[2ndDivisionVet]

Fred Thompson is the 21st Century’s Teddy Roosevelt meets Ronald Reagan! Strong on defense, principled and not afraid to stand up for America!

[Robert A Cook PE]

Seven Seas ping.

[snowsislander]

Whatever the procurement problems or tactical issues, a supremely powerful Navy is not a luxury the U.S. can safely dispense with. In September, ships of the People's Liberation Army Navy made their first-ever port calls in Germany, France, Britain and Italy, and Chinese admirals are frequent guests on American warships. "The Chinese Great White Fleet is not too far off on the horizon," says a senior Navy official in a recent conversation.

One hundred years ago, Great Britain was the world's greatest naval power, and had an empire on which the sun never set.

Today, well, we read stories such as:

The Decline of the Royal Navy: Admiral Nelson Must be Turning in His Grave

Cash shortage to keep (Royal) navy in port

[GATOR NAVY]

Navy bump.