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On the morning of September 11, 2001, the United States Coast Guard was engaged in what…
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We tend to measure historical change by its products: new weapons systems, new doctrines, new institutions,…
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For a long time, we viewed missile defense as an essentially technical problem. A problem of…
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Naval power is often judged by the capabilities of the platforms at the tip of the…
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“Always Ready, Persistently Under‑Resourced” analyzes how the U.S. Coast Guard has evolved since 9/11 into a…
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The 2025 combat calendar has closed the book on the 20th‑century doctrine of “symbols of national…
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