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A Navy for War in the Age of Intelligent Missiles

Notes to the New CNO Series By Craig Koerner The U.S. model of delivering firepower continues to predominantly take the...

The Submarine Force Needs More Flexible Training Tools

Notes to the New CNO Series By Andrew Pfau and Bridger Smith Shore-based team trainers – attack centers – are...

Revisiting A Modest Proposal for Improving Shipyard Production and Repair Capacity

Notes to the New CNO Series By Ryan Walker It came as a great surprise to me that, despite disliking...

Royal Caribbean Leads U.S. DOT Cruise Crime Report for Second Quarter of 2025

Royal Caribbean topped all cruise lines in crime during the second quarter of 2025, per the most recent crime report...

Fix the Navy’s Flawed System of Warfighting Development

Notes to the New CNO Series By Dmitry Filipoff “After their examination, the recruits should then receive the military mark,...

What Unifies the Foundry, Fleet, and Fighting Triad? Warfighting Focus

Notes to the New CNO Series By CDR Paul Viscovich, USN (Ret.) Which part of a spear makes it lethal?...

Just When You Thought It was Safe to Get Back in a Cruise Ship Water Slide!

Last week, a cruise passenger on a Norwegian Cruise Line ship (some sources identify as the Norwegian Bliss) faced the...

We are at Risk of Forgetting the Lessons of the 2017 Collisions

Notes to the New CNO Series By John Cordle A common saying in safety organizations is to consider the “half-life...

Train to Win Below the Threshold of War

Notes to the New CNO Series By Vince Vanterpool In support of developing a new Navy Deterrence Concept, the U.S....

Sink the Kill Chain: A Navy Space Guide to Protecting Ships and Sailors

Notes to the New CNO Series By Alan Brechbill Admiral Caudle’s first message to the fleet outlined three priorities: the...

Accelerate Human-Machine Teaming in the Maritime Operations Center

Notes to the New CNO Series By Michael Posey To maintain maritime superiority in this era of trans-regional, multi-domain warfare,...

Change the Navy’s Narrative: The Future Fight and the Hybrid Fleet

Notes to the New CNO Series By Peter Dombrowski With Admiral Caudle assuming the post of Chief of Naval Operations,...

Carnival Passenger Arrested in Miami for Possession and Transportation of Child Pornography

A Carnival Cruise Line passenger from Kingsport, Tennessee was arrested in Miami, Florida after federal authorities found child pornography on...

Sir, Be Radical

Notes to the New CNO Series By Chris Rielage Navy thinkers have already laid the intellectual groundwork for aggressive change....

Notes to the New CNO Series Kicks Off on CIMSEC

By Dmitry Filipoff For the next two weeks, CIMSEC will be featuring short notes submitted to our Call for Notes...

Sea Control 586: What Moral Leadership Looks Like with William Spears

By Brian Kerg Commander William Spears, U.S. Navy, joins the program to discuss his article, “What Moral Leadership Looks Like,”...

Cruise Law News’ New Look and Enhanced Features

I am excited to share several updates we made to Cruise Law News that will improve the appearance and function...

Filipino Crew Members Continue to be Targeted in Mass Deportations From Cruise Ships

Four additional Filipino crew members, this time from the Carnival Pride, were detained and deported while in the Port of...

Carnival Crew Member Sentenced to Four Years for Possession of Child Sexual Abuse Material

A Carnival crew member, Reza Heta Pratama, was sentenced in New Orleans by a federal district court judge for possession...

Carnival Crew Member Sentenced to Four Years for Possession of Child Sexual Abuse Material

A Carnival crew member, Reza Heta Pratama, was sentenced in New Orleans by a federal district court judge for possession...