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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Dec 18, 2020 • 54min
Proceedings Podcast Episode 199 - Lessons from Elmo Zumwalt
CDR Joel Holwitt discusses how CNO Zumwalt’s personnel policies and focus on sea control in the lean budget years of the 1970s can offer lessons to the present-day Navy.
Dec 6, 2020 • 45min
Proceedings Podcast Episode 198 - Commandant on Marines Fighting Subs
Gen. David Berger, USMC, 38th Commandant, joins the podcast to talk about the Marine Corps might play an important role in ASW as the service refocuses on being a Fleet Marine Force.
More here: https://www.usni.org/magazines/proceedings/2020/november/marines-will-help-fight-submarines
Dec 2, 2020 • 53min
Proceedings Podcast Episode 197 - Manning Still Matters, A Fleet Perspective
Three years following the Comprehensive Review, Retired Fleet Master Chief Paul Kingsbury picks up the discussion where Proceedings author John Cordle left off in his Dec 2019 blog piece titled, Manning Matters. Ward, Paul, John, and current USFF Fleet Master Chief, Rick O’Rawe discuss the causes and impacts of chronic shortfalls in fleet manning and offer some solutions.
Nov 29, 2020 • 31min
Proceedings Podcast Episode 196 - SPACECOM SEL Speaks!
Retired Fleet Master Chief Paul Kingsbury hosts Master Gunnery Sergeant Scott Stalker, current senior enlisted advisor for the Commander of the newly established U.S. Space Command to talk about current priorities and the importance of space as a warfare domain.
Nov 25, 2020 • 35min
Proceedings Podcast Episode 195 - SECNAV Talks History
Secretary of the Navy Kenneth Braithwaite talks about how a deep understanding of history has influenced his career both in and out of uniform.
Nov 17, 2020 • 36min
Proceedings Podcast Episode 194 - Navy's Carrier Problem
USNI News reporter Megan Eckstein talks about her recently published study that illustrates how the Navy's carrier force has been overworked and is currently struggling to maintain deployment schedules.
More here: https://news.usni.org/2020/11/12/no-margin-left-overworked-carrier-force-struggles-to-maintain-deployments-after-decades-of-overuse
Nov 16, 2020 • 42min
Proceedings Podcast Episode 193 - The Craft of Wargaming
The authors of "The Craft of Wargaming," a new book from USNI Press, discuss how to run a successful wargame and how military leaders can avoid drawing the wrong conclusions from the results.
Nov 10, 2020 • 37min
Proceedings Podcast Episode 192 - Turn Damage Control Training Up to 11
Petty Officer First Class Ashley Derenbecker discusses whether shipboard damage control training prepares crews for real life situations.
More here: https://www.usni.org/magazines/proceedings/2020/october/final-battle-problem-turn-it-11
Nov 3, 2020 • 45min
Proceedings Podcast Episode 191 - OFRP Isn't Working
LTJG Artem Sherbinin explains why he believes the Navy's Optimized Fleet Response Plan could break the fleet and hurt retention.
More here: https://www.usni.org/magazines/proceedings/2020/october/fleet-without-rudder
Oct 29, 2020 • 47min
Proceedings Podcast Episode 190 - Sub Boss Speaks!
VADM Daryl Caudle talks about the U.S. Navy's current and future efforts to sustain the competitive edge in submarine warfare.
More here: https://www.usni.org/magazines/proceedings/2020/october/sustaining-submarine-forces-competitive-edge
