The Drift by David Larter

Kill your darlings: A Very Drift Christmas

Wherein The Drift rewrites the Tri-Service Maritime Strategy, with a special guest appearance from John Kirby.

2 years ago

This is an emergency: The Drift, S. II, Vol. LI

The Drift dives into the Navy's Maritime Strategy.

2 years ago

The aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68), guided-missile destroyer USS John Paul Jones (DDG 53), center, and the guided-missile cruiser USS Princeton (CG 59) sail in formation during a scheduled transit of the Strait of Hormuz, Nov. 9, 2020.

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30-Year Shipbuilding Plan FWIW: The Drift, S. II, Episode L

The 30-year shipbuilding plan hath arrived.

Don’t pop the cork just yet: The Drift, S. II, Vol. XLIX

The Chairman of the Joint Chiefs says "We are a Maritime Nation," but let's not get ahead of what that means.

2 years ago

The Drift: Thanksgiving 2020 Edition

In The Drift holiday tradition, we shake things up on Thanksgiving.

2 years ago

The subs come up for air: The Drift, S. II, Vol. XLVIII

Here's a roundup of newsworthy stuff from Sub League.

2 years ago

You’re not paying enough attention to fishing: The Drift, S. II, Vol. XLVII

The Coast Guard has declared war on illegal fishing.

2 years ago

Too Many Plans: The Drift, S. II, Vol. XLVI

The Navy's ever-shifting plans make executing difficult, and Subs are feeling it.

2 years ago

The Problem with LCS: The Drift, S. II, Vol. XLV

The Drift chats up a naval architect on the troubles with the Freedom-class LCS.

2 years ago

About Stout and other things: The Drift, S. II, Vol. XLIV

The Drift Variety Show turns up the heat on long deployments.

2 years ago

The Dark Tower: The Drift, S. II, Vol. XLIII

The Navy's pursuit of a resilient data network is the most important thing happening today.

2 years ago

90s Nostalgia. 1890s that is! The Drift: S. II, Vol. XLII

A.T. Mahan: So hot right now.

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Musings on history and Bonhomme Richard: The Drift, S. II, Vol. XLI

In the 1850s, when the Navy wanted a new ship on the cheap, it got creative.

2 years ago

500 Ships: The Drift, S. II, Vol. XL

A much larger fleet composed of smaller ships raises some very basic questions.

2 years ago

Read Very Carefully: The Drift, S. II, Vol. XXXIX

DoD wants to grow the fleet but its not clear where the money is coming from.

2 years ago

We Doing this Right?: The Drift, S. II, Vol. XXXVIII

The Force Structure Assessment shouldn't change every 18 months.

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The repaired and modernized U.S. warship Fitzgerald departed Huntington Ingalls Industries, Ingalls Shipbuilding division's Mississippi shipyard on June 13, 2020, en route for its new home port of San Diego.

Fitzgerald Revisited: The Drift, S. II, Vol. XXXVII

The NTSB released its report into the Fitzgerald accident in September.

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It’s Rickover Time: The Drift, S. II, Vol. XXXVI

Adm. Hyman G. Rickover visits The Drift to slam the Navy from The Great Beyond.

2 years ago

Quick Hits (Express Drift): The Drift, S. II, Vol. XXXV

A round-up of news from August that you may have missed.

2 years ago

A Maintenance House of Cards: The Drift, S. II, Vol. XXXIV

The Navy's plan to fix nuclear maintenance is a house of cards.

2 years ago