Center for International Maritime Security | Fostering the …
WEBArticles Due: October 21, 2024 Topic Week Dates: November 11-15, 2024 Article Length: 1,500-3,000 Words Submit to: [email protected] By Dmitry Filipoff. PRC President Xi Jinping has instructed the People’s Liberation Army to be able to invade Taiwan by 2027.
The Coastwatchers: Intelligence Lessons Learned for the Future …
WEBMar 31, 2021 · Naval Intelligence Topic Week. By Captain Michael Van Liew, USMC. The legendary Coastwatchers of World War II provided some of the most critical intelligence of the entire war.
Battlespace Awareness Tools Are Central to Fleet Readiness
WEBDec 6, 2021 · By Michael Tiefel and Andrew Orchard. In his book Fleet Tactics and Naval Operations, Capt.(ret) Wayne Hughes states: “At sea the essence of tactical success has been the first application of effective offensive force.” 1 Capt. Hughes’ warfighting axiom – applying offensive force first – is the distinct advantage information warfare (IW) intends to deliver, and it is predicated on ...
Solutions to Revitalizing America’s Strategic Sealift
WEBJun 28, 2021 · Centralizing the contracting of all government impelled cargoes under USTC could effectively and efficiently reduce cost, increase visibility, increase cargo preference adherence, and strengthen national strategic sealift capability. USTC has the robust transportation in place to support this centralization.5.
Chokepoints and Littorals Topic Week | Center for International ...
WEBBy Dmitry Filipoff. From June 1-12, 2020, CIMSEC featured a wide array of publications on strategic maritime chokepoints and littorals, submitted in response to our call for articles issued in partnership with the Brute Krulak Center for Innovation and Creativity of U.S. Marine Corps University. This turned out to be one of the most packed CIMSEC topic weeks in recent memory, and one of the ...
Symmetric Warfare – The Return to Symmetry
WEBUsing all available means and conditions to throw an opponent out of balance is a core of Liddell Hart’s indirect strategy. So perhaps returning to symmetry and conceptually focusing on symmetric warfare would help ease understanding of complex problems related to ship roles and design. Asymmetry is a strategy of weak against strong.
Get Real, Get Better: Revamping Surface Warfare Officer …
WEBOct 25, 2022 · By Bill Golden. First awarded in 1975, the SWO pin was created to identify a cadre of professional mariners who operate U.S. warships, largely in response to the insignia worn by aviators and submariners. 1 As a result of the evolution in naval warfare in World War II, the SWO community was competing with the submarine and aviation communities for talented officers.
Blockade: An Imperfect Strategy | Center for International Maritime ...
WEBMay 1, 2019 · The blockading belligerent shall allow the passage of medical supplies for the civilian population or for sick and wounded members of the armed forces.1 These requirements are designed to allow maritime states to conduct operations while minimizing the suffering of the civilian population of belligerents. Quarantine is not a blockade.
Breaking the Anti-Ship Missile Kill Chain
WEBFeb 26, 2018 · By Dick Mosier. With the fielding of increasingly capable anti-ship missiles, the centerpiece of the next conflict with a near-peer maritime power will be warfare to deny the adversary the intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance and target acquisition information required for successful anti-ship missile …
Winning The Spectrum: Securing Command and Control for …
WEBAug 7, 2020 · By Brian Kerg. Signatures, Success, and Failure: Two Vignettes. January, 20XX: With the likely election of an aggressively pro-independence candidate as the new president of Taiwan, the People’s Republic of China initiates a plan to reunify this ‘rebel’ province with its homeland.