

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 15, 2019 • 58min
Proceedings Podcast Episode 76 - PEO-JSF Director Talks F-35
VADM Mat Winter, PEO-JSF, talks in-depth about the F-35 program, past and present.

Apr 13, 2019 • 42min
Proceedings Podcast Episode 75 - Refuel the Truman, It's the Law
CAPT Tal Manvel gives his opinion of the Navy's recent decision to not to refuel CVN-75.
Read his article at https://www.usni.org/magazines/proceedings/2019/march/refuel-truman-its-law

Apr 7, 2019 • 37min
Proceedings Podcast Episode 74 - Midshipmen Explain NAFAC
The midshipmen leaders of NAFAC talk foreign affairs and their outlook as they're about to enter the fleet.
Learn more about NAFAC: https://www.usna.edu/NAFAC/index.php

Apr 3, 2019 • 50min
Proceedings Podcast Episode 73 - Get the Army Back in Amphibs
Maj. B.A. Friedman, USMCR, talks about where we need to up our amphibious warfare game, including getting the Army involved again.
Read Major Friedman's article in the April issue of Proceedings: https://www.usni.org/magazines/proceedings/2019/april/ensuring-access-maritime-world

Mar 24, 2019 • 50min
Proceedings Podcast Episode 72 - Chiefs Need to Earn Back Sailors' Trust
CMC Bill Houlihan talks about how chiefs need to earn back the trust of their sailors.
Read more in his post on the USNI Blog: https://blog.usni.org/posts/2019/03/22/message-to-the-mess-earn-back-the-sailors-trust

Mar 17, 2019 • 37min
Proceedings Podcast Episode 71 - Garth Ennis Talks "The Night Witches"
Renowned graphic novelist Garth Ennis talks about "The Night Witches," published by Dead Reckoning, the Naval Institute Press graphic novel imprint.
Learn more about and order "The Night Witches": https://www.deadreckoning.org/book/the-night-witches/

Mar 13, 2019 • 44min
Proceedings Podcast Episode 70 - NATO Expert Talks North Atlantic
Magnus Nordenman poses 5 questions NATO must answer in the North Atlantic.
Read his March Proceedings article on USNI.org: https://www.usni.org/magazines/proceedings/2019/march/five-questions-nato-must-answer-north-atlantic

Mar 4, 2019 • 47min
Proceedings Podcast Episode 69 - Is IW a Warfare Command?
A debate about whether IW is best positioned as support or a warfare specialty.

Feb 27, 2019 • 43min
Proceedings Podcast Episode 68 - Behind the Scenes of Fleet Maintenance
Master Chief Scott Kelly and retired CAPT John Cordle talk about the maintenance lessons learned from the FITZGERALD and McCAIN mishaps and where the fleet is now as a result.
Read Captain Cordle's February 2019 Proceedings article at https://www.usni.org/magazines/proceedings/2019/february/captain-get-some-sleep

Feb 24, 2019 • 42min
Proceedings Podcast Episode 67 - ET2 Gives a View from the Deckplates
ET2 Patrick Fisher, who penned two controversial op-eds for "Navy Times" in recent years, offers his thoughts on whether the Navy is actually taking action on issues flagged after the collisions-at-sea during the summer of 2017.
Read his op-eds at https://www.navytimes.com/news/your-navy/2018/10/29/op-ed-dear-vcno-fix-the-chiefs-mess-and-listen-more-to-junior-sailors/ and https://www.navytimes.com/news/your-navy/2018/01/09/opinion-dont-ignore-bad-policy-and-the-indolent-chiefs-mess/