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Fig. 1: USS SC 83 underway. Lieutenant (junior grade) Payne was awarded the Navy Cross for his service as commanding officer. (Photo credit: National WWI Museum collection 2012.98, via subchaser.org.)

Garrison Payne, the U.S. Navy's First Black Commissioned Officer

Published Nov 10, 2024 7:40 PM by CIMSEC

Posted in: Government

[By Reuben Keith Green] The hidden story of the U.S. Navy’s first Black commissioned officer spans five decades...

Carrier USS Carl Vinson carries out a high speed turn during sea trials (USN file image)

Op-Ed: Bold Leadership Needed to Carry Out U.S. Navy's Course Correction

Published Oct 30, 2024 6:52 PM by CIMSEC

Posted in: Government

[By Brent D. Sadler] On September 18, the Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Adm. Lisa Franchetti released her Navigatio...

"Legal Finish" in Maritime Security is Too Often Lacking a Legal Start

Published Oct 14, 2024 8:53 PM by CIMSEC

Posted in: Government

[By Dr. Ian Ralby] “Legal Finish” is a term that has become commonplace in maritime security circles arou...

Refocusing the Navy on a Maritime Deterrent Strategy

Published Oct 6, 2024 2:27 PM by CIMSEC

Posted in: Government

[By James Wirtz] As great power competition becomes an increasingly grim reality, senior officers are coming to terms...

The Maritime Strike Tomahawk will have an anti-ship sensor package and a game-changing range of about 1,000 miles (USN file image)

Reimagining the Aircraft Carrier: A Support Vessel for Guided Missiles

Published Sep 9, 2024 8:54 PM by CIMSEC

Posted in: Government

[By Captain R. Robinson Harris, USN (ret.)] 39 years ago, in the October 1985 issue of USNI Proceedings, then-LC...

How Do Unmanned Warships Fit Into the Law of the Sea?

Published Aug 1, 2024 9:51 PM by CIMSEC

Posted in: Government

[By Takeo Imura] Unmanned systems technologies possess great potential for changing the landscape of military operati...

In a Conflict With China, Carriers Might be Best Used as Decoys

Published Jul 21, 2024 1:57 PM by CIMSEC

Posted in: Government

[By Trevor Phillips-Levine and Andrew Tenbusch] A large Japanese force emerged from the San Bernadino Strait, compris...

Do Drones Have a Future in Latin America and the Caribbean?

Published Jul 14, 2024 1:27 PM by CIMSEC

Posted in: Government

[By Wilder Alejandro Sanchez] Written by Wilder Alejandro Sanchez, The Southern Tide addresses maritime sec...

An unmanned surface vehicle is craned aboard the Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Canberra (LCS 30), as a part of the first embarkation of the Mine Countermeasures (MCM) mission package.

The Indispensable Ingredient for Victory: Defeating Sea Mines

Published Jul 7, 2024 3:59 PM by CIMSEC

Posted in: Government

[By Capt. George Galdorisi] At no time since the end of World War II have so many nations fielded blue water navies t...

Warships from Destroyer Squadron 23 transit the Pacific Ocean, 2020 (USN file image)

Transitioning Away From Carrier Strike Groups to Win Command of the Seas

Published Jun 30, 2024 7:50 PM by CIMSEC

Posted in: Government

[By CDR Anthony LaVopa, USN] The United States Navy and its allies have enjoyed uncontested control of the world&rsqu...