The U.S. Special Operations Command (SOCOM) has created a new joint task force to fight against Chinese information operations in the Pacific. Army General Rickard D. Clarke, the commander of SOCOM, revealed the new task force during a testimony to the Armed Services Committee. In an increasingly inter-connected world where news (fake and real) shapes […]
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The US just sent two aircraft carriers to the South China Sea
Off DutyIn February, two US carrier strike groups sailed in the South China Sea and spent a week conducting dual-carrier drills in the region as a show of veiled defiance toward China. Nimitz Carrier Strike Group (Carrier Strike Group 11), based around the USS Nimitz, and the Theodore Roosevelt Carrier Strike Group (Carrier Strike Group 9), based […]
Back to the basics: SEAL Teams invest in underwater operations
FeaturedAfter decades of sustained land operations, the Navy SEAL Teams are pivoting back to their underwater roots. The acquisition of the SEAL Delivery Vehicle Mark 11 has marked this strategic shift. SEAL Delivery Vehicles are used to clandestinely transport SEAL operators closer to a target. Naval Special Warfare currently uses the venerable SDV Mark 8. […]
What is the South China Sea and why is the US Navy challenging China there?
On DutyThe U.S. Navy has been increasingly assertive in its Freedom of Navigation Operations (FONOPs) in the South China Sea since 2015, with last year seeing more American warships sailing through contested portions of the waterway than at any time in recent history. On seven different occasions, U.S. Navy vessels violated China’s claims of sovereignty over […]
