https://freerepublic.com/tag/phellan/ en-us Tue, 14 Jul 2026 19:08:19 GMT Focus Forum 15 https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/4387943/posts Former Navy Secretary John Phelan is calling on the help of Congress and the Pentagon to help the Navy work better, faster and smarter to keep up with U.S. adversaries.Phelan, in a new op-ed published Tuesday in The Washington Post, "The depleted Navy needs immediate rebuilding as dangers rise," argues that the United States is at most responsible for the current state of the naval fighting force. His heeded warning comes amid an ongoing war in Iran played on the backdrop of the major international shipping channel, the Strait of Hormuz, which has been strategically used by Iran to flummox... Military.com https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/4387943/posts#comment Tue, 14 Jul 2026 19:08:19 GMT