The Pentagon lacks “strategic clarity” when it comes to conducting the cognitive warfare that analysts see as necessary for confronting China, according to the Senate Armed Services Committee.
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Mrs. Agnes Driscoll
July 24, 1889 – September 16, 1971
In the months leading up to the devastating Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, few voices within the U.S. Navy spoke out with the clarity and conviction of Admiral James O. Richardson. As Commander in Chief of the U.S. Fleet (CINCUS) from January 1940 to February 1941, Richardson was uniquely positioned to assess the strategic posture of the Pacific Fleet. Yet despite his experience and reasoned objections, his warnings about relocating the fleet to Hawaii were ultimately disregarded—decisions that would have profound consequences for the United States and the course of World War II.
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Robert Alphonsus Carpenter was born in Windsor, Ontario on July 23, 1941. Bob grew up in New Jersey, and graduated from the University of Notre Dame in 1963. After graduation he attended Officer Candidate School in Newport, RI, and was commissioned Ensign, USNR in February 1964. Upon completion of Officer Candidate School he was assigned to the staff of Commander Task Force 43 and deployed to New Zealand and the Antarctic, earning the Antarctic Service Medal. He was then assigned to the Naval Radio Station at Thurso, Scotland.
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The U.S. still has an advantage on the waves, but ocean science needs more — not less — investment.
There is a wall display in the Port Office overlooking the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution’s dock on the southern tip of Cape Cod. Old and yellowing, it quietly speaks volumes after more than 90 years.
During the Cold War—a time of intense geopolitical tension and technological rivalry—a quiet fleet of American ships carried out vital intelligence missions far from the public eye. Among them was the USNS Private Jose F. Valdez (T-AG-169), a ship with a unique purpose and an enduring legacy.
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