 | 7/20/2022 |
Morning Recon
Good Wednesday morning and welcome to MORNING RECON. On this day in 1942, “The Herald-Tribune of July 20, 1942, carried the following story: A new Coast Guard regiment, made up of tough, hand-picked men, all heavily armed and with the headquarters company mounting machine guns in speedy jeep cars, has been organized for extra protection of the Port of New York, it was announced yesterday." The new contingent for sabotage precaution will be known as the Port Security Regiment. RealClearDefense Exclusive: - Militancy on the Eastern Frontby Dale Pankhurst & Adam Wendoloski
Today's Top Stories .
NATIONAL SASC Questions Navy’s Future Role in Cyberspace Operations
By Mark Pomerleau, FedScoop: "The Senate’s version of the annual defense policy bill raises the specter that the Navy should entirely get out of cyber operations for U.S. Cyber Command."
F-35 Risks More Groundings on Lack of Working Engines
By Anthony Capaccio, Bloomberg: "Much of the issue stems from the Pentagon’s failure to develop an adequate strategy for sustaining the engine, including providing sufficient depot repair capability as production continues." How To Slash the Time and Money Needed To Build Warships
—Without Cutting Capabilities
By Loren Thompson, Forbes: “Virtually every official assessment of how many warships the Navy needs to do its job identifies a number well above 300." Army’s Recruiting Woes Deepen
By Davis Winkie, Military Times: “In a stunning admission to a House Armed Services Committee panel Tuesday, the Army’s number two officer acknowledged that the service will likely be understrength by at least 7,000 soldiers when the fiscal year ends."
Marines Counter Buffer Recruiting With Retention
By Richard R. Burgess, Seapower: “The U.S. Marine Corps is focusing on retention of serving Marines as a way to mitigate the challenges of recruiting in today’s American society."
After Successful Flight Tests for Skyborg, XQ-58 ‘Continuing To Evolve’
By Greg Hadley, Air Force Magazine: “The Defense Department’s top procurement official is taking aim at watchdog-type laws that are put in place to discourage corruption in government.” Read more at RealClearDefense including: How The New Hypersonic Weapons Tracking Constellation Will Work INTERNATIONAL U.S., TAIWAN:
Navy Transits Taiwan Strait As Esper in Taipei Calls for End to ‘One China’ Policy
By Alex Wilson, Stars and Stripes: "The United States’ “One China” policy has “outlived its usefulness,” former Defense Secretary Mark Esper said Tuesday in Taipei hours before another U.S. warship passed through the Taiwan Strait."
U.S., NORTH KOREA:
4 Ways North Korea Can Counter the F-35
By A.B. Abrams, The Diplomat: "North Korea’s air force is certainly not up to the task, so Pyongyang will look to asymmetric alternatives." RUSSIA:
Russia Shoots Down Their Own Advanced Jet Just Weeks After Delivery
By Alex Hollings, Sandboxx News: "Russia took delivery on a handful of advanced Su-34M fighter bombers late last month, and one has already been shot down over Ukraine."
Read more at RealClearDefense including: Greece Moves To Join Lockheed’s F-35 Program COMMENTARY & ANALYSIS
That Grenade is a Heart:
So Frag & So Bold
By Andria Williams, Strategy Bridge: “In So Frag & So Bold, there are war poems, and there are also not-war poems.”
The Anvil and the Lighthouse:
Why Forward Deployments Are Vital
By James Stavridis, Proceedings: "Like a lighthouse on a rocky coast, Navy and Marine Corps forward-deployed forces might never know what crises their presence has averted, but their deterrent value is critical in the turbulent 21st century."
Quad Maritime Security Initiative Holds Promise for the Indo-Pacific’s Southern Flank
By Jeffrey McGee & Anthony Bergin, "The Strategist (ASPI): At the recent Quad leaders’ summit in Tokyo, Australia, India, Japan and the U.S. launched the Indo-Pacific Partnership for Maritime Domain Awareness, an initiative aimed at strengthening maritime security in the region."
What If the War in Ukraine Spins Out of Control?
By Liana Fix & Michael Kimmage, Foreign Affairs: "How to Prepare for Unintended Escalation"
There Must be Normal Equivalency in U.S.-Middle East Policy
By Aryeh Lightstone, RealClearBooks & Culture: "When the United States is resolute in condemning terror — not the building of homes — the terrorists lose international sympathy."
Militancy on the Eastern Front:
The Pridnestrovian Moldovan Republic and the Ukrainian Theater of War
By Dale Pankhurst & Adam Wendoloski, RealClearDefense: "Few in the West will be familiar with the Pridnestrovian Moldovan Republic (PMR). Called a country that doesn't exist . . ."
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