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The US amphibious assualt ship USS Iwo Jima off the Norwegian coast, as part of the naval component of the exercise the high value units such as Iwo Jima are escorted by other warships such as the UK's HMS Northumberland

The Navy’s Admiral-To-Ship Ratio, Then And Now

Tom Ricks

Left to right: Navy Adm. Kurt W. Tidd; Defense Secretary Ash Carter; Marine Corps Gen. Joseph F. Dunford Jr., chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff; and Marine Corps Gen. John F. Kelly applaud during the change-of-command ceremony for the U.S. Southern Command at the command's headquarter in Miami, Jan. 14, 2016.

Does The US Military Have Too Many Generals?

The Senate is weighing a provision that would force the U.S. military to cut hundreds of general officers.

James Clark