Maritime War 21 examined all these issues and more in a lively two days of presentation and debate.
Russian is now quite clearly established as the worlds second sea power, and is effectively chalenging the control of the oceans which was, until a few years ago, unquestionably held by the western alliance.
In 1973, the US. inaugurated the Total Force by increasing the responsibilities of the National Guard and Reserve Forces as partners with the Active Forces in carrying out national security strategy.