James Holmes

Montana-class super battleships would have been nice-to-have assets for the U.S. Navy fleet during World War II and beyond. In a world of unbounded resources, that is.

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The U.S. Navy is experimenting with deploying Army Patriot Advanced Capability-3 Missile Segment Enhancement (PAC-3 MSE) surface-to-air missiles aboard surface combatants fitted with the Mk 41 vertical launch system (VLS), in effect, a block of siloes embedded in a warship’s main deck.

As the U.S. Navy faces potential conflict with China in the Pacific, leaders must decide when to risk their valuable, hard-to-replace capital ships, such as Ford-class carriers, in battle. In a potential Taiwan conflict, China would likely commit extensive forces, while the U.S. might hesitate due to public opinion and fleet dispersion.

Japan faced insurmountable odds in WWII against the U.S. due to America's industrial and military supremacy. However, Japan might have improved its chances by employing a more strategic approach.

Donald Trump’s second term could solidify the U.S. pivot to Asia, focusing resources on countering China’s assertiveness. Prioritizing the Indo-Pacific requires downgrading European commitments, leveraging alliances like Japan and Taiwan, and strengthening the first island chain’s defenses to thwart Chinese ambitions.

Latin America merits attention in its own right, but it also represents a southerly vector in the U.S. strategic competition against China.

As the U.S. Navy faces the return of great power competition, especially with China's maritime rise, it must overcome decades of post-Cold War neglect and reforge its strategic and operational capabilities.

Imperial Japan guessed poorly at Pearl Harbor. It misjudged the impact of its actions on a peacetime strategic competitor, made a foe of that competitor, and set itself on the path to cataclysm

The U.S. Navy’s failure to maintain a clean, rust-free appearance on vessels like the USS Green Bay risks undermining its strategic credibility. In the global competition for perceptions, visuals of professionalism inspire confidence among allies and deter adversaries.