Much of what the Department of Defense calls wargaming is not actually wargaming and this abuse of nomenclature has real consequences. Wargame-like activities, if conducted properly, are necessary and ...

However, naval exercises do not solely occur at sea but also occur in inland bodies of water. Enter the multinational ...

STELLA was the ship’s updated celestial navigation system. Built off of the same named manual astronomical calculator, this version used a simple skyward-facing camera on top of the pilothouse to ...

Specialist Alvarez, an Army medic, nodded in understanding, his hands already moving to assemble the necessary equipment, while Sergeant Ramirez, the walking blood bank, slung his rifle and rolled up ...

Featured Image: The guided-missile destroyer USS Michael Murphy (DDG 112) displays its holiday lights at Joint Base Pearl ...

“Conn, visual on the marlin. Right where she’s supposed to be.” What a beautiful bird. Weems was tracking the aircraft on the photonics mast admiring the four-engined amphibian. “Conn, aye.” Weems’ ...

“Thank you, Mr. Snyder.” RADM Gail Easterling glanced at the 3-1/2 by 5-inch chit recording the flagship’s 1200 latitude, longitude, and a few other datapoints critical to safe navigation. “This ...

Last week CIMSEC featured short stories submitted in response to our Call for Fiction. Authors explored a wide variety of futures and scenarios. From unique naval capabilities and platforms, to ...

The destruction was absolute. As far as the eye could see, detritus covered the landscape until it faded into the green hills in the distance that stemmed the surging tide. Piles of wood and heaps of ...

LCDR Angela “LJ” Lee piloted the 737 military jet in a wide arc across the vibrant blue waters of the South China Sea. The jet engines’ pitch increased with the angle of bank, the auto throttles ...