This article examines the rise of U.S. carrier aviation during the Second World War as a case study in institutional adaptation under conditions of technological disruption and combat pressure. It arg...

A high number of high-profile conferences, dialogue sessions, workshops, and presentations take place during SMM. Don't miss out!

The U.S. Naval Institute provides an independent forum for those who seek to advance and strengthen the naval profession.

The Naval Institute asked historian Trent Hone to provide context for a discussion of Commander Jeff Vandenengel’s “National Policy and the Panoceanic Navy” at our annual meeting.

We Have Ways Fest is the UK’s number one, Second World War festival. Tanks, talks and tankards … experts, enthusiasts, authors, historians. Blackpit Farm, 8th – 10th September. WN…

Why should the military care about academic freedom?

Abstract. What explains success and failure in naval warfare? Most political science research on military effectiveness focuses on land combat, often overlooking how behavior shapes outcomes at sea. T...

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Join us at the 153rd Annual Meeting for the State of the Institute, Essay and Author Award winner presentations, featured panel, and networking reception.

Alt: The character Animal Mother from the film Full Metal Jacket, portrayed by Adam Baldwin. He is a U.S. Marine in Vietnam with a M-60 Machine Gun over his shoulder and two bandoliers across his chest.