A combined Russian and Chinese naval group practiced anti-submarine warfare near Alaska last week. It should serve as a wake-up call that hostile actors are developing their naval capabilities, but most in D.C. seem to keep hitting the snooze button.
For decades now, the Navy has not kept pace with the threat from China and numerous war games have cast doubt on whether it still has the ability to sustain the peace or win in war. Last year, hoping to turn things around, Congress mandated a commission to figure out how to get the Navy back on track.
The law requires the commission to provide recommendations on how to turn around the Navy’s anemic shipbuilding plans and chronic manning shortfalls so that the nation acquires the significantly larger fleet it needs to counter rising threats globally. Sadly, only half of the team has been named: Mackenzie Eaglen, Bryan McGrath, Scott O’Neil, and Mitchell Waldman. All are experienced in the challenges facing the Navy, but they cannot begin work until the full Commission is named.
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