Time to start reading this year’s U.S. Naval Institute Marine Corps essay contest submissions. 0 down. 72 to go. The winners will be in the November issue of USNI Proceedings . Wish me luck!

My childhood. Free roam kid. I was often miles from home, on my bike, home for supper, starting in 4th or 5th grade (at the latest).

Why is ICE acting like a bunch of thugs? I understand law enforcement. I understand arresting people. I don’t understand the brutality.

Sound of freedom, baby!

This was a fun interview. youtu.be/cp-NxpnJqoI?si…

A dynamic Maritime Service is key to deterrence and victory in the Pacific. bit.ly/4eBEdJK

The U.S. Pacific Fleet should be preparing for a People's Liberation Army Navy that has been put on a war footing. bit.ly/4fDDXdX

Kamehameha I used British-manned ships’ guns to consolidate his power over the Hawaiian Islands in the 1790s. bit.ly/3U6EJ9x

Promises to be a fascinating day. Don’t miss it!

Analysis of last week’s collision by a retired major command SWO.

I hear the IWO JIMA ESG is headed for the Caribbean rather than EUCOM/CENTCOM. Thoughts?

As a military officer, I swore an oath to protect and defend the Constitution of the United States. Including the part that says elections are the province of the States. I also voted by mail-in ballots during most of my military career.

Headed to Reno for #Hook25 with good friends Ward and Carrie Carroll.

At #HOOK25 in Reno. Stop by the U.S. Naval Institute booth to become a member and get a free copy of Lead Solo by two-time Blue Angels Walleye Weisser.

Day Two of #HOOK25. The crowd is building.

Current view.

So much for investigative journalism on the Department of Defense. If the press goes along with this, and if Congress doesn’t put a stop to it, oversight will cease. We’ll never see another “Pentagon Papers” or get to the bottom of fraud, waste, or abuse.

I consider myself pretty savvy about economics. I listen to ⁦Bloomberg⁩ and ⁦Marketplace⁩ and read the ⁦The Wall Street Journal⁩. But how is the looming govt shutdown not driving the market down?

At CSIS this afternoon for a Maritime Security Dialogue with Senators Tim Kaine and Tim Sheehy.

Happy birthday, U.S. Navy! usni.org/magazines/nava…