President Donald Trump has ordered a “total and complete blockade” of all U.S. sanctioned oil tankers entering or leaving Venezuela, sharply intensifying pressure on President Nicolás Maduro’s government amid soaring tensions.
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Matthew B. Ridgway stepped into a freezing Korean command bunker in January 1951, looked at a wall map covered in retreat arrows, and made a decision that stunned every officer in the room. The United Nations forces were outnumbered, outmaneuvered, and collapsing, yet Ridgway calmly said the collapse would end tonight. Then he clipped a grenade to his chest harness and walked toward the front.
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By Admiral Charles Richard, U.S. Navy (Retired)
“Man Battle Stations! Dong Dong
Dong Dong! Man Battle Stations!”
Everyone who has served on board a ship, submarine, or squadron can remember being jolted out of the rack by that announcement, knowing almost instinctively what to do. For most, that knowledge never leaves. More than 20 years later, I am still pretty confident I could execute the Battle-stations Firing Point Litany in Control on board a submarine, at least as it was at the time, from any watch station in the room. I don’t think I’m unusual.
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NORFOLK, Va. – Information Warfare Squadron (IWRON) Two, a first-of-its-kind unit designed to operationalize Information Warfare (IW) capabilities and provide decisive decision advantage to Carrier Strike Group Commanders, was established, Dec. 5.
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Matthew Swartz, the newly appointed Executive Director for Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Daryl Caudle, brings a distinguished and comprehensive background in information warfare and cyber operations. His career reflects decades of leadership across the Navy’s most technologically demanding missions, including strategic planning, operational integration, and the development of advanced cyber capabilities. Swartz’s deep expertise positions him as a key advisor to the CNO, ensuring the Navy continues to strengthen its information dominance, enhance cyber readiness, and maintain decision advantage in an increasingly complex and contested maritime environment.
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The Navy is looking to use virtual game engines and interactive team training for maintenance, a service official said Dec. 2.
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