A Study On The United States Of America Navy Construction From 1971 To 1991

As we all know,The United States has been far ahead among the world naval powers.The navy has been playing an irreplaceable role in asserting American interests abroad and executing overseas policies.However,it is impossible that everything goes off smoothly,not to mention such a powerful naval force.The U.S.navy also had gone through a zigzag road of development during the history of more than two hundred years.In 1970 s,the situation both at home and abroad in the USA had undergone tremendous changes.Especially the slowing domestic economic growth,which had led to a serious shortage in the construction of the Navy and made it difficult to achieve the renewal of equipment and manpower as arranged.At the same time,with the national leaders' adjustment of national strategies,the navy had been subject to many restrictions in the course of its development,not only the sharp shrinkage of the U.S.Navy in terms of scale,but also the ideological confusion of building up the navy,which had severely weaken the strength of the U.S.navy and shaken the status of American maritime hegemony.For the decline of the United States navy,the rise of the Soviet Navy had once threatened the security of the United States,which caused the tension of the whole American society at that time.In a situation like this,Many experts in the U.S.Navy began to explore ways to reform the U.S.Navy,hoping to curb the trend of the U.S.navy's sustained recession and realize the revival of the U.S.Navy.Considering the changes in operational environment and technical conditions of the new period,in order to maintain a strong power to fight with the Soviet Navy in the world ocean for the thalassocracy and reverse the passive situation of the U.S.Navy in 70 s,the United States Navy with the support of President Reagan had carried on a series of effective reforms,which focused on adjusting the organizational structure?command system?personnel system and compensation of the Navy.In this way,the U.S.Navy ended the chaotic situation in 70 s in the idea of guiding the construction of Navy and achieved rapid development by combining the advantages of the United States itself.With the improvement of the economic situation in the USA,the pace of naval development was accelerating,which also made the U.S.Navy reactivate on the oceans of the world,gradually showing the effectiveness of the U.S.Navy in a number of military operations overseas.Up to now,it has been 27 years since the Cold War ended.The U.S.Navy has always been maintaining the world's strongest navy position,playing an active part in the ocean for hegemony,which was closely related to the twenty years of naval construction from 1971 to 1991.During this period,the naval construction was an important transformation process of the U.S.Navy.Not only did it realize the upgrading of US navy equipment,but also made the US Navy become an information-based Navy.What's more,the United States Navy had the capability to participate in multiple military operations.On the one hand,the revival of the American Navy contributed to the victory of the United States in the Cold War,on the other hand,it added strength to the reconstruction of a new world pattern,changing the direction of the world's military development.