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    George Foreman, The BND, and Ukraine

    by Navy Capt. Pete O'Brien George Foreman died the other day, a fantastic athlete and boxer, and by all accounts a good man, may he...

    So, What Now?

    by Navy Capt. (Ret) Pete O'Brien If you’ve turned on your TV or read a paper or wandered around on-line today you are aware that...

    Mona Lisa Vito and Ship Repair

    by Navy Capt. (Ret) Peter O'Brien To say the Navy has a problem with maintenance (or ship construction) is a bit of an understatement. One has...

    Amateurs or Professionals

    by Navy Capt. (Ret.) Peter O'Brien There is an old adage that “Amateurs talk tactics, professionals talk logistics.” And with that, a tip of the...

    To Pete Hegseth: It’s Worse Than You Think

    by Navy Capt. (Ret.) Pete O'Brien, Distinguished Fellow and Chairman, Project Sentinel Pete Hegseth, soon to be the Secretary of Defense (one hopes), believes the...

    To the Next Secretary of the Navy

    by Navy Capt (Ret) Pete O'Brien, Project Sentinel Chairman and Distinguished Fellow And to the soon brand new Secretaries of the Army, and Air Force: Congratulations on...

    Ukraine Endgame 

    by Navy Capt (Ret) Peter O'Brien The Navy has bought the last F-18s; they will be delivered in 2026. That’s of note as the Navy...

    Vilayet of Syria

    by Navy Capt (Ret) Pete O'Brien In 1864 the Ottomans, under their Provincial Reform Law, reorganized their empire into a hierarchy of regions, at the...

    Strategic Catastrophe

    by Navy Capt. Peter O'Brien Field Marshal Helmuth von Moltke, the Elder, mastermind of the Franco-Prussian War (among others), said that “Errors in tactics can...

    Seapower and National Security

    by Navy Capt. Peter O'Brien On the north side of a runway, at an airfield about 60 miles west of Gdansk, Poland, about 10 miles...

    Victory Planned

    by Navy Capt. (Ret) Peter O'Brien President Zelenskyy has now briefed President Biden, former President Trump, Vice President Harris, most of the heads of state...