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Naval Special Warfare Command - Navy SEAL & SWCC Teams Naval Special Warfare Center repost 2014; There are Two Types of Pain in this World: The Temporary Pain of Discipline, or the Permanent Pain of Regret

#ICYMI Rear Adm. Doug Verissimo, Commander, Naval Air Force Atlantic participated in a panel discussion, April 9, at the 2024 Sea-Air-Space Convention to discuss modernizing our efforts to improve and increase warfighter readiness. He addressed the capability of the carrier strike group and the ability to adapt for worldwide operations.   “I am unabashedly a huge fan of the carrier strike group and the capability they bring. My view in generating readiness, and how we generate readiness across the carrier strike group fleet, is that it’s an all-hands, all-team effort. You can really see how that integrated certified force, that gets put together by the fleet commanders, evaluated by the carrier strike groups on either coast for the emerging threat, is developed, expanded, understood, and fed back to those folks who are going out [to deploy] to be the most capable," said Rear Adm. Verissimo.   #SAS24 #MaritimePower #flynavy #flynavylant

"Hence, if rather than intentionally undermaintaining, then retiring and destroying the Spruances, the Navy had properly maintained them, they would even today be some of the most powerful naval ships in the world, and our Navy’s ASW capabilities would be much greater than they are right now. And by using the Navy’s cooperative engagement capability (CEC), they could have been easily networked with Aegis-class ships such as the Burkes and Ticonderogas, making their large complement of missiles a valuable part of Aegis-directed fleet defense or offense. But they weren’t, and they are now sitting at the bottom of the sea having been destroyed in meaningless SINKEX exercises. And why were they destroyed? They were destroyed because back in 2003, the Navy decided to adopt the most risky option (option 2) for maintaining a viable force structure by destroying the Spruances to make room for ships that had yet to be designed and tested. This decision resulted in over $50 billion being spent on the Littoral Combat Ship and Zumwalt-class destroyer, ships that have yet to deliver even a tiny fraction of the combat power the Spruances would have delivered over the past 20 years. Option one, which would have involved buying new Burkes, while modernizing and upgrading our existing fleets of Spruance-class destroyers, Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigates, and Ticonderoga-class cruisers, would have given us a more powerful Navy today." #usnavy #pentagon #spruance #littoralcombatship #zumwalt #PentagonWaste #MIC

https://lnkd.in/ew8Jq99h Interesting video that discusses ADM Caudle, Fleet Forces Command moving in a period of high OPTEMPO, from the Fleet Response Plan to a "Plug and Play" of Individual Surface Combatants in a Carrier Strike Group. With a "300 Ship Navy" it would allow 100 in operational tasking, 100 in planned maintenance, and 100 in training and certification. Not a lot of margin of error for Surge Operations. During the GWOT we departed from a balanced Forward Deployed Naval Forces model and decommissioned several hulls over time.

Alright, let's talk about the navy's little problem with its littoral combat ships (LCS). 🚢💔 So, here's the tea ☕️: the navy seems to have a love-hate relationship with these ships, and from the looks of it, the hate might be winning. 🤷♂️ But why though? Well, for starters, let's address the elephant in the room: cost overruns. The LCS program has been plagued with budget issues from the get-go, with the projected costs ballooning to nearly double the initial estimates. I mean, come on, who wouldn't be a little salty about that? 💸 And let's not even get started on the whole "modularity" concept, which was supposed to make the ships more adaptable and cost-effective, but ended up causing even more headaches and expenses. It's like a bad breakup that you just can't seem to shake off. 💔 Then there's the issue of effectiveness and dependability. Many critics argue that the LCS lacks the firepower and survivability needed for modern naval warfare. There have been concerns about the ships' vulnerability to enemy attacks and their ability to withstand combat situations. It's like dating someone who looks good on paper, but just can't seem to hold their own in a tough situation. 🤦♂️ But hey, it's not all doom and gloom. There are still some die-hard supporters of the LCS who believe that with the right upgrades and modifications, these ships can still prove their worth. And who knows, maybe with a little TLC, the navy's relationship with the LCS can turn around. 🤞 #LittoralCombatShip #NavyWoes #CostOverruns #NavalWarfare #ShipStruggles #military #pentagon #procurementexcellence #navy At the end of the day, it's clear that the navy and its littoral combat ships have some serious issues to work through. Whether it's addressing cost overruns or beefing up the ships' capabilities, it's going to take some serious effort to mend this relationship. Let's just hope that the navy and the LCS can find a way to make it work in the end. https://lnkd.in/eAb5bvcg

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 understanding of undersea warfare, which figures prominently in any war over Taiwan: https://lnkd.in/euBJVMKz

#ForceDesignFriday Maya Angelou said, "You can’t really know where you are going until you know where you have been.” The USMC is continuing toward Force Design 2030, emphasized by the 39th CMC, in FRAGO 01-2024 https://lnkd.in/e5C-xmSA This week highlights the 29th CMC. Gen. Gray discusses staffing tactical units while divesting capabilities into the reserves, including tanks. Gen. Gray also highlights operating concepts similar to those recently demonstrated by TF 61/2. https://lnkd.in/eMXraeSw "A major effort is being dedicated to studying our force structure. We want to put more Marines into infantry battalions, light armor units, and aviation squadrons. Those assets that are used mostly in general war, such as some of our heavy armor and certain engineer and logistics functions, may be considered for transfer to the Reserves. We want to combine reconnaissance, surveillance, remotely piloted vehicles, and selected intelligence functions into a single unit." All this to say, it's important to know where the USMC has been to know where the USMC is going. (Image courtesy of the Marine Corps Gazette, April 1988, p.24-27) #USMC #History #ForceDesign #Defense #Marines #Military

Casablanca-Class: The U.S. Navy Built 50 'Baby' Aircraft Carriers in a Just 1 Year In 1942, industrialist Henry Kaiser proposed mass-producing small escort carriers for the U.S. Navy to aid in World War II, using assembly-line techniques to launch one nearly every week. Despite initial skepticism, President Roosevelt's support led to the production of fifty Casablanca-class carriers, crucial for anti-submarine warfare and air defense in the Atlantic and Pacific

Great to see the picture of the new recruits from the 64th annual St. Louis Cardinals Company. Our 66th St. Louis Cardinals Company will be sworn in at the June 13 St. Louis Cardinals game. The DOD and services also need to review the DOD instruction on permanently disqualifying (PDQ) issues and develop new policies based on modern military medicine and treatment. There is a benefit to recruiting more by reevaluating the DOD PDQ instruction. Additionally, empowering the senior officers in charge of each service’s recruiting command with greater waiver authorities would be a significant step forward. Navy, Marine Corps Focus on Smaller Eligible Population As Recruitment Problems Mount - USNI News https://lnkd.in/gFvTtndD https://lnkd.in/gZDaPvpe

The US Navy’s hi-tech war trimarans are finally going up against China The Chinese navy, currently the biggest in the world by count of warships, just keeps growing. Meanwhile the US Navy – the world’s second most numerous fleet – is struggling to grow at all, to say nothing of getting bigger fast enough to keep pace with the Chinese fleet. Littoral Combat Ship Independence (LCS 2) during trials. LCSs are now forward deployed in the...