Cdr. Jennifer Dyer USN (ret.)
Cdr. Jennifer E. Dyer retired from a career in Naval intelligence in 2004. She lives in Southern California and blogs at http://theoptimisticconservative.wordpress.com.
Biden’s Bridge to Gaza (Updated)
Reporting that ramped up from 6 to 7 March 2024 indicates President Joe Biden is to announce in his State of the Union (SOTU) address Thursday night that the U.S. military will be building a temporary pier off the Gaza coast to facilitate delivery of aid by sea. (Update: he did announce it.) Reaction to this […]
Iran: The Preemption Option Expands
The idea of preempting Iran typically revolves around proposals to interdict the Iranian nuclear weapons program, and for good reason. Hardly anything would change the dynamics of the Middle East as much as a nuclear-armed Iran. Indeed, a nuclear-armed Iran would bring consequences reaching much farther than the Middle East. Much has changed in just […]
U.S. Navy and Marine Corps: An Expeditionary Power
As the U.S. Navy-Marine Corps team looks to the future, it faces the need to balance and integrate the pressures of new technology, evolving political realities, and the enduring priorities dictated by the nature of the earth itself, with its surface covered 71 percent by water. The sea services must also fit the dictates of […]
