

The Proceedings Podcast
U.S. Naval Institute
The Naval Institute is a private, not-for-profit educational institution whose mission is to provide an independent forum for those who dare to read, think, speak, and write to advance the professional, literary, and scientific understanding of sea power and other issues critical to global security.
Every week on the Proceedings Podcast, the Naval Institute's Director of Outreach, Ward Carroll, and the Editor-in-Chief of Proceedings, Bill Hamblet, talk about what's happening in the Sea Services, latest news from USNI News, stories in Proceedings and Naval History magazines, and interview Naval Institute authors. Deputy Editor Bill Bray joins the cast from time to time as well.
Every week on the Proceedings Podcast, the Naval Institute's Director of Outreach, Ward Carroll, and the Editor-in-Chief of Proceedings, Bill Hamblet, talk about what's happening in the Sea Services, latest news from USNI News, stories in Proceedings and Naval History magazines, and interview Naval Institute authors. Deputy Editor Bill Bray joins the cast from time to time as well.
Episodes
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Feb 3, 2023 • 41min
Proceedings Podcast Ep. 314: USCG Vice Commandant Admiral Poulin on Force Structure and Strategy
In the latest episode of the Proceedings Podcast Coast Guard Vice Commandant Admiral Steven D. Poulin discusses Coast Guard strategy, force structure, and manpower.

Feb 3, 2023 • 39min
Proceedings Podcast Ep. 313: Indomitable Spirit—Remembering Willie McCool
From his glory days as a star runner at the U.S. Naval Academy to his ultimate fate in the space shuttle Columbia, a tribute to Willie McCool. Host Eric Mills talks with author William J. Prom about his article in the latest issue of Naval History.

Jan 20, 2023 • 14min
Proceedings Podcast Ep. 312: GE Marine at SNA
Host Bill Hamblet talks to Steve Rogers, Director of Marketing and Business Development at GE Marine, during this year's Surface Navy Association Symposium.

Jan 20, 2023 • 31min
Proceedings Podcast Ep. 311: The Marine Corps’ Air War Over The Pacific
Peter F. Owen, the First Prize Winner in the 2022 CNO Naval History Essay Contest offers an illuminating look at the markedly versatile role played by Marine air power in the fight against Japan.

Jan 11, 2023 • 35min
Proceedings Podcast Ep. 310: January Review
Bill Hamblet and Bill Bray review highlights from the January issue of Proceedings.

Dec 28, 2022 • 48min
Proceedings Podcast Ep 309: Cyber Power Is Essential To Sea Power
Commander Robert “Jake” Bebber, U.S. Navy, and Lieutenant Commander Tyson B. Meadors, U.S. Navy, share why cyber defense is an essential part of the Great Power Competition.

Dec 28, 2022 • 45min
Proceedings Podcast Ep. 308: NATO Navies Must Get The Balance Right
Captain Sascha H. Rackwitz and Commander Mark W. Baumert, German Navy, discuss their article in the December issue of Proceedings.

Dec 16, 2022 • 44min
Proceedings Podcast Ep. 307: RADM Fears Discusses Priorities For Today's Coast Guard
Rear Admiral Doug Fears, U.S. Coast Guard (Retired), talks about Coast Guard missions, operations, and priorities—from counterdrug to emergency response to cutter deployments—and shares leadership lessons from his multiple command tours.

Dec 13, 2022 • 25min
Proceedings Podcast Ep. 306: Commander Ghormley’s Black Sea Challenge
The Black Sea region in 1922 was a place of war and upheaval, not unlike the Black Sea region of 2022. It would fall unto the lot of a young U.S. naval officer to navigate those rocky political shoals. Join us on the Naval History Podcast as coauthors Elliot Carlson and Robert J. Hanyok discuss “Commander Ghormley’s Black Sea Challenge.”

Dec 6, 2022 • 40min
Proceedings Podcast Ep. 305: December Issue Review
Bill Hamblet and Bill Bray review highlights from the December issue of Proceedings.