

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 19, 2019 • 29min
Proceedings Podcast Episode 66 - WEST Day 3 Wrap-up
Bill, Paul, and Ward review the highlights of Day 3 of WEST 2019.

Feb 13, 2019 • 31min
Proceedings Podcast Episode 65 - WEST Day 2
Bill, Paul, and Ward review the highlights of WEST 2019 Day 2 live from the San Diego Convention Center.

Feb 12, 2019 • 29min
Proceedings Podcast Episode 64 - WEST Day 1 Wrap-up
Bill, Paul, and Ward review the highlights of USNI/AFCEA WEST Day 1 live from San Diego.

Jan 29, 2019 • 36min
Proceedings Podcast Episode 63 - Redesign the Fleet
Capt. Trip Barber talks about how the Navy needs to design the fleet for 2030 and beyond.
Read Captain Barber's "Proceedings" article at https://www.usni.org/magazines/proceedings/2019/january/redesign-fleet

Jan 29, 2019 • 29min
Proceedings Podcast Episode 62 - Naval intel's Lost Decade
CDR Wolf Melbourne talks about how Naval Intelligence needs to take better advantage of tech and big data.
Read more at https://www.usni.org/magazines/proceedings/2018/december/naval-intelligences-lost-decade

Jan 22, 2019 • 50min
Proceedings Podcast Episode 61 - Birth of the Navy Progressives
Author Scott Mobley talks about his new book, "Progressives in Navy Blue," which deals with the revolution in critical thought in the officer ranks in the late 1800s.
Buy the book at https://www.usni.org/press/books/progressives-navy-blue

Jan 16, 2019 • 41min
Proceedings Podcast Episode 60 - Warfare Tactics Instructors Tell All
The "Top Guns" of the surface Navy explain how they train the fleet for the high-end fights of the future.

Jan 7, 2019 • 49min
Proceedings Podcast Episode 59 - Arm the Amphibs
Naval expert Bryan McGrath discusses his blog post about arming amphibious ships under the doctrine of "distributed lethality."
Read his piece on the USNI Blog: https://blog.usni.org/posts/2018/12/14/increase-fleet-lethality-by-arming-the-amphibs

Jan 3, 2019 • 42min
Proceedings Podcast Episode 58 - Surface Warfare Forecast from SNA Chief
Retired VADM Barry McCullough talks about the future of the Surface Navy as a preview to this year's SNA convention.

Dec 20, 2018 • 41min
Proceedings Podcast Episode 57 - Why History Matters in Winning Wars
LCDR Jason FIte talks about history's role in making warfighters and Hughes' "six cornerstones" of naval tactics.
Read more at https://www.usni.org/magazines/proceedings/2018/december/study-past-win-today