Misaligned by Design: Structuring the U.S. Navy Post-Cold War​

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The USS George H.W. Bush participates in multicarrier exercises in the Adriatic Sea alongside the ITS Cavour, ESPS Juan Carlos, ITS Caio Duilio, USS Delbert D. Black, and USS Leyte Gulf on February 24, 2023. Photo By Samuel Wagner/U.S. Navy.

Benjamin E. Mainardi

External Source: RealClearDefense

Among the most clamorous debates in the national security community is that surrounding the U.S. Navy’s force structure and shipbuilding plans. Not without reason, critics from both sides of the aisle in Congress, think tankers, and members of the Administration have levied many charges against the Navy’s future force planning. Certainly, the Navy itself has muddied the waters with multiple, overlapping force structure goals…

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Benjamin E. Mainardi, Analyst