Red Hill fuel storage in Hawaii, the military will be more reliant on scarce tankers… and how’s the Tanker Security Program doing?

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Out now - The Navy needs a new destroyer -DDG(X) - this decade, and the shipbuilding industry is already pressed to meet existing demands. Key action is needed now to send industry a predictable signal of commitment to build the DDG(X) this decade.

Navy’s Next Destroyer Is Vital as U.S.–China Tensions Escalate | The Heritage Foundation

The Navy’s next destroyer—the DDG(X)—will need to deliver this decade. Already there are indications that the Navy will delay the program over concerns of costs and misguided assumptions of limited...

www.heritage.org

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How to run a maritime Counter-insurgency… Recent book gives insights on how to counter (what Hunter Stires correctly called) China’s maritime insurgency in the South China Sea. The key is focusing on the people who live and whose livelihoods rely on the sea not the PRC. This…

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UNACCEPTABLE: paralysis by analysis 5yrs later for improving dilapidated Navy's shipyards- massive cost overruns, no/little actual work done, and calls for even more analysis. Predictable having not started scaled construction earlier:

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9 months

Lost at Sea - Commission on the future of the Navy stalled and dangers loom.

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3 months

Too many questions, Too few answers… For far too long the ability of commercial shipping to be there when needed has been assumed. World events are starting to lift the veil on this fallacy… See the below letter from the Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party.…

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Navy another study…really?! Enough, focus more on deciding where to build a 5th public shipyard, and less time rationalizing why not. Efforts at better efficiency have not delivered and likely won’t for years to come. SIOP - the effort to modernize the remaining 4 public…

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We need ships not DEI in shipping: #shipping #maritime #marad #DEI The March 2023 National Strategy for the Maritime Transportation System misses the mark, and instead focuses on fuzzy goals and DEI (priority #2 ) - Priority Goal #5 arguably the most urgent is the last one…

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A timely book… Given recent events, worth re-upping a few thoughts in a book relevant to the nation’s current maritime troubles: Chapter 8 - makes the case for a national maritime initiative that addresses many of the problems naval shipbuilding faces, too brittle supply…

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Good article by Congresswoman Elaine Luria - apparently Navy cannot get anything by her…see the Navy’s graph versus actual losses by the Congresswoman’s office. The loss of naval capacity is significant now to 2027:

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DEI is not bringing more diversity to by most accounts an already diverse military. Recruitment and anecdotal evidence point to this administration’s souped-up DEI being divisive and alienating. See my opening statement at yesterday’s hearing:

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Comments last night - China likely improving its targeting of US strategic forces - one aspect of balloon overflights. President needs to address the American public amidst China's sustained & provocative acts.

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When DEI advocates go too far… a troubling story and an officer with clearly an agenda that overshadowed his command role given the command climate surveys, complaints and policies instituted under the officer’s command:

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Looking to History for Solutions to US Navy’s Need to Rearm: Vinson-Trammel Act - 1934: added 15 warships thru 1937 Second Vinson Act - 1938: added 98 warships thru 1940 Two Ocean Act - 1940: added 312 by the time Pearl Harbor attacked Read it here:

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DEI in Medicine is a Disaster and Harms All: From preferential provision of care based on race not need, to rationing COVID vaccines again based on race, it is well past time to purge DEI from medicine. Start with the agencies certifying (e.g. The Joint Commission) the hospitals…

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China Drills - Taiwan Watches: Over the past week high levels of Chinese military aircraft and warships have operated nearby Taiwan, but the addition of amphibious training and movement of troops across the Straits adds to the activity not normally reported on. While this is…

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Yes please… now let’s get to work and set conditions for that third shipbuilder of nuke subs in the U.S.:

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2nd Russian warship sunk: The frigate Admiral Makarov reported by local Odesa sources as being hit by a Neptune missile. Initial reports have a poor track record on accuracy, but I’ll be watching this given observed increased naval activity.

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Who Will Build the Next War-Winning Liberty Ship for America? Congress and the Department of Defense, specifically the Navy, have drawn attention to our shipbuilding problem, but no one has proposed a modern Liberty Ship design. With war clouds gathering…

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Status of strategic defenses… New report by John Venable worth a read. See it here: “The Chinese spy balloon that collected intelligence on classified locations in the United States last January was tracked by U.S. assets from its launch from the…

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Battle of the Shipyards… and USA is losing badly. A war with China is not a foregone conclusion, but if it comes to pass would be a long and bloody affair decided at sea. However, that war could be lost before the first shots fired if the US doesn’t take more seriously its…

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My latest Op-Ed: There are examples on how to wage the New Cold War, we are in one weather we like it or not… “Decades of living off the post-Cold War ‘peace dividend’ has left the nation woefully unready for the competition with China. Today we need a Middendorf to set the…

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@MoNDefense This is well above average and unusual movement around to the East.

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More of this please…are you paying attention DFC? “Batanes Governor Marilou Cayco has said that the US Army is set to arrive in her province next month to discuss the development of a deep-water port facility, which would serve as an alternative to an aging and relatively…

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China and Russia likely taking a page from North Korean at-sea transfers to avoid sanctions. Hope Biden’s team shines a bright spotlight on this activity:

Anonymous Chinese shipowner spends $376m on tankers for Russian STS hub

Evolving marine transport model seeks tankers to operate outside established markets, yet remain compliant with class, insurance and other regulatory and technical rules

lloydslist.com

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Navy assessment in one slide: notable reduction in capacity and readiness downward and overall reduction to “Weak” evaluation.

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And so it begins… accountability deferred but hopefully not lost:

Hawaiian Electric Knew of Wildfire Threat, but Waited Years to Act

Four years ago, the utility said it needed to do more to prevent its power lines from emitting sparks. It made little progress, focusing on a shift to clean energy.

www.wsj.com

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1 year

Thoughts on fixing US statecraft - use a maritime framework. Read it here: Then check out the forthcoming book:

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@sentdefender Well when you rely on ships well past their commercial service life (typically 20 yrs) this happens. Bobo was launched in 1985 making it a spry 39 yrs old ship.

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Strategic Importance of the Philippine Sea Recent comments in a WSJ article about naval exercises in the strategically important Philippine Sea. Chinese naval operations have been progressing to challenge this critical water space. In response, the US and ally Japan have been…

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DEI Strikes Again Efforts to compete with China are being mired in DEI dogma and counter-productive practices that our Allies just can’t stomach. The result lost business and on shoring opportunities. These sort of outcomes benefit no American. “In short, the world’s best…

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A New Naval Act…? “…in the next few weeks (expect) a new multi-year procurement agreement to build three San Antonio-class amphibious warships and an America-class big deck amphibious warship…” If done right this gets a stable order on the books with money for capital…

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Attack on Guam by Typhoon Mawar: A prayer out to family and friends on Guam, but the island has a history of dealing with these types of storms. Been through a couple there as a kid myself. Sounds like some damage and power outages. Critically also, the island is home to…

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To be Woke, or Not to be Woke… that’s the question for the US military. If you follow Sen. Tubberville’s holds on military general and admiral promotions you’ll find this of interest: “Center for Renewing America indicates over 40 percent of the officers whose promotion…

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From Foes to Allies - Re-posting a good article on how the US-Japan alliance came to be the strongest and most consequential partnership in the post-Cold War era. It bloomed over years, with many mundane daily personal engagements, families growing up next to each other etc……

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Little discussed other than for vacations, passing interest where tuna roll sushi comes, but the South and Central Pacific are economically rich and strategically important to the US. Latest on the danger and a way to safeguard US waters in this region:

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Details Updating Fast - Navy official now confirms five hijackers apprehended as their skiff made for the Yemen coast. Still no word on nationality of the hijackers, nor what support Iran’s nearby mother ship the Behshad may have provided the hijackers:

U.S. Navy Detains 5 After Failed Attempt to Capture Merchant Ship - USNI News

This post has been updated with a statement from U.S. Central Command. Five people suspected of attempting to hijack a merchant ship in the Gulf of Aden are in U.S. Navy custody, a defense official...

news.usni.org

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Return of the Fighting Seabees -

Deterring China in the South Pacific: Send in the Seabees

This article contends that the US Navy should increase investment in “soft” capabilities such as civil affairs and the Seabees to effectively deter China in the Pacific. It asserts that

www.airuniversity.af.edu

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The book to read this coming Veteran's Day - U.S. Naval Power in the 21st Century. Watch the promo then check out the book:

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Nefarious China: “…China, has extended a critical helping hand to an increasingly isolated Russia, funneling over $500 million worth of microelectronic components needed to manufacture military gear into Russia’s defense industrial base in 2022 alone.”

Hong Kong’s Technology Lifeline to Russia

Russia’s technology imports are recovering in defiance of Western sanctions. A key element in that equation: illicit, Beijing-supported shipments through Hong Kong.

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Drone Ships in Japan - this cross-Pacific voyage and the ability to carry modular cargo that could include weapons like the SM-6 anti-ship missile is significant. Now do live-fire drills in WestPac with these ships:

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China’s threats, backed by rapidly modernized&expanded Navy, fuel urgency to grow the U.S. fleet. However, rising to such challenges does not absolve accountability for past acquisition sins – notably those still impacting the U.S. Navy from 20 years ago.

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Make no mistake, being ready for the next war is very much deterring the next war… What Admiral Melson does and achieves in the next year or two will be extremely important. It will likely decide initial disposition and outcomes of the battles in the beginning of that war…

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Naval Chiefs discuss future of the aircraft carrier and its air wing… my take at this event was that the developments China is making will be most consequential. Moreover, no one really knows until the shooting starts what will be the dominant naval platform… so best to hedge…

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Bankrupting the Cartels Required China is benefiting from the chaos the drug cartels are sowing in US cities, and weakening governments in Latin America to its Communist nefarious influences. See the hearing before Congress on this: Attacking the bottom…

The CCP’s Role in the Fentanyl Crisis | Select Committee on the CCP

selectcommitteeontheccp.house.gov

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Lessons of Wartime Pacific Logistics: Logistics in the Pacific was a shoestring affair with lots of bottlenecks. A small group has been studying those lessons and applying them to a modern Asia war with China. This is great work by Navy History and Heritage Comamnd - I hope…

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Brent D. Sadler

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Pres. Eisenhower cautioned about the military industrial complex… perhaps there is a medical/welfare industrial complex too worth concern/control….

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Brent D. Sadler

@brentdsadler

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Missing the Boat... China is serious about winning a naval fight with the US and has been readying for such a fight for 30yrs. Serious action needed now - rebuild the nation's maritime sector and stay on course for a larger/ready Navy this decade when the danger greatest:…

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Brent D. Sadler

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SecDef objects to Congress formalizing what Navies do - codified in Constitution (art1sec8), numerous policy/strategy docs - makes no sense. Our Navy has and will be called on to defend national interests in peace and war. The only ‘dilution’ of mission is diminishing the Navy.

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Brent D. Sadler

@brentdsadler

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America has advantages that China cannot match - leverage like minded maritime nations common interests… form a Maritime Group of Nations. Read more here:

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Brent D. Sadler

@brentdsadler

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Hey DoD/DIA - how about a briefing and an update? Over the last week Iran conducted an atk on Israel, and Israel responded(maybe?). Lots of questions and the public is running on outdated info (2019 DIA report) and no dedicated briefing.

Iran says it shot down Israel’s attack. Here’s what air defense systems it might have used.

Tehran has been increasingly public about its air defense capabilities, including showing off models of systems at a recent international defense expo.

breakingdefense.com

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