At no point in this article does the author refer to or diagnose this as insurgency when discussing the phenomenon of gray zone activities and maritime coercion from China's PAFMM or PAPCG. Yet, @NavalInstitute published under Maritime Coin project.
usni.org/magazines/proc… How is this being interpreted as supportive of the claim there is an insurgency, reinforcing to the study of an insurgency, or validating responses using COIN methodology? How did this get placed under this rubric when the term is not used once? Fact is, insurgency is the wrong<

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Today I feel like throwing a some excitable comments in the room & getting the #miltwitter feedback.
Topic: Naval contested logistics is too important to leave just logisticians to solve.
Issue: Organizations focused on lethality solutions <or maneuver options should be forced to wargame their distribution and sustainment requirements with their logisticians. You don't get to just play mobility & engagement at tactical edge w/o defining the logistical support requirements & enterprise consequences. 2/4

1/x It is interesting that the retired community feels themselves as the guiding light to save "time honored contributions". Webb cites the fact that 22 4-Stars (& others politically connected) have started a daily working group to oppose Gen Berger.
wsj.com/articles/momen… 2/x Unironically Mr. Webb points out it is the duty of the CMC to have structure changes approved by SECNAV. What Webb is really saying is this self-appointed cabal is impugning SECNAV's decisions & have chosen to lobby an entire enterprise of natsec elements to have their way.