Weekly Briefing: Naval Warfare News and Analysis

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Weekly Briefing Naval Warfare

New Ships In Navy Plan = No 'Slaughter Across The Beach' For Marines The new ships will come from the Navy budget, and "the Marines are not asking for a nickel more," from Congress, Commandant Gen. David Berger said.

Marine Corps' Builds New Littoral Regiment, Eye On Fake Chinese Islands The Corps is looking for a unit that is "very low signature and that give us the firepower that we need to be a relevant force that provides consequences, should we get past the deterrence phase,"  Maj. Gen. Kevin Iiams, assistant deputy commandant of Combat Development, said.

Draft House Continuing Resolution To Fund Columbia Sub; McConnell Says No The draft bill comes after budget talks between House Dems and the White House fell apart on Friday. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell rejected today's proposal out of hand.

PACOM Chief Warns Of Threat To Guam; China Presses Hard "China has a profound advantage in ballistic missiles against the United States," he said. "They also have a profound advantage in ground-launched cruise missiles. We have to get into that offensive force game as well."

How The US Is Preparing To Hunt New Chinese, Russian Subs "It's pretty well-known now that our homeland is no longer a sanctuary," Vice Adm. Daryl Caudle, Submarine Forces Atlantic says. "So we have to be prepared here to conduct high-end combat operations in local waters."

JROC Struggles To Build 'Information Advantage' Requirement "I'm not sure exactly how we're going to document what information advantage really is," says Vice JCS Chief Gen. John Hyten, who chairs the Joint Requirements Oversight Council.

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