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As part of its lessons learned series, #SAFETY4SEA focuses today on the #collision between the USS Fitzgerald with a merchant ship which shocked the US Navy in June 2017 and pushed it to redefine its approach on #safety. Dive into today's #MaritimeHistory here 👉 https://lnkd.in/dmyPBBpy #ΟnThisDay #ShippingIndustry

On December 7, 1941, Pearl Harbor was attacked by the Imperial Japanese Navy Air. Today, the wreckage of the USS Arizona serves as a monument for all to see in remembrance of those who sacrificed their lives during the attack. We will never forget Pearl Harbor and will hold its memory close for years to come. https://lnkd.in/g2iy4kCk. #Aerospace #Aerospaceindustry #Aerospaceanddefense #Governmentprocurement #Procurement #Procurementprofessionals #Governmentcontracting #Militarycontracting #Greenwoodgroup #Greenwoodaerospace

Revamping off-peak and weekend ferry services can boost long-term ridership. ⚓️ #MaritimeStrategy #optimization

Six years ago tomorrow, the Navy published one of the most consequential documents in decades, the COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW OF RECENT SURFACE FORCE INCIDENTS. It drove monumental policy changes in the Surface Navy, and is worth a review by all Naval Leaders. The attached article contains recommendations that have largely come to be implemented. In memory of those lost, this would be a good time to read CR - all of it - and reflect on where we are, take a fix, and apply its lessons to our current operations. https://lnkd.in/e_Dfxat

Mastering one's situation and controlling the circumstances, is how the captain of the ship sails through rough seas/waters. Strong sails supported by 'All-Hands-on-Deck' - "AHOY" Admiral EE Okpa - Texas Navy Association.

Iron Sights, Optics, and USMC Marksmanship. What the Marine Corps has learned by shooting iron sights vs. optics and their official policy. https://lnkd.in/eYgTcvXt

Cooperation between the allied democracies hasn't been more essential in 80 years. However, when I see these large-scale naval exercises, I think we are fighting the last war, not preparing for the one already upon us. Have we learned nothing from Ukraine? Nothing from our intelligence on China's military development? Grand fleet manoeuvers make excellent targets for Chinese ship-buster missiles and the new class of air, surface, and underwater sea drones. The US carrier group in the Red Sea can't defeat the Houthis. How will the Grand Fleet defeat the China/Russia/Iran axis? A carrier group's operating range is about 500 miles. A Chinese carrier-buster missile has a range of 750 miles. Only one has to hit. And they are much cheaper than a carrier, a naval fighter plane, or a defensive missile. The NATO nations are ramping up their defense spending, and justifiably so. However, a massive percentage of that spending will do nothing to make the free world safer. Indeed, it is a distraction from accelerating the development of the systems that will make the free world safer. Time to wake up. Department of War Studies Atlantic Council Council on Foreign Relations Mits Capital Center for a New American Security (CNAS) RAND The Brookings Institution Hudson Institute American Enterprise Institute Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) United States Department of Defense #foreignpolicy #nationalsecurity The White House Institute for the Study of War William Collins J. Scott Christian Matt Abrams #foreignpolicy #nationalsecurity National Security Council, The White House Ashley Roque Lara Seligman Haley Britzky Joe Gould The Merge DefenseScoop Defense Brief Defense News Tony Capaccio Paul McLeary Connor O'Brien Jake Epstein Colin Demarest Valerie Insinna Breaking Defense Defensemirror.com The Defense Post Audrey Decker

Some excellent analysis in here. Much of this future view is true, but none of it is going to be easy to achieve