CIMSEC: Center for International Maritime Security

Sea Control 569 - The U.S. Navy and Innovation Dr. Peter Luebke, from the Naval History and Heritage Command (NHHC), joins to discuss the NHHC essay collection he edited titled "The U.S. Navy and Innovation: Twentieth-Century Case Studies", and share his thoughts on innovation in the Navy. Peter Luebke

Sea Control 568 - An Australian Coast Guard Jennifer Parker joins Jonathan to discuss her paper Time for an Australian Coast Guard. The two discuss how maritime security is handled in Australia currently and how the addition of a dedicated Coast Guard would be a benefit to Australia. Jennifer Parker

Sea Control 567 - E-2 Hawkeyes Over the Red Sea with LCDR Nathan Sawyer LCDR Nathan Sawyer talks to host @WDMills1992 about his experiences as an Air Battle Manager in an E-2 Hawkeye over the Red Sea as part of Operation Prosperity Guardian. Nathan Sawyer

"Navy Force Planning with a Pertinacious Marine Corps", by Bruce Stubbs The United States Marine Corps has an outsized effect on Navy force planning. While the Navy and the Marines exhibit a sincere and genuine single team spirit conducting global naval operations, they are a fierce team of rivals when determining the requirements for amphibious ships (also known as “amphibs”), which the Navy funds for their construction and operation. Bruce Stubbs

"Applying Black Sea Combat Lessons to DMO in the Western Pacific", by LtCol James M. Jackson In 2027, Task Force Blade, a U.S. Naval (USN) task force in the Western Pacific, attempts to neutralize a People’s Liberation Army – Navy (PLAN) force through Distributed Maritime Operations (DMO). By dispersing its?Arleigh Burke-class destroyers, Littoral Combat Ships, and?Virginia-class submarines across the Philippine Sea and strategic chokepoints, the task force aims to enhance its elusiveness, resilience, and lethality. However, the limitations of this approach become apparent when confronted with the unique challenges posed by the vast Western Pacific theater and PLAN forces.

Sea Control 566 - No One Should Think the War Will be Short with CDR Justin Cobb Commander Justin Cobb, a Maritime Fires Officer with Carrier Strike Group 11, joins the program to his recent article, “No One Should Think the War Will be Short.” Justin's article was recently published in USNI?Proceedings?and won their Future of Naval Warfare Essay Contest. It discussed why a conflict between the United States and the People’s Republic of China is more likely to be protracted than short and what the United States should do about it. Justin M. Cobb

On Wider Seas: Italian Naval Deployments and Maritime Outreach to the Indo-Pacific The Italian Navy deployed in force to the Indo-Pacific in the second half of 2024, sending a Carrier Strike Group comprised of the aircraft carrier ITS?Cavour?and frigate ITS?Alpino, along with the independent deployments of ITS?Raimondo Montecuccoli?and ITS?Amerigo Vespucci. These deployments, which represented various firsts for Italy, underpin, underscore, and operationalize the Meloni administration’s pursuit of new strategic horizons far beyond the Mediterranean Sea.

Sea Control 565 – General Bartholomees on the Army’s Contribution to Deterring China US Army Pacific is roughly a quarter of the strength of the active-duty Army. MG James B. Bartholomees breaks down what @USARPAC is up to, how they integrate with and support the Joint Force, and challenges and opportunities for land power integration in the Pacific in a conversation with host @WDMills1992. ? Walker D. Mills

Thinking Together, Winning Together: The USNA Warfighter-Centered Design Challenge Developing solutions to overcome the complexities facing the USN begins with the warfighter. Warfighter innovation is vital to solving real-world problems, addressing challenges, and filling capability gaps facing our warfighters. Embracing innovation will ensure that cutting edge technology employed within the battlespace will vastly improve the human experience and survivability. Commander Ken Maroon, Jered Heimingway, Lyla Englehorn, and Lieutenant Commander Adam Johnson discuss how innovation is a major focus of USNA programs like Naval Academy Warfighter-Centered Design (WCD) Challenge in partnership with the Naval Research and Development Establishment (NR&DE), and Naval Warfare Studies Institute (NWSI) at Naval Postgraduate School (NPS). Lyla Englehorn, MPP Adam Johnson

CIMSEC Call for Articles: NATO Naval Power and Maritime Security The NATO alliance is facing an inflection point as the U.S. reconsiders its commitments. NATO navies must envision alternative futures where they may have to take on a much greater share of their collective defense. As the U.S. seeks a negotiated settlement to the war in Ukraine, NATO navies may have to brace for Russian threats on different terms. How may NATO navies evolve in this changing context? How may threats from Russia in the maritime domain shift and present newfound challenges to NATO naval power? How can NATO navies strategize their roles in the Indo-Pacific and the Middle East amidst tensions with China and active combat operations in the Red Sea? Authors are invited to consider these questions and more as we consider the future of NATO’s naval power and maritime security. Dmitry Filipoff https://lnkd.in/eS3yrvTW