Transforming ‘Distributed Lethality’ Strategy into Action

Transforming ‘Distributed Lethality’ Strategy into Action
Transforming ‘Distributed Lethality’ Strategy into Action

The concept of “distributed lethality”—what Navy leadership has described as “holding more adversaries at risk across a wider geography”—was a recurring theme at the recent Surface Navy Association Symposium on surface warfare strategy. But the Navy needs to make clearer what it means and how will it be implemented. At the symposium, Vice Adm. Thomas Rowden said distributed…

Worries Surface As Carter Picks Submariner As CNO; It’s All About Nuclear Reactors

Worries Surface As Carter Picks Submariner As CNO; It’s All About Nuclear Reactors
Worries Surface As Carter Picks Submariner As CNO; It’s All About Nuclear Reactors

WASHINGTON: Even before it’s announced, the Pentagon’s pick for Chief of Naval Operations – the current head of Naval Reactors — is already being questioned, not because of his performance but because of his current job. When Adm. Hyman Rickover created the unique post of director of Naval Reactors (NR) with its eight-year term, he did it…

Navy Can’t Stay Ready So Must Shrink, Says Head of Surface Forces

[updated 9:45 am Wednesday with DOT&E data] CRYSTAL CITY: Navy crews don’t have enough sailors, training, or spare parts to keep up with operational demands, the Commander of Naval Surface Forces said bluntly this afternoon. The service needs to make better use of smaller budgets by standardizing equipment and adopting new training simulations, Vice Adm.…