Michael Gilroy
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U.S. Navy
September 10, 2026
Waiting on the Class of 2036
Newport News Shipbuilding builds Columbia- and Virginia-class submarines. To become a welder there, a person needs to be eighteen, a United States...
Michael Gilroy • RealClearDefense
Pentagon
August 24, 2026
The Pentagon's Cheapest Weapon Is Its Own Name
Designating defense manufacturing regions would cost almost nothing and organize what appropriations cannot buy. The Department of War could organize...
Michael Gilroy • RealClearDefense
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