Tuesday, August 06, 2019

We Need a Material Condition Standdown

BEHOLD THE GREATEST NAVY IN THE WORLD VISITS THE STRONGEST NATION IN CONTINENTAL EUROPE!


What in hell are we doing?

Via NavySite.de, look at all the pictures of the USS FORT MCHENRY (LSD 43) as she enters Kiel, Germany as part of BALTOPS.

BALTOPS - you know the event that is 51% about photops in the BALTIC.

Our Navy is at peace.

As such, one of the USN's most important missions is showing the flag (AKA presence) and getting ready for war.

What message does sending such a ship forward to be seen by friends, competitors and those we hope to impress?

This just speaks to a nation and a navy that is tired, complacent, entitled, unfocused, and unconcerned. Such nations and navy invite a challenge. It signals weakness and vulnerability.

I don't know what we're doing, but we're not doing it right.

When your fundamentals are so transparently being ignored, you have a larger problem at hand.



UPDATE: No love for 'ole Sal ... but we'll take the "W." The background story must be grand.

Hat tip Cavas.

1 comment:

Kypros said...

Amen!