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Commentary

Apr 22, 2025

Reinvigorating Naval Shipbuilding: Meeting the President's Challenge

To respond to the Trump administration's call for the reinvigoration of the U.S. shipbuilding industry, policymakers should examine past failures, seek an improved shipbuilding workforce, and consider enlisting the help of close allies like Japan and South Korea.
Commentary

Mar 4, 2025

The Challenges of Force Design: The Case of the U.S. Navy

The recent Commission on the National Strategy of the United States report notes that burgeoning national security threats have not been adequately met. Among concerns is the size and capability of the U.S. Navy, suggesting that the Navy, as a highly capital-intensive force and a key element of the nation's forward posture, should carefully examine its force structure and capability.
Research

Feb 5, 2025

Specialist or Technical Career Track Officers in the U.S. Army and the U.S. Navy

The Air Force is expanding the commissioned officer career track to include specialist or technical roles. This report describes how the Army and Navy select, train, and promote officers in specialist or technical career tracks as a reference.
Jan 15, 2025

Saving the Government Money: Recent Examples from RAND's National Security–Related Federally Funded Research and Development Centers

This publication lists and summarizes recent defense-related and homeland security–related projects undertaken by RAND's four federally funded research and development centers that have helped save the government money or identified ways to do so.
Expert Insights

Jan 8, 2025

Could the U.S. Navy Fleet of the Mid-21st Century Include Large Uncrewed Vehicles?

This paper explores how emerging uncrewed-vehicle capabilities could gradually shape the structure of the U.S. Navy's fleet from the 2020s through the 2070s.
Research

Oct 4, 2024

Mental Health Treatment Rates During Pregnancy and Post Partum in US Military Service Members

US Army and Navy service members went to fewer mental health therapy sessions during pregnancy and immediately after a first birth, especially among those with a history of attending treatment.
Research

Oct 1, 2024

Standing Tall: Do Height-Based Accountability Incentives Predict Artificial Increases in Measured Height Among Sailors in the U.S. Military?

Sailors were nearly 1.5 times as likely to measure taller when they gained weight that put them above military height-weight standards as compared to those who continued to remain within standards.
Video

Jun 4, 2024

How Women's Perspectives Shape National Security

RAND's Women, Peace, and Security Initiative hosted a May 2024 event to examine the critical role that gendered perspectives play in helping U.S. and allied government policymakers address the most pressing national security challenges.
Commentary

Apr 26, 2024

What Does the U.S. Navy Need in Its Future Combatants? Q&A with Bradley Martin

Surface ships are not the best capability everywhere, but they remain for the most part highly useful and effective platforms across a spectrum of missions and conflict scenarios. What criteria should the U.S. Navy follow for its future surface combatants?
Research

Mar 28, 2024

Analysis of Alternative Uses for the Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility

In response to three fuel releases, the Secretary of Defense authorized the permanent closure of the Navy’s Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility in Hawaii. This report fulfills a congressional requirement to assess alternatives for reusing the site.
Research

Mar 6, 2024

Naval Logistics in Contested Environments: Examination of Stockpiles and Industrial Base Issues

To support distributed maritime operations in the Western Pacific, the U.S. Navy needs new approaches to logistics and the resupply and sustainment of distributed units. The authors identify challenges and recommend strategies to address them.
Commentary

Nov 30, 2023

Creating the Uncrewed-Centric Navy of the Mid-21st Century

The emergence of uncrewed technologies can enable the Navy to achieve greater capacity and operate in harm's way by avoiding over-concentration of combat power in too few assets.

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Lessons from COVID-19 Infections on U.S. Navy Ships

Why It Makes Sense to Keep Mine-Hunting Dolphins on the Navy's Payroll

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Reinvigorating Naval Shipbuilding: Meeting the President's Challenge

The Challenges of Force Design: The Case of the U.S. Navy

Specialist or Technical Career Track Officers in the U.S. Army and the U.S. Navy

Saving the Government Money: Recent Examples from RAND's National Security–Related Federally Funded Research and Development Centers

Could the U.S. Navy Fleet of the Mid-21st Century Include Large Uncrewed Vehicles?

Mental Health Treatment Rates During Pregnancy and Post Partum in US Military Service Members

Standing Tall: Do Height-Based Accountability Incentives Predict Artificial Increases in Measured Height Among Sailors in the U.S. Military?

How Women's Perspectives Shape National Security

What Does the U.S. Navy Need in Its Future Combatants? Q&A with Bradley Martin

Analysis of Alternative Uses for the Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility

Naval Logistics in Contested Environments: Examination of Stockpiles and Industrial Base Issues

Creating the Uncrewed-Centric Navy of the Mid-21st Century

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Lessons from COVID-19 Infections on U.S. Navy Ships

Why It Makes Sense to Keep Mine-Hunting Dolphins on the Navy's Payroll

Explore RAND’s Work on this Topic

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Reinvigorating Naval Shipbuilding: Meeting the President's Challenge

The Challenges of Force Design: The Case of the U.S. Navy

Specialist or Technical Career Track Officers in the U.S. Army and the U.S. Navy

Saving the Government Money: Recent Examples from RAND's National Security–Related Federally Funded Research and Development Centers

Could the U.S. Navy Fleet of the Mid-21st Century Include Large Uncrewed Vehicles?

Mental Health Treatment Rates During Pregnancy and Post Partum in US Military Service Members

Standing Tall: Do Height-Based Accountability Incentives Predict Artificial Increases in Measured Height Among Sailors in the U.S. Military?

How Women's Perspectives Shape National Security

What Does the U.S. Navy Need in Its Future Combatants? Q&A with Bradley Martin

Analysis of Alternative Uses for the Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility

Naval Logistics in Contested Environments: Examination of Stockpiles and Industrial Base Issues

Creating the Uncrewed-Centric Navy of the Mid-21st Century

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