Military related links 012419

Coast Guard families told they can have garage sales to cope with government shutdown

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/coast-guard-families-told-they-can-have-garage-sales-to-cope-with-government-shutdown/ar-BBS26NU?ocid=sf

This Senseless Government Shutdown Is Harming Coast Guard Families

https://www.usni.org/magazines/proceedings/2019-01/senseless-government-shutdown-harming-coast-guard-families

'Tidal Wave': Hundreds Of Coast Guard Families Show Up To Pop-Up Boston Food Pantry

https://www.npr.org/2019/01/11/684118233/tidal-wave-hundreds-of-coast-guard-families-show-up-to-pop-up-boston-food-pantry?utm_source=npr_newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_content=20190113&utm_campaign=bestofnpr&utm_term=

The reasons why we can’t forget the Coast Guard during the shutdown

https://medium.com/@SavannahMiller_/the-reasons-why-we-cant-forget-the-coast-guard-during-the-shutdown-44182af800aa?fbclid=IwAR3V45oW7BQlpdtJuQ9dZikqbfLq4N5pw2ZMKLpWZt4m90DXIdBbqUXH1NU

DoD has its top-line budget figure

https://www.defensenews.com/pentagon/2019/01/09/dod-has-its-topline-budget-figure/

Pentagon Approves Two-Carrier Buy As Fixes Continue to Navy’s Priciest Ship: Congress is evaluating the proposal to issue a $24 billion contract for the Navy's next two carriers, as the service looks at months of work to fix ongoing problems with the Ford-class's first ship.

https://breakingdefense.com/2019/01/navy-going-for-two-carrier-buy-as-value-of-flattops-debated/

USS Fort McHenry Visits Romania While Russian Frigate Watches

https://news.usni.org/2019/01/07/40186

3 ways the Navy wants to protect its weapons from cyberattacks

https://www.fifthdomain.com/dod/2019/01/07/3-ways-the-navy-wants-to-protect-its-weapons-from-cyberattacks/

USS McCampbell FONOP Past Paracel Islands Irks China

https://news.usni.org/2019/01/07/40202

Has the United States Lost Command of the Sea?

https://www.usni.org/magazines/proceedings/2019-01/has-united-states-lost-command-sea?utm_source=U.S.+Naval+Institute&utm_campaign=e32eff0789-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2019_1_3_COPY_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_adee2c2162-e32eff0789-233544229&mc_cid=e32eff0789&mc_

Navy prepares for battles of tomorrow: "Top Gun" for surface ships focuses on tactics, doctrine.

https://www.13newsnow.com/article/news/national/military-news/navy-prepares-for-battles-of-tomorrow/291-ded444ea-8579-479f-badd-bf9e26afe794

Navy Quietly Fires 20 Hyper Velocity Projectiles Through Destroyer’s Deckgun

https://news.usni.org/2019/01/08/navy-quietly-fires-20-hyper-velocity-projectiles-destroyers-deckgun

Navy's F-35C on Track to Be Combat Ready Next Month

https://www.military.com/defensetech/2019/01/04/navys-f-35c-track-be-combat-ready-next-month.html?utm_source=RC+Defense+Morning+Recon&utm_campaign=819c8e961f-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2019_01_05_12_31&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_694f73a8dc-819c8e961f-85515969

MCPON, SMMC: Military Childcare is a Critical Readiness Issue

https://news.usni.org/2019/01/10/40275

Gavin Williamson suggests ‘firing paintballs at Spanish ships in Gibraltar’ Defence Secretary put forward outlandish idea during meeting with senior defence staff

https://inews.co.uk/news/politics/gavin-williamson-suggests-firing-paintballs-at-spanish-ships-in-gibraltar/?fbclid=IwAR1IYVXBsvUF1IDhQ_Vjt3sXtE8XEFYNyINb2Onn2dY-uO_vxlwf3_17tos

Politicizing the Military Is Uniformly Wrong: Trump’s visit to U.S. troops was marred by overtly political rhetoric. That’s not normal—but his defenders don’t care.

https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2018/12/trumps-visit-troops-was-disturbingly-political/579070/

Trump is a fair-weather friend to the troops

https://www.cnn.com/2018/12/27/opinions/trump-iraq-visit-mondaca/index.html

The President’s Field Trip to the Forever War: “Thank you for your service,” but spare the details, please.

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/28/opinion/sunday/trump-military-troops-iraq.html

Bernie Sanders: Democrats Need to Rein In Our Out-of-Control Military Spending.  Democrats must challenge unnecessary spending and interventions—beginning with the war in Yemen.

http://inthesetimes.com/article/21664/military-budget-Yemen

Letters From the January 28-February 4, 2019, Issue: Fuzzy math… Where there’s smoke… The real George Bush… Thanks, but no thanks (web only)…

https://www.thenation.com/article/letters-from-the-january-28-february-4-2019-issue/

When Seabees weren’t building bases in Vietnam, they were fighting the enemy

https://www.navytimes.com/news/your-navy/2018/12/18/when-seabees-werent-building-bases-in-vietnam-they-were-fighting-the-enemy/