by Dave Patterson | Mar 22, 2024 | Articles, Military Affairs, Opinion
The US Navy has fired three submarine commanders in the last seven months, from the USS Ohio, USS Georgia, and USS Alabama. Furthermore, in 2023, 15 officers were relieved of command responsibilities. There were seldom specific reasons given for the removals, usually...
by Dave Patterson | Nov 28, 2023 | Articles, Military Affairs, Opinion
China is at it again in the South China Sea. This time, the People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) and air forces sent warships and aircraft to bully a US Navy destroyer, preventing it from exercising its freedom of the sea rights to sail in international waters. The...
by Dave Patterson | Jul 20, 2023 | Articles, Good Reads, Military Affairs, Opinion
The problem with Iran is that Iran is the problem. The Tehran leadership is a major exporter of terrorism in the world; more often than not, it’s at the bottom of any tension in the Middle East. Liberty Nation has reported extensively on the threat this country...
by Dave Patterson | May 6, 2023 | Articles, Good Reads, Military Affairs, Opinion
Iranians have become the premier pirates of the Persian Gulf. Burnishing its image as the number one pariah in the Middle East, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy (IRGCN) illegally seized two oil tankers transiting international waters between the Arabian...
by Dave Patterson | Aug 1, 2022 | Articles, Good Reads, Military Affairs, Opinion
How did the US Navy leadership find itself navigating such troubled waters? First, there is a raging kerfuffle between America’s sea service and the Department of Defense (DOD) leadership over how many naval vessels America needs. One of the reasons for the lack of...