Rep. J. Randy Forbes

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What The HASC Seapower Mark Means For The Navy

What The HASC Seapower Mark Means For The Navy
What The HASC Seapower Mark Means For The Navy

This marks the first of our monthly op-eds by Rep. J. Randy Forbes, chairman of the House Armed Services seapower and projection forces subcommittee. We will send a Tweet before posting each one so you’ve got some notice. Read on! The Editor At the start of my first column, I would like to thank the editors of Breaking…

Not Enough Subs So Buy More: Rep. Forbes

Not Enough Subs So Buy More: Rep. Forbes
Not Enough Subs So Buy More: Rep. Forbes

China, Russia, and most Asian countries are rapidly modernizing and expanding their submarine fleets. At the same time, the supply of American submarines is going down while demand for American submarines is going up dramatically. Today, we have 52 multi-mission “attack submarines” (SSNs) of the Los Angeles, Seawolf, and Virginia classes. Even with those 52 boats, we are only…

Why America Needs The Long Range Strike Bomber: Rep. Forbes

Why America Needs The Long Range Strike Bomber: Rep. Forbes
Why America Needs The Long Range Strike Bomber: Rep. Forbes

As the Pentagon prepares to announce the winner of one of its most significant  contracts since the F-35 contract award in 2001 — the Long Range Strike Bomber — it faces a myriad of challenges and very high expectations. A Boeing-Lockheed Martin team is competing against Northrop Grumman, builder of the B-2 bomber, for the $25 billion prize.…

What Navy’s New Maritime Strategy Should Say

What Navy’s New Maritime Strategy Should Say
What Navy’s New Maritime Strategy Should Say

It’s fair to say that John Lehman is the most influential Navy Secretary of the last half century. Under President Ronald Reagan, Lehman “had an almost revolutionary impact on the Navy,” according to naval expert Norm Polmar. Lehman drove hard and pushed to build what has become known as the 600-ship Navy. Lehman knows how a…

Time For Congress To Rebalance On Asia-Pacific: Reps. Forbes & Hanabusa

Time For Congress To Rebalance On Asia-Pacific: Reps. Forbes & Hanabusa
Time For Congress To Rebalance On Asia-Pacific: Reps. Forbes & Hanabusa

Rep. Randy Forbes can play the partisan as well as any of his GOP colleagues on the House Armed Services Committee, but he also makes a habit of reaching across the aisle to work with Democrats on select issues. As chairman of the House Armed Services seapower and projection forces subcommittee, Forbes has pressed colleagues on both sides…

The Pentagon’s Fair-Share Budget Strategy: Reps. Forbes and Larsen

The Pentagon’s Fair-Share Budget Strategy: Reps. Forbes and Larsen
The Pentagon’s Fair-Share Budget Strategy: Reps. Forbes and Larsen

It’s not often that a bipartisan anything comes out of the House of Representatives these days. So read on for what may become a seminal commentary from two of the most respected thinkers on the House Armed Services Committee. Reps. Randy Forbes (R), chairman of the seapower and power projection forces subcommittee, and Rick Larsen…

Save Our Subs: Prioritizing The Attack Submarine

by Rep. Randy Forbes and Rep. Joe Courtney For a host of security and economic reasons, American foreign and defense policy will increasingly focus on the Asia-Pacific region in the decades ahead. With over 60% of all U.S. exports going to Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) countries and 40% of total global trade emanating from Asia-Pacific,…

AirSea Office Must Battle Through, Or Fail: Rep. J. Randy Forbes

AirSea Office Must Battle Through, Or Fail: Rep. J. Randy Forbes
AirSea Office Must Battle Through, Or Fail: Rep. J. Randy Forbes

CAPITOL HILL: It has now been over a year since the Air Force and Navy signed a memorandum of understanding for implementing the AirSea Battle (ASB) limited operational concept. Six months ago I wrote that this effort – one that I strongly support – will be critical to maintaining our security commitments in the Asia-Pacific…