
The Navy this week hired Hunter Stires to serve as “Maritime Strategist” for the Secretary of the Navy, where he will focus on maritime statecraft, competition and priorities like re-arming the Vertical Launch Systems (VLS) at-sea. In a Jan. 17 post on X, formerly Twitter, Stires said he will be reporting to Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro’s senior adviser, Steve Brock. Stires previously worked at think tanks and Navy contractors, but currently serves as a project director at…