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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Apr 14, 2021 • 34min
Proceedings Podcast Episode 219 - Resurrect the Hunter-Killer Group
The Ilteris brothers, Captain Steve and Commander Mike, discuss how a 21st-century antisubmarine task group could bring the fleet a substantial increase in capability, operational flexibility, and lethality.
More here: https://www.usni.org/magazines/proceedings/2021/april/resurrect-hunter-killer-group
Apr 8, 2021 • 35min
Proceedings Podcast Episode 218 - Legacy of China's Naval Defeat at the Yalu River
Historian Andy Blackley talks about the naval defeat inflicted by Japan in the 1890s that left China with wounded pride that has influenced how that country is rebuilding its Navy today.
More here: https://www.usni.org/magazines/naval-history-magazine/2021/april/enduring-legacy-war-jiawu
Apr 6, 2021 • 33min
Proceedings Podcast Episode 217 - Debacle at the Bay of Pigs
On the 60th anniversary of the operation, historian Norman Friedman talks about how the failed Bay of Pigs operation gave a black eye to the nascent Kennedy administration—and generated a perilous escalation of Cold War tensions.
Apr 1, 2021 • 37min
Proceedings Podcast Episode 216 - China's Dual Command at Sea
China expert Zi "Mike" Yang explains how a military commander and political commissar serve side by side to achieve both military and political objectives aboard Chinese warships.
More here: https://www.usni.org/magazines/proceedings/2021/march/chinas-dual-command-sea
Mar 30, 2021 • 43min
Proceedings Podcast Episode 215 - STRATCOM on Deterrence
ADM Charles Richard, USN, STRATCOM Commander, talks about the need to refocus on strategic deterrence in the wake of 20 years of the Pentagon focusing on asymmetric threats in the Middle East.
More here: https://www.usni.org/magazines/proceedings/2021/february/forging-21st-century-strategic-deterrence
Mar 26, 2021 • 33min
Proceedings Podcast (FTD) Episode 214 - Sea Combat Wings Must Adapt
Master Chief Shane Gibbs and Chief Wayne Papalski discuss why their experiences during 2019 Hurricane Dorian relief efforts made them think that the helicopter sea combat (HSC) community is not ready to operate effectively and efficiently in a wartime environment.
Mar 22, 2021 • 30min
Proceedings Podcast (FTD) Episode 213 - Lethality as Individual Skill
Petty Officer Nicholas Harris builds upon his March "From the Deckplates" article and argues that the fleet's current approach to mission readiness is missing the critical element of "individual lethality."
Mar 8, 2021 • 42min
Proceedings Podcast Episode 212 - China's Desert Storm Education
Retired intel officer Mike Dahm talks about how China took lessons from Operation Desert Storm and remade itself with foreign technology to build a formidable joint military force with expeditionary ambitions.
More here: https://www.usni.org/magazines/proceedings/2021/march/chinas-desert-storm-education
Mar 4, 2021 • 25min
Proceedings Podcast Episode 211 - A Carrier Sailor Looks Back
Proceedings author Robert Stuart, USNR (Ret.) discusses his experience as a young sailor stationed aboard an aircraft carrier, what he learned, and why naval professionals should be interested in their naval history and heritage. He also offers advice to new Chief Petty Officers.
More here: https://www.usni.org/magazines/proceedings/2021/january/standing-ready-korea
Mar 1, 2021 • 30min
Proceedings Podcast Episode 210 - 66 Years of Undersea Surveillance
CAPT Brian Taddiken, USN and LT Kirsten Krock, USN, discuss how 66 years ago one of the Navy’s most secretive communities began. Its members went by the code word SOSUS, which means “Sound Surveillance System.” A new front line in the Cold War, they had one mission: FIND SUBMARINES.
More here: https://www.usni.org/magazines/naval-history-magazine/2021/february/66-years-undersea-surveillance
