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Craig Hooper

Craig Hooper has studied maritime strategy for over a decade and is a co-author of the 2017 CSBA study "Restoring American Seapower: A New Fleet Architecture for the United States Navy." He currently works on complex national security challenges. 
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The US Needs a New Public Shipyard

Warships are waiting for repairs at America's creaky government drydocks. And no, privatization isn’t the answer.

  • Craig Hooper
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It Took Comfort 39 Days to Get Pierside in Puerto Rico. That's a National-Security Problem.

The hospital ship's poor utilization suggests that the US military's biomedical support doctrine needs shoring up.

  • Craig Hooper
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Marine National Monuments Are Defense Assets

If the Trump administration removes federal protections from these giant swaths of ocean, it will make it easier for enemies to hunt American warships.

  • Craig Hooper