The United States must put the Navy first
By Gil Barndollar and Sascha Glaeser
Jan 31, 02:45 PM
As war in Ukraine looms, land warfare is suddenly front and center again in discussions of U.S. national security.
But whatever happens in Ukraine, America’s strategic imperative is at sea. A look at the U.S. Navy — or at a map — makes clear the United States must keep its focus squarely on maritime competition and conflict.
President Joe Biden’s first defense budget, seeking $740 billion for the Department of Defense, was business as usual. The department initially requested $207 billion for the Navy (the Marine Corps included), $204 billion for the Air Force, and $174 billion for the Army — not quite the “rule of thirds,” but close enough. But it’s no longer time for business as usual.
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