Articles Due: December 8, 2025 Week Dates: January 5-9, 2026 Story Length: 1,5000-3,000 Words Submit to: Content@cimsec.org By Dmitry Filipoff The U.S. Surface Warfare Officer community has operated on a generalist career path since 1899. SWOs are responsible for matters of both operational and material readiness, while the surface fleets of other navies, as well as … Continue reading Call for Articles: Should the U.S. Surface Warfare Community Specialize? →

By Drake Long On April 29, a small seabed mining enterprise known as The Metals Company (TMC) formally submitted an application to NOAA to commence commercial-scale mining in an area of the ocean known as the Clarion-Clipperton Zone. This followed an executive order issued by the White House explicitly ordering the expedition of seabed mining … Continue reading Strategic Minerals and the False Promise of Seabed Mining →

By LCDR Jeffrey Bolstad (ASW/SUW WTI) and LT Matthew Bain (ASW/SUW WTI) In his recent CIMSEC article, “Reprioritize SWO Tactical Qualifications for the High-End Fight,” LT Seth Breen underscores a pressing challenge for the Surface Warfare Officer (SWO) community – achieving tactical proficiency commensurate with the demands of great power conflict. While his argument addresses … Continue reading Building Tactical Excellence: How SWCTC Supports LT Breen’s Call for Higher SWO Proficiency →