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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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

Dec 11, 2018 • 39min
Proceedings Podcast Episode 55 - All Marines are Not Advisors
Maj. Rafiel Deon Warfield, USMC, talks about how the Corps needs to create a better screening system for choosing who trains foreign militaries.
Read more at https://www.usni.org/magazines/proceedings/2018/december/every-marine-not-advisor

Dec 6, 2018 • 36min
Proceedings Podcast Episode 54 - Create an Autonomous Program Office
CAPT Sharif Calfee talks about creating an autonomous program office to fast-track good ideas into fleet capability.
Read more at https://www.usni.org/magazines/proceedings/2018/december/navy-needs-autonomy-project-office

Nov 26, 2018 • 48min
Proceedings Podcast Episode 53 - The Salty Millennial Revealed
USNI Blog columnist "The Salty Millennial" reveals his true identity and talks about the state of generational tension in the Navy today.
Read his posts on the USNI Blog: https://blog.usni.org/author/the-salty-millennialgmail-com

Nov 18, 2018 • 40min
Proceedings Podcast Episode 52 - China Wants Amphibs
BGEN Bill Bowers, USMC and Dr. Chris Yung talk about China's desire to have amphibious warfare capability.
Read more in Proceedings: https://www.usni.org/magazines/proceedings/2018/november/china-has-learned-value-amphibious-operations

Nov 12, 2018 • 40min
Proceedings Podcast Episode 51 - Afshin Molavi Talks China
Afshin Molavi, Senior Fellow at the Johns Hopkins SAIS Foreign Policy Institute, talks about China and "the new Silk Road" and the defense implications surrounding it.
Read more at https://www.usni.org/magazines/proceedings/2018/october/new-silk-road-runs-through-uae

Nov 7, 2018 • 31min
Proceedings Podcast Episode 50 - David Poyer Talking Military Fiction
David Poyer talks about how he writes and his latest effort "Deep War."
Learn more about "Deep War": https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250101105

Nov 4, 2018 • 45min
Proceedings Podcast Episode 49 - Fix Navy Air's Adversary Problem
LCDR Graham Scarbro talks about how to fix Navy Air's bandit problem to avoid sending aviators into combat ill-prepared to fight.
Read more at https://www.usni.org/magazines/proceedings/2018/november/fix-naval-aviations-adversary-problem


