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🚢NEW REPORT from @CMS_Washington!
Pier Review: Leveraging the Allied Maritime Industrial Base for U.S. Shipbuilding
U.S. shipbuilding capacity is under strain. But solutions can be found looking at U.S. allies and partners.
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America’s Future Fleet 2026 is almost here!
Join us on November 19 for exciting conversations on The Resurgence of Maritime Strategy
With maritime strategy at the forefront of national security discussions, our annual symposium will convene leaders from @USNavy, government, industry, and academia to examine the forces shaping U.S. sea power.
Panels include:
⚓️The Imperative of a Maritime Strategy
⚓️Securing Maritime Chokepoints
⚓️The Fleet We Have and the Fleet We Need
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Full write-up, plus the two CMS reports he recommends:
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America at Sea: Dr. Steven Wills, Navalist at the Center for Maritime Strategy, on the most interest in shipbuilding in 25 years, what's holding us back, and why the first fix is a real maritime strategy.
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Underwater drones are becoming cheaper and more accessible, including to adversaries and criminal networks.
For the U.S., the challenge isn't just countering these systems. It's detecting them before they threaten ports, naval bases and critical infrastructure.
More in The MOC. ⬇️
Read "Underwater Drone Threats Are Already Here. America Isn't Ready": centerformaritimestrategy.or…
Recent mine-clearing operations in the Strait of Hormuz exposed challenges in the U.S. Navy's mine-countermeasure capabilities.
What lessons from the conflict with Iran could shape the Navy's readiness for a future confrontation with China?
Read "Washington's Counter-Mine Wakeup Call" in The MOC:
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In the latest episode of Maritime Nation, the 13th Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy reflects on the experiences that shaped his work ethic, discipline and path to the Navy’s highest enlisted position.
Watch or listen to “No Excuses: The Power of Hard Work and Discipline” ⬇️⬇️⬇️
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Watch on YouTube, or listen on Apple or Spotify:
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What a pleasure to host the 22nd Chairman of the JCS, GEN Dan Caine, USAF, for our Annual Olmsted Scholar Lecture Series at the National Press Club. CJCS gave an incredible tour d’horizon of the Joint Force. BZ! @CMS_Washington @NavyLeagueUS @OlmstedScholars @thejointstaff
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Naval warfare has not been exempt from the rapid technological changes of modern warfare. At #NLUSDefense 2026, co-author of the Scowcroft Center's Revitalizing US Shipbuilding Task Force, Dr. Steven Wills, discussed naval armaments cooperation with US and Dutch naval representatives.
Maritime strategy is back at the center of national security.
Join @CMS_Washington on Nov. 19 for America’s Future Fleet: The Resurgence of Maritime Strategy, with panels on chokepoints, force structure, and the fleet we need.
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Applications are open for the Spring 2027 Nimitz Internship at the @CMS_Washington. Get hands-on think tank experience in maritime security and defense policy.
Apply by Oct. 26: centerformaritimestrategy.or…
⚓ America’s Future Fleet 2026: The Resurgence of Maritime Strategy
Join the Center for Maritime Strategy Nov. 19 for our fifth annual symposium bringing together leaders from the Navy, government, Congress, industry & the national security community.
We’ll explore:
🌊 Maritime strategy
🚢 Securing maritime chokepoints
⚓ The fleet we have — and the fleet we need
Featuring senior Navy leaders, policymakers, military officers, industry representatives, and leading maritime experts.
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Rear Adm. Kavon “Hak” Hakimzadeh explains why the future of Navy ship maintenance will require more than simply adding manpower — and why robotics and advanced manufacturing have to be part of the answer.
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From the Flight Deck to the Dry Dock ➡️Watch the full episode youtu.be/-W7l9jAcyOk?si=hGLi…
🚢 Applications are open for the Spring 2027 Nimitz Internship at the Center for Maritime Strategy. Get hands-on think-tank experience: research and writing, high-level events, programming, outreach, and strategy work in maritime security and defense policy.
Open to undergrads, grad students, and recent grads with a strong interest in maritime security, naval affairs, defense policy, or related fields.
Apply here: centerformaritimestrategy.or…
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