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Rich Porreco and I were given a ‘first look’ of a 26-Ac defense+manufacturing industrial site under development and slated for completion in late-2025. This industrial site will serve as a future home to occupiers & contractors that service the 32nd St Naval Base - home to the Pacific Fleet & 2nd largest Naval Base in the United States. The Pentagon and VA spending pumped $56.4 billion into the San Diego economy in 2023, according to this year's Military Impact Report. Cresa #industrialrealestate

Andrew Blackley is an award-winning Naval Historian who lives near Cleveland; I was pleased to meet him at the Kickoff ceremony for Cleveland Navy Week, which celebrates, among other things, Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry's victory in the Battle of Lake Erie on Sept 10, 1813 (210 years ago). Northeast Ohio already builds key, highly technical equipment for each and every US Navy submarine and aircraft carrier. As highlighted by Mr. Blackley, the area is ready to step up and support new industrial maintenance facilities, as well. As Mr. Blackley notes, building new ships is not enough - we must also properly maintain these exceptionally complex ships through their life cycles. We must invest NOW, on an urgent basis, in the new industrial facilities which are already late to be built. As reflected in our Bartlett Maritime Plan(tm) to locate two new major industrial facilities there, Northeast Ohio and her people have much to offer in this effort, along with the people of the Charleston, SC area, where we have proposed to build our new Charleston Naval Shipyard. We anxiously await Navy action to get this urgently required process started. Just as Commodore Perry never "gave up the ship", neither will we. Remember, the US Navy's asymmetric advantage of undersea dominance only lasts as long as we can keep enough of our submarines at sea. Then China's asymmetric industrial base advantage will rule. China has 19 major shipyards and is building more. Just one of these, Jiangnan Dao, has more capacity than all major U.S. shipyards combined. Unacceptable. It is past time for prevarication. We must act NOW.

None other than John Schmitt took aim at my November 2023 U.S. Naval Institute #Proceedings article "#ManeuverWarfare is just #OperationalArt." (https://lnkd.in/gf7_UGV5). In this month's Proceedings, I had the chance to respond. Mr. Schmitt and I have fundamentally different views of the #MarineCorps' #MCDP1 and its portrayal of Maneuver Warfare. He claims my argument "betrays a misunderstanding of maneuver warfare, operational art, or both. Maneuver warfare describes a general tactical-operational approach to the conduct of war based on decentralization, tempo, surprise, and attack of critical vulnerabilities to trigger defeat through systemic disruption. Operational art describes the command process of arranging tactical means to achieve strategic ends." To me, his (and MCDP-1's) description of Maneuver Warfare is largely a collection of desirable principles and best practices. To paint it as much more is "an unaware substitution of slogan for thought." Rather than select only one right way to wage war in all cases, I count myself among those (Amos Fox; Revolution in Military Affairs) who believe war does not care how you wish to fight and that wise tacticians and strategists should be prepared to adapt to a variety of strategic, operational, and tactical conditions. I think our #Doctrine should provide the tools "to survey the situation confronting [us], to judge whether this concept or that one or what combination of them would be most appropriate, and then tailor [our] plans accordingly." Anything less artificially narrows the intellectual fields for our #Marines and Commanders to operate in. #JCWylie An Army colleague, unaware of Mr. Schmitt's contributions to the #USMC, wondered why Proceedings would care to publish "about the weakest counterpoint I've read in a long time" and thought I should be above engaging with such rabble. I agree with my colleague's estimation of Mr. Schmitt's response but on name alone, his letter regrettably deserves to be published and merits a response. I respect Mr. Schmitt's intellectual contributions and remain in awe of his paper on military concepts (https://lnkd.in/eNgJfJd7), for example. But I must admit, as for defenses of MCDP-1, "I have heard stronger." I have heard that the Bonus Marchers of "Chowder 2" have been circulating letters among the retired GO community calling my article heretical. I'm flattered and thank them for providing further evidence the Marine Corps' "Maneuver Warfare" is charged with too much emotion. I only wish they had sent that letter to me. Secret inquisitions are no fun. Read my response (https://lnkd.in/erHv226m) to Mr. Schmitt's letter to the Proceedings editor (https://lnkd.in/eQaFP2N3). And read about my article that started the kerfuffle here: https://lnkd.in/eXXCHGzN #Strategy #Tactics #Marines U.S. Army School of Advanced Military Studies (SAMS)

The Offices of US Senator Thom Tillis and US Senator Ted Budd and the North Carolina Military Business Center are pleased to announce the Southeast Regional Federal Construction, Infrastructure & Environment Summit on April 16-18, 2024 in Wilmington, North Carolina. WHAT'S NEW. There are significant additions to the format and focus to the Summit in 2024, these changes include:  Extended format allowing for more networking with speakers, expanded exhibition time and Summit sessions. As noted below, the 2024 Summit will cover three days (vs. two days), with a half-day, full-day, half-day program. Expanded focus for Summit sessions, including two sessions focused on facilities management, maintenance and modernization. Installation commanders' half-day North Carolina Installation Innovation and Modernization Symposium conducted at the conclusion of the Summit on day 3 (see details below). PURPOSE.  “The Summit” brings together over 700+ representatives of the Corps of Engineers, Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command, Fort Liberty, Marine Corps Installations East, Seymour Johnson AFB, other Army, Air Force, Navy and Marine Corps installations, US Coast Guard, Department of Veterans Affairs, General Services Administration, other federal agencies, general and specialty contractors, designers and construction suppliers from throughout the Southeast of the United States. WEBSITE. https://summit.ncmbc.us/

Have you ever wondered how submarines break through the ice? This unique operation, a rare highlight not commonly encountered in one's career, takes place only a handful of times annually. The journey to locate the perfect surfacing point and the surfacing process itself is fraught with challenges. Here's an inside look at the USS HARTFORD's control party during an ICEX surfacing event. Do you have any questions or curiosities about it? Infrastructure Masons Compass Datacenters Build Submarines Naval Submarine League United States Submarine Veterans #veterans #veteransupport #veteranshelpingveterans

CAPT J. Steve Correia, U.S. Navy (Ret.) shared strategic insights on commanding in cyberspace with Tanium’s Col. Edward Debish, U.S. Marine Corps (Ret.) during our #TaniumConverge U.S. Public Sector track. “We’re in the business of #nationalsecurity. Our job is to prepare for war. When we acquire networks, we have an acquisition arm, an engineering arm, and those of us in ops. We absolutely have to work together in tandem or we fail.” #CatchMeAtConverge #cyberdefense #nationalsecurity #nationaldefense

Some excellent analysis in here. Much of this future view is true, but none of it is going to be easy to achieve

Living on a submarine involves adapting to unique and compact living conditions, a reality that submariners embrace as part of their service. Submarines, by design, prioritize operational functionality and efficiency, leading to constrained living spaces. The personal quarters on a submarine are notably tight. Sleeping areas, often known as "racks," are usually stacked in tiers, with each sailor having a small, bunk-like space. These racks are just big enough for a person to lie down, with limited room for personal belongings, typically stored in a small locker or a compartment under the bed. So next time you think your living space is small.... US Navy Infrastructure Masons Compass Datacenters Build Submarines Naval Submarine League United States Submarine Veterans #veterans #veteranshelpingveterans #veteransupport

Another example of how the submarine force creates adaptable people. The nature of serving on a submarine creates traits that permeate though every aspect of a person. Employers will see how a submariner will adapt to any situation, and is able to be efficient with the tools and resources at hand. #submarines #hireveterans #adaptandthrive #efficiency

The loss of 129 souls and the USS Thresher early in the Nuclear Navy program was not in vain. This event was heavily examined and redefined sub safety and tractor safety principles for the benefit of the entire fleet. While absolutely tragic, the lessons learned continue being taught to each new operator today. One of the strengths of the Nuclear Navy is learning as much as possible from unfortunate events, and studies how to apply these lessons to other fleet assets. This is what gives credence to the astounding statistic of 7,000+ reactor-years of safe operation (with the entire nuclear submarine and aircraft carrier fleet, something like a year of experience every few days). This contributes to the program being a learning organization.