Road to 350: What Does the US Navy Do Anyway?

[Faded Float Coat]

Make no mistake - if we get in a conflict with China over a Taiwan invasion, an Army general will be appointed to lead the operation.

You say this with what appears to be very high degree of confidence...

 

[hscs]

Replying to Spekkio isn’t worth it. Recommend the ignore option. Am amazed at what I see in only half of the posts.

 

[Brett327]

Replying to Spekkio isn’t worth it. Recommend the ignore option. Am amazed at what I see in only half of the posts.

Spekkio is, for all practical purposes, an escapee from an insane asylum, masquerading as a non screened O5.

 

[Randy Daytona]

Perhaps you missed the 2nd part:
…the Ukrainian surprise drone attack deep within Russia changes the paradigm. Keep the logistics and support over there, but we might be reaching the stage where high value assets have to be kept at a distance and flown in when warranted. The delay of a several days will be the price of security.

B-1’s being sent home due to terrorist threat:

https://www.reuters.com/world/uk/us-removes-b-1-bombers-uk-base-amid-security-concerns-2026-10-04/

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/04/us/politics/us-bombers-britain-raf-fairford-iran.html

 

[Randy Daytona]

Quite the investment in Baltimore by Anduril for the submarine community. Paging Spekkio - your thoughts on this $6+ billion?

https://www.reuters.com/business/aerospace-defense/anduril-us-navy-invest-66-bln-boost-submarine-parts-production-2026-10-06/

 

[ChuckMK23]

Gold.

 

[Brett327]

Paging Spekkio

 

[Mos]

Gold.

Funny, but the exchange about the "Nazi eagle" is kinda stupid, as that has been the symbol of OSD for decades. Usually there is an olive branch below the arrows, though not always.

 

[phrogdriver]

Funny, but the exchange about the "Nazi eagle" is kinda stupid, as that has been the symbol of OSD for decades. Usually there is an olive branch below the arrows, though not always.

When you fundamentally change the iconography of the seal and then deliberately take out the colors, you’re begging for the comparison. It’s a bad look.

 

[Mos]

When you fundamentally change the iconography of the seal and then deliberately take out the colors, you’re begging for the comparison. It’s a bad look.

However the public was likely to perceive it, I'm skeptical that there was an intentional effort to make the symbol more "Nazi-like" and think the reaction is overblown. The eagle is only superficially more similar to certain versions of the reichsadler than it was before and monochrome versions of agency symbols for use in promotional materials are nothing new. This is a nothing burger in my opinion and distracts from real issues.

 

[number9]

However the public was likely to perceive it, I'm skeptical that there was an intentional effort to make the symbol more "Nazi-like" and think the reaction is overblown. The eagle is only superficially more similar to certain versions of the reichsadler than it was before and monochrome versions of agency symbols for use in promotional materials are nothing new. This is a nothing burger in my opinion and distracts from real issues.

That would be true if this was a one-off, but unfortunately the administration has used more and more questionable iconography lately.

 

[number9]

The Mystery of the Unknown Sailor Who Inspired Trump to Shake Up the Navy (WSJ)

It's about the steam/electromagnetic catapult, uh, discussion. Should be free to read.

 

[123412131]

The Mystery of the Unknown Sailor Who Inspired Trump to Shake Up the Navy (WSJ)

It's about the steam/electromagnetic catapult, uh, discussion. Should be free to read.

“To be clear, the debate on whether we do this has ended,” he wrote in an Aug. 28 memo, referring to a broader set of recommendations including the steam catapults. “Our task now is to provide the plan on how to implement.”