The U.S. Navy Has an Image Problem

The U.S. Navy Has an Image Problem

"Constant bad news could prompt key audiences to deprecate littoral combat ships, Ford­-class flattops, or Zumwalt-class destroyers."

James Holmes is Professor of Strategy at the Naval War College and coauthor of Red Star over the Pacific (second edition, forthcoming 2018). The views voiced here are his alone.

Image: A sailor secures the welcome lei on the bow of the littoral combat ship USS Independence. Flickr/U.S. Navy