Acquisition & Sustainment​

Resident Experts

Admiral James G. Foggo, U.S. Navy (Ret.)

Dean

Kathryn Selinger

Chief of Staff

Dr. Steven Wills

Navalist

Nicholas Weising

Program Associate

Prestin Tran

Ethics and Service Fellow

Non-Resident Experts

Samuel Byers

Non-Resident Senior Fellow

John D. McCown

Non-Resident Senior Fellow

Dr. Jeff Harley

Non-Resident Senior Fellow
Michael Roberts

Michael Roberts

Non-Resident Senior Fellow
Hunter Stires

Hunter Stires

Non-Resident Senior Fellow

The MOC

Whizkids, Warriors, and the Strategy Gap

By John Wills

Acquisitions & Budget, Civil-Military, Strategy & Doctrine

The MOC

Are Flying Boats Relevant Again?

By Robert Jackson

AI & Cyber, Industry & Innovation, Surface Warfare

Article

Ceding Oversight

By Matthew Reisener

Civil-Military, Political Economy

External Article

A Maritime ‘Cash for Clunkers’ to Rejuvenate U.S. Commercial Fleet

By Dr. Steven Wills

Acquisitions & Budget, Industry & Innovation

Panel

US–ROK Shipbuilding Cooperation: Taking Stock and Charting the Next Steps

By Matthew Reisener

Asia & the Indo-Pacific, Industry & Innovation, Personnel

The MOC

Shipbuilding’s Missing Workforce Is Choosing Something Else

By LT Gary Kim, Luke Tierney

Industry & Innovation, Personnel, Political Economy

External Article

The Services Do Not Need a Four-Star Autonomous Warfare Command

By Dr. Steven Wills

AI & Cyber, Personnel

The MOC

A Naval Coastal Warfare Renaissance to Solve Littoral Targeting

By CAPT (ret.) Chris Rawley, USN

Acquisitions & Budget, Force Design, Surface Warfare

The MOC

Japan’s Push for Unmanned Naval Forces Doesn’t Solve the Personnel Problem

By Lukas Krutz

Asia & the Indo-Pacific, AI & Cyber, Personnel

The MOC

Washington’s Counter-Mine Wakeup Call

By Logan Rolleigh, Ryan Brobst, Jordan Ross

MENA, Force Design, Surface Warfare, Undersea Warfare

Quoted in Publication

The Mystery of the Unknown Sailor Who Inspired Trump to Shake Up the Navy

By Hunter Stires

Acquisitions & Budget, Industry & Innovation, Surface Warfare

The MOC

The Illusion of the Fortress: How Shipbuilding Became the Beltway’s Most Controversial Foreign Policy Issue

By Austin Gray, Stephen Rodriguez

Industry & Innovation, Surface Warfare

America’s Future Fleet: The Resurgence of Maritime Strategy

Thursday November 19, 2026 8:00am

The Path Ahead for U.S.-South Korea Shipbuilding

Thursday July 23, 2026 3:30pm

2026 Navy & Marine Corps Procurement Conference – U.S. Navy Imperatives

Thursday May 28, 2026 9:00am

AI+ Expo 2026: Automation and Innovation in Allied Shipbuilding

Wednesday May 6, 2026 2:30pm

In-Person Report Launch | Pier Review

Thursday May 21, 2026 9:00am

Sea-Air-Space 2026: Center for Maritime Strategy Breakfast​

Tuesday April 28, 2026 7:30am

Sea Air Space 2026: Pier Review: Leveraging the Allied Maritime Industrial Base for U.S. Shipbuilding

Tuesday April 21, 2026 2:00pm

Congressional Maritime Intensive 2026

Tuesday August 11, 2026 9:00am

America’s Future Fleet: Foundry, Fleet, and Fight

Thursday December 4, 2025 8:00am

In-Person Book Launch | Naval Power in Action: Seizing the Initiative in the New Cold War with China

Monday September 15, 2025 8:30am

Congressional Maritime Intensive 2025

Tuesday August 12, 2025 9:00am

In-Person Book Launch | Returning from Ebb Tide

Wednesday March 26, 2025 3:30pm