by Dale Jenkins | Dec 15, 2025 | Published Articles
On December 4, I attended the 125th Anniversary Dinner of the Ends of the Earth Club in Washington, D.C. The featured speaker was Vice Admiral Heidi Berg, USN, Commander of Fleet Cyber Command, Navy Space Command, and the U.S. TENTH Fleet, who leads more than 15,000...
by Dale Jenkins | Dec 8, 2025 | Published Articles
As Pearl Harbor Remembrance Week continues, we turn from the attack itself to the man who addressed a shaken nation the following day: President Franklin D. Roosevelt. Before delivering the now-iconic “Day of Infamy” address, Roosevelt had already forged...
by Dale Jenkins | Dec 5, 2025 | Featured Excerpts
Our Pearl Harbor countdown continues with Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto, whose strategic insight made him one of the earliest and clearest voices warning Japan’s leaders about the consequences of war with the United States. His concerns reveal just how rapidly the crisis...
by Dale Jenkins | Dec 4, 2025 | Featured Excerpts
As we continue our lead-up to Pearl Harbor Day, we turn from Dean Acheson to Secretary of State Cordell Hull. In this Diplomats & Admirals excerpt, we examine the final months of diplomacy, facing stalled talks, mounting Japanese demands, and the growing...
by Dale Jenkins | Nov 11, 2025 | Featured Updates, Updates
As a former naval officer, Veterans Day always brings a deep sense of reflection for me. I think about the sailors I served alongside, the veterans who came before us, and those who continue to stand watch today. Each carries a story of courage and commitment—often...
by Dale Jenkins | Oct 28, 2025 | Book Reviews
Pacific Crucible: War at Sea in the Pacific, 1941-1942 W.W. Norton & Company, 597 pages, 2012. This is the first of a trilogy intended by Mr. Toll as a comprehensive study of the Pacific War. It begins with a vivid account of the Pearl harbor attack of December 7,...
by Dale Jenkins | Oct 7, 2025 | Featured Excerpts
In 1941, America faced the looming threat of war, and Franklin D. Roosevelt led the charge from his wheelchair, transforming limitations into strengths. Click here to read how FDR’s resilience shaped history through this week’s featured DIPLOMATS &...
by Dale Jenkins | Sep 30, 2025 | Published Articles
As the world watched the impressive display of Chinese armed forces parade through Tiananmen Square on September 3, thoughts turned to the person in charge of it all. Who are we dealing with? Is this a replay of the Nuremburg Rally of 1934, orchestrated by Adolf...
by Dale Jenkins | Sep 19, 2025 | Updates
by Dale Jenkins | Sep 11, 2025 | Published Articles
On this Patriot Day, we honor those lost on September 11, 2001, and the many who rose in service afterward. The U.S. Navy, like all branches of our armed forces, stood ready in the hours, days, and months that followed, protecting our coasts, deploying globally, and...
