Maritime Nation

Admiral Linda L. Fagan, 27th Commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard, joins host Admiral Foggo for a packed conversation reaching from the Arctic to the Indo-Pacific and ranging from the Coast Guard’s role as a unique instrument of national security to what it takes to recruit and retain the personnel who make its incredible operations possible. Season 3 of Maritime Nation is produced in partnership with Dataminr.

With the fiscal 2025 presidential budget request release weeks away, the Department of Defense and defense industry remain in limbo under the ongoing continuing resolution. What can we expect from the 2025 defense budget? What impact does the continuing resolution have on defense modernization and readiness? How are the Sea Services uniquely impacted? Season 3 of Maritime Nation is produced in partnership with Dataminr.

It has been over 700 days since the start of Russia’s most recent invasion of Ukraine. Kicking off Season 3 of Maritime Nation, Admiral Foggo sits down with Major General Borys Kremenetskyi, Ukraine’s Defense Attaché in Washington, and Major General Peter Fuller, USA (ret.) to discuss how the war has progressed and what lays ahead of Ukraine’s security. Season 3 of Maritime Nation is produced in partnership with Dataminr.

Ahead of the Surface Navy Association’s 36th National Symposium, tune in to this special episode of Maritime Nation, to hear CMS’s Dean and Navalist in conversation with shipbuilders and surface warfare experts, Vice Admiral Rick Hunt, USN (ret.) and Captain Mark Vandroff, USN (ret.).

Dr. Steve Wills, Navalist at the Center for Maritime Strategy, talks with the Commander of the Royal Canadian Navy, Vice Admiral Angus Topshee, on a number of topics to include the modernization of the Canadian Navy’s submarine and frigate arms, its operations with the U.S. and other allies in the Arctic, and the potential for further, cooperative efforts between the U.S. and Canadian navies in the Indo-Pacific and other parts of the globe.

Dr. Steve Wills, Navalist at the Center for Maritime Strategy, talks with Secretary John Lehman about the state of and direction for the Congressional Commission on the Future of the Navy. Secretary Lehman offers a unique perspective on Commission — and more broadly on commissions’ organization and functions — thanks to his service on the 9/11 Commission and experience as the 65th Secretary of the Navy. An old commercial once intoned “When EF Hutton Talks, People Listen,” and likewise, when Sec. John Lehman talks naval issues on Maritime Nation, everyone should listen.

In this discussion, ADM Daryl Caudle, Commander of U.S. Fleet Forces Command, and LT GEN Brian Cavanaugh, Commander of Marine Forces Command, delve into the significance of Large Scale Exercise 2023. They explore the innovative live virtual constructive approach that enhances military training. The conversation covers the Marine Corps' pivotal role in evolving naval warfare, emphasizing agile operations and logistics as crucial elements in modern combat. Global maritime strategies and technological advancements are also key topics as they navigate modern security challenges.

Admiral Foggo is joined by Admiral Steven Poulin, the 33rd Vice Commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard, to discuss the Coast Guard’s sprawling responsibilities, emerging capabilities, and how it gets the job done, from maritime response missions to defense operations. Admiral Poulin explains how the Coast Guard joins allies in supporting Indo-Pacific security, leads the fight against illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing, competes in the Arctic, and recruits and retains Coasties to make missions possible.

AUKUS – the enhanced trilateral security partnership between Australia, the United Kingdom, and the United States – is perhaps the most consequential security initiative of Washington in the Indo-Pacific. ADM (ret.) Foggo is joined by ADM (ret.) John Richardson, former Chief of Naval Operations, and Dr. Charles Edel, to discuss the background, status, and the future of the AUKUS partnership.

Admiral Foggo is joined by Naval Sea Systems Command’s unmanned programs chief rear Admiral Casey Moton, former Task Force 59 Commander Captain Michael D. Brasseur, and Huntington Ingalls Unmanned Systems Division President Mr. Duane Fotheringham to discuss the past development of unmanned systems and their short and long-term way ahead in U.S. naval service.