Secretary of the Navy, Amb. Kenneth J. Braithwaite was the featured speaker on Brent Sadler's book ( of Heritage, Center for National Defense); along with Thomas Spoehr, Director of the Center. The discussion of these participants took place online on May 16, 2023, Tuesday, 10 AM.
While the discussion was cast in terms of the China-US great power competition, a salient point of the discussion was about the Navy's role in this Century. And, the Navy has much to contribute in the defense of the country. For, ever since the January 6 debacle in the halls of Congress, it has become clear that hostile persons can be found just about anywhere doing hacking of computers, overrunning government buildings--creating chaos that interrupts government business. Each branch of the military must be prepared to respond to "what'er befalls."
And so there is much need to look to the Navy for protection from their sea locations to prevent aggressive acts from wherever, e.g., by patrolling the China South Seas. The advantage that is prominent in the Navy's capabilities is its ability to move around--from sea to sea; from continent to continent. And there is so much sea. Hard to keep up with the Navy! When necessary, through stealth its Navy Seals can even cross over a battlefront to aid and supply their comrades under fire.
Ships are expensive, but the maneuverability they possess makes them--when need be--hard to know their mission. Drones in the air, submarines under water, can be sent on mission from an aircraft carrier miles away! No telling as needed, a space station could be under Navy command! Their computers could be monitoring assailants miles away. Indeed, their motion on the oceans, gives them a striking advantage.
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