Sea Control

Links:1. Van Valkenburgh's Communications to Secretary of State Seward2. Japan Center for Asian Historical Records scans of Kotetsu-kan Shuryo Tenmatsu (The Particulars of the Kotetsu’s Acquisition)3. Naval History and Heritage Command, on W.B. Cushing: 4. Van Valkenburgh to SecState Seward, on the Stonewall’s arrival and the question of its handover5. Van Valkenburgh’s listing in C-SPAN’s records6. Listing for USN surgeon Samuel Pellman Boyer’s journal 7. Second Listing for USN surgeon Samuel Pellman Boyer's Journal8. USS Shenandoah’s listing on DANFS 9. Naval History and Heritage Command bio on Admiral H.H. Bell, CO of the Asiatic Squadron, who died in the water off Osaka just before the war of 1868

Links:1. Reinvigorating the Fleet Marine Force2. Joint Publication 3-32: Joint Maritime Operations3. MCWP 7-10 Marine Corps Componency4. To Be Most Ready When the Nation is Least Ready, the Marines Need a New Headquarters

Links:1. Fatigue is the Navy's Black Lung Disease by Dr. John Cordle2. Naval Postgraduate School Crew Endurance

Links:1. Wargaming Lessons from Exercise Sea Dragon2. Thinking In Bets: Making Smarter Decisions When You Don’t Have All the Facts, by Annie Duke (@AnnieDuke)3. Small Boats and Daring Men: Marintime Raiding, Irregular Warfare, and the Early American Navy, by Benjamin Armstrong (@WWATMD)4. Training and Education Command (TECOM) Warfighting Society5. TECOM Warfighting Club by Dr. Ben Jensen6. Destination Unknown Volume 1 a project of the Brute Krulak Center for Innovation and Creativity (@TheKrulakCenter) and Ender’s Galley (@endersgalley).

The Collected Works of Dr. Sal Mercogliano:https://www.usni.org/magazines/proceedings/2019/august/be-modern-maritime-power https://www.usni.org/magazines/proceedings/2020/january/suppose-there-was-war-and-merchant-marine-didnt-come https://seahistory.org/wp-content/uploads/SH169_Feature_Jones_Act.pdf https://seahistory.org/we-built-her-to-bring-them-over-there-the-cruiser-and-transport-force-in-the-great-war/ https://www.cnrs-scrn.org/northern_mariner/vol26/tnm_26_407-424.pdf https://www.history.navy.mil/content/dam/nhhc/research/publications/publication-508-pdf/NHHC4thArmDefense_final_508.pdf https://www.navytimes.com/news/your-navy/2019/05/14/op-ed-the-merchant-marine-americas-fourth-arm-of-defense/ https://gcaptain.com/turbo-activation-19-plus-a-sealift-surge-or-just-a-trickle/ https://gcaptain.com/why-the-united-states-needs-a-merchant-marine-a-historical-basis/ https://gcaptain.com/space-force-how-about-a-maritime-force/

Links:1. https://gcaptain.com/ships-are-skipping-china-and-its-causing-turmoil-for-trade/?utm_campaign=twitter&utm_medium=twitter&utm_source=twitter2. https://maritime-executive.com/article/two-cruise-ships-deployed-on-humanitarian-missions3. https://www.wsj.com/articles/u-s-to-evacuate-some-americans-from-diamond-princess-cruise-ship-11581733214?mod=e2tw4. https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/index.html5. https://maritime-executive.com/article/coronavirus-policies-disrupt-china-s-shipbuilding-industry6. https://gcaptain.com/coronavirus-to-hit-u-s-retail-imports-in-february/?utm_campaign=twitter&utm_medium=twitter&utm_source=twitter7. https://www.bangkokpost.com/thailand/general/1856164/cambodia-welcomes-liner8. https://splash247.com/coronavirus-crude-contango-sees-floating-storage-stage-a-comeback/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter9. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-02-10/shipping-is-getting-smashed-by-coronavirus-in-more-ways-than-one

1. "Next Stand of the Tin Can Sailors"http://cimsec.org/the-next-stand-of-the-tin-can-sailors-building-a-stand-in-naval-force/423502. Marine Corps Training and Education Command (TECOM) Warfighting Societyhttps://mca-marines.org/tecom-warfighting-society/

1. https://gijoe.fandom.com/wiki/Sink_the_Montana!From Joepedia, the definitive fan site for everything Joe, the episode summary.2. https://www.history.navy.mil/our-collections/photography/us-navy-ships/battleships/montana-class-bb-67-71.htmlNaval History and Heritage Command's website for the Montana-class battleships.3. https://www.history.navy.mil/browse-by-topic/ships/ships-of-sail/uss-constitution-americas-ship-of-state.htmlNaval History and Heritage Command's website for the USS Constitution

1. https://gijoe.fandom.com/wiki/Sink_the_Montana!From Joepedia, the definitive fan site for everything Joe, the episode summary.2. https://www.history.navy.mil/our-collections/photography/us-navy-ships/battleships/montana-class-bb-67-71.htmlNaval History and Heritage Command's website for the Montana-class battleships.3. https://www.history.navy.mil/browse-by-topic/ships/ships-of-sail/uss-constitution-americas-ship-of-state.htmlNaval History and Heritage Command's website for the USS Constitution

In this episode, Dr. John Shewood, US Navy Historian at the Naval History and Heritage Command, joins Dr. Ruxandra Bosilca, CIMSEC`s Social Media Coordinator, to examine the EU and NATO response to the raging migration and refugee crisis in the Mediterranean.

1. CAPT Bill Shafley's article on new forms of Naval Operational Planning.http://cimsec.org/new-forms-of-naval-operational-planning-for-earning-command-of-the-seas/376412. Sir Julian Corbett, Some Principles of Maritime Strategyhttps://www.gutenberg.org/files/15076/15076-h/15076-h.htm3. Wayne Hughes, Fleet Tactics and Naval Operationshttps://www.amazon.com/Fleet-Tactics-Naval-Operations-Professional/dp/16824733764. Milan Vego, Joint Operational Warfare, Theory and Practicehttps://www.amazon.com/Joint-Operational-Warfare-Theory-Practice/dp/B0057K4CVQ/ref=sr_1_fkmr0_1?keywords=vego+joint+operations&qid=1579581058&sr=8-1-fkmr05. While not dedicated specifically to the Composite Warfare Commander construct, Major Kevin M. Stepp's Master's Thesis, "Composite Warfare Doctrine – Providing the JFMCC with the Optimal Command and Control Method for Amphibious Operations," does an excellent job describing the concept, starting on electronic page 10:https://apps.dtic.mil/dtic/tr/fulltext/u2/a621058.pdf

1. http://www.angrystaffofficer.com2. Preble Hall Podcast: https://www.usna.edu/Museum/PrebleHall/index.phpThe official podcast of the US Naval Academy Museum3. A Call to the Sea: Captain Charles Stewart of the USS Constitution. @cgberube and coauthor John Rodgaard chronicle the career of, arguably, Constitution's most successful captain.https://www.amazon.com/Call-Sea-Captain-Charles-Constitution/dp/1574885189/ref=sr_1_3?keywords=claude+berube&qid=1578502017&sr=8-3

https://news.usni.org/2020/01/09/navy-message-authorizing-swo-leather-jacket

“A Rude Awakening,” Mitch McGuffie’s 2009 article details his experiences as a junior exchange officer aboard a Royal Navy frigate.“What Happened to Our Surface Forces,” CAPT Kevin Eyer’s (ret.) 2018 article detailing Surface Navy decision-making since 1999 and its resultant effects.The collected USNI works of CAPT John Cordle (ret.), prodigious chronicler of the Surface Navy.

CIMSEC Fiction WeekThe Brute Krulak Center for Innovation and CreativityDestination: Unknown, the first graphic novel of short stories about future war released by the Krulak Center via Marine Corps University Press.A New Conception of War by Ian T. Brown