Craig Hooper

Frank national security guidance from Takoma Park, MD. Contractor. Writes in various places. DM for Signal.

[Craig Hooper @NextNavy]

Me? I'm over in the Bluesky place under @craighooper.bsky.social.

[Craig Hooper @NextNavy]

@EvansRyan202 Somewhere a Pentagon contracts lawyer got their Distinguished Civilian Service Award

[Craig Hooper @NextNavy]

@MatthewKeysLive Hit this on a whim, and....legitimately hilarious TV.

[Acting Secretary of the Navy Hung Cao @SECNAV]

From the Great White Fleet to the Golden Fleet…we must build more ships!

[Secretary Markwayne Mullin @SecMullinDHS]

Today, I had the privilege of joining @POTUS Trump at the @USCGAcademy graduation as we paid tribute to the 2026 class of cadets.

These men and women are heroically answering the call to service to defend and protect our homeland and our freedoms.

May God bless them as they faithfully serve our nation.

[Jan Sramek 🇺🇲 🌁 ⛰️ @jansramek]

The biggest shipyard in China and the biggest shipyard in South Korea both fit inside the Solano Shipyard.

6.5 miles of waterfront on a federal deep-water channel used by Panamax class, destroyer-sized ships.

There are 365,000 skilled workers within 50 miles.

Just sayin'.

[Farva Price @FarvaPrice]

On the hard days remember the good nights.

[Craig Hooper @NextNavy]

I still remember how tired my small-town Iowa College volunteers were, responding to a major gas leak in a dorm an hour after handling a 24-hour hazmat incident. Don't forget the folks putting out the fires or pulling you out of a wreck are, sometimes, volunteers cc @mercoglianos

[Alex Seitz-Wald @aseitzwald]

Montville is a town of 1,000. These VOLUNTEER fire companies are core institutions in these small Waldo County towns, not just for the services they provide but as social and community hubs.

[Craig Hooper @NextNavy]

An unmistakable sign of National Police Week in DC is the manifestation of innumerable bagpipes playing on various near-capital rooftop party venues.

[Richie Richard @ImpactMovie]

@JeremyKonyndyk Social media right now...

[Craig Hooper @NextNavy]

@swlittauer Watching how quickly and painlessly folks can disperse from Fenway never ceased to amaze me

[Jan Sramek 🇺🇲 🌁 ⛰️ @jansramek]

As we think about inventing and building the new C-5 Galaxy, wouldn’t it be great if there was a new manufacturing-focused city being built in Solano, adjacent to Travis Air Force Base, the largest Air Mobility Command base in America, and the home of the C-5…

[Craig Hooper @NextNavy]

Hey @SecMullinDHS here's how the @USCG can help you out of a PR jam. Use shipbuilding to drive @DHSgov popularity and show the White House how you're a strong manager and rebuilding America/American Security:

https://t.co/YvANPznV9t

[Navy Times @NavyTimes]

Career submariner selected to perform duties of under secretary of the Navy https://t.co/dlj7bbhERZ

[Craig Hooper @NextNavy]

Future member of Congress for VA, tough advocate for Navy accountability, and a likely future SECNAV speaking here:

[Elaine Luria @ElaineLuria]

In the Navy, I navigated the Strait of Hormuz dozens of times on combatant ships. I have the utmost respect for our Sailors as they carry out this dangerous mission under extremely challenging circumstances.

Hampton Roads Sailors are at the tip of the spear and I am praying for their safety.

[Craig Hooper @NextNavy]

@USNINews Thought Toti was leaving for good. Glad to see this hard-working, good dude stay on.

[Craig Hooper @NextNavy]

@mercoglianos @Matt_Bracken48 A GARC looks up from the bar and grins, evilly.

[Craig Hooper @NextNavy]

@peterpipenipple @mpopv Cool stuff will happen in the Bay Area, trust me on this!

[Craig Hooper @NextNavy]

@bdashlane @mpopv It's a nice place, that is developed to pretty much align with the geological realities of the place. There are better places to develop in the Bay Area!

[Craig Hooper @NextNavy]

@blueblueballou @mpopv They could probably fund a second bridge if they robbed all the banks in the country, but they won't. There's far better places in the Bay Area to build a cool new city!

[Craig Hooper @NextNavy]

@devinlavelle @mpopv Exactly. There are better sites--and ongoing projects in the Bay Area!