OK, Couldn't Miss This.

Remarkably, gave interview to Dmitri Simes this morning exactly in re: US Navy. Now my friend, Robinson F. Casal (Brazilian Navy) sent me this and I am on the floor!!!

The following is the Jan. 9, 2024 message to the U.S. from Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Lisa Franchetti on her warfighting priorties.

AMERICA’S WARFIGHTING NAVY

Who We Are. We are the United States Navy, the most powerful navy in the world. We are the Sailors and Civilians who have answered our Nation’s call to service. We are Americans who embody character, competence, and dedication to our mission. Our identity is forged by the sea and we serve with honor, courage, and commitment.

What We Do. We are here to preserve the peace, respond in crisis, and win decisively in war. We operate far forward, around the world and around the clock, from the seabed to space, in cyberspace, and in the information environment to promote our Nation’s prosperity and security, deter aggression, and provide options to our nation’s leaders. We deliver power for peace, but are always postured and ready to fight and win as part of the Joint Force and alongside our Allies and partners.

Where We Are Going. The threats to our nation and our interests are real and growing. The strategic environment has changed; gone are the days of operating from a maritime sanctuary against competitors who cannot threaten us. The National Defense Strategy makes clear that we must defend our homeland, deter strategic attack, deter and be prepared to prevail in conflict against the People’s Republic of China, and meet the acute challenge of an aggressive Russia and other persistent threats. Our adversaries have designed their militaries to overcome our traditional sources of strength. We must move rapidly to stay ahead and continuously create warfighting advantages. We must think, act, and operate differently, leveraging wargaming and experimentation to integrate conventional capability with hybrid, unmanned, and disruptive technologies. Tomorrow’s battlefield will be incredibly challenging and complex. To win decisively in that environment, our Sailors must be the best warfighters in the world with the best systems, weapons, and platforms to ensure we can defeat our adversaries. We will put more players on the field-platforms that are ready with the right capabilities, weapons and sustainment, and people who are ready with the right skills, tools, training, and mindset.

And on, and on, and on. Lisa Franchetti's background:

Franchetti was born on April 25, 1964 in Rochester, New York. She studied at Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism in Evanston, Illinois, being awarded a Bachelor of Science degree in journalism and earning departmental honors in history. While at Northwestern, she joined the Naval Reserve Officer Training Corps Program and was commissioned in 1985.  

She managed to command a destroyer before moving to shore duties and... here we are. Good luck to the US Navy. It will need it. Especially "right capabilities", Good God!