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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.

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    The Proceedings Podcast is a fantastic show that offers listeners a deep dive into naval and maritime history, as well as insightful discussions with various guests. Whether you are a history enthusiast or have a passion for the navy, this podcast is sure to captivate your interest. One of the best aspects of this podcast is the choice of guests. The host always brings on experts who explain their favorite subjects with incredible clarity and enthusiasm. It's refreshing to hear from not only famous individuals but also regular people who have a wealth of knowledge to share. This inclusiveness adds depth and diversity to the conversations, making it even more enjoyable.

    The podcast consistently delivers great stories and valuable information that everyone should know about our history. From tales of naval battles to in-depth conversations about maritime strategy, there is something for everyone in each episode. Moreover, the podcast serves as a source of inspiration for those interested in joining the navy or pursuing careers in maritime fields. By shedding light on important aspects of naval history and modern challenges faced by the navy, it encourages individuals to pursue their dreams and contribute meaningfully towards these fields.

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    In conclusion, The Proceedings Podcast is an exceptional show that challenges institutional thinking while highlighting rational discussions about naval history and current affairs. Its presence is vital during these times of change within the community, offering diverse perspectives and giving voice to those without power. Whether you're a naval enthusiast or simply intrigued by historical narratives, this podcast offers valuable insights that will keep you engaged from start to finish. Don't miss out on this informative journey through naval history!



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    EP. 445: Bravery in Chaos: Operation Frequent Wind

    Play Episode Listen Later May 27, 2025 38:18


    Fifty years ago, as Saigon fell to North Vietnamese forces, the U.S. Navy carried out an epic evacuation of American personnel and South Vietnamese refugees. In this Naval History edition of The Proceedings Podcast, Eric Mills talks with author Ed Offley about his latest article.

    EP. 444: Managing Maritime (In)Security on NATO's Northern Flank

    Play Episode Listen Later May 13, 2025 37:36


    To protect the strategically vital Baltic Sea, NATO must adopt a fully integrated strategy that combines resilience and deterrence. Host Bill Hamblet interviews Commander Stefan Lundqvist, Royal Swedish Navy, and Julian Pawlak about their article in the May issue.

    EP. 443: Home Station C2 Will Help Win Future Wars

    Play Episode Listen Later May 8, 2025 31:59


    Leaving command-and-control forces at home will enable them to operate effectively with the least risk and lowest logistics requirements. Host Bill Hamblet talks with Marine Corps Major Michael Holdridge about his article in the April issue of Proceedings.

    EP. 442: Maneuver Warfare is More Than Rapid Movement

    Play Episode Listen Later May 5, 2025 51:01


    Maneuver warfare is a philosophy aimed squarely at the enemy's morale, trust, and will. Host Bill Hamblet talks with Marine Corps Major Aric Ramsey about his article in the April issue of Proceedings.

    EP. 441: The Admiral's Bookshelf

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 30, 2025 31:56


    Host Bill Hamblet talks with retired Navy Admiral James Stavridis, former NATO Supreme Allied Commander, about his latest book from the Naval Institute Press: The Admiral's Bookshelf, a compilation of his top 25 books for leadership and valuable life lessons.

    EP. 440: Lincoln's Forgotten Walk

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 25, 2025 48:16


    A commemoration of Abraham Lincoln and the U.S. Navy officers and sailors who walked him through Richmond in April 1865. Host Eric Mills and Archivist Dr. Samuel Limneos from the Naval History and Heritage Command discuss his article in the April issue of Naval History magazine.

    EP. 439: Disaster at the Dardanelles

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 17, 2025 43:28


    The submarine factor proved a key determinant in the outcome of the Battle of Gallipoli. Eric Mills talks with U.S. Air Force Captain Grant T. Willis about his recent article in Naval History.

    EP. 438: Naval Aviation Year in Review

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 4, 2025 35:34


    Naval aviation and aircraft carriers remain indispensable elements of the 21st-century military. Host Bill Hamblet talks with Navy Captain Matt Wright about his article in the March issue of Proceedings.

    EP. 437: Inside Submarine Construction with RDML Weeks

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 28, 2025 25:30


    Host Bill Hamblet discusses submarine construction with Rear Admiral Todd Weeks, Program Executive Officer for Strategic Submarines, after a tour of a construction facilities for U.S. submarines.

    EP. 436: Shareholder Interests Are At Odds with Navy Needs

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 18, 2025 39:24


    Bill Hamblet talks with Martin J. Bollinger about his recent article on Shipbuilding in the February issue of Proceedings.

    EP. 435: Slicing and Dicing the Mercator Projection

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 16, 2025 43:39


    Retired Navy Captain Robert C. Rubel talks with Bill Hamblet about the geographical implications of naval strategy and global security.

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    EP 434: The Future Is Here: Thoughts on Warship Design and Acquisition

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 3, 2025 37:37


    The fleet of the future must be designed, procured, and supported with a process that harmonizes three distinct product streams—software, systems, and structures. Former CNO John Richardson discusses his recent Proceedings article with Bill Hamblet.

    EP 433: Ghost Ship of the Pacific

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 3, 2025 52:30


    In this Naval History edition of the Proceedings Podcast, Eric Mills talks with Dr. James P. Delgado—Senior Vice President and Exploration Sector Leader for SEARCH, maritime archaeologist, historian, and author—about the discovery of the wreck of USS Stewart.

    EP. 432: Capt. Joe Baggett on Surface Warfare Training & Leadership

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 13, 2025 32:12


    Bill Hamblet talks with Navy Captain Joe Baggett about what sailors can expect from Surface Warfare Schools Command (SWSC).

    EP. 431: Ships Must Practice Celestial Navigation

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 6, 2025 39:15


    In February 2022, the USS Essex sailed from Hawaii to California using only celestial navigation methods. Bill Bray interviews Walter O'Donnell and Caroline Stanton Chlaupek, the navigation team that tested their own proof-of-concept for navigating with a total loss of integrated electronic navigation equipment.

    EP. 430: The Carter-Rickover Relationship

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 31, 2025 52:03


    The father of the nuclear Navy's well-known connection with the 39th President was multifaceted, ranging from sagely mentorship to a certain camaraderie. Eric Mills talks with historian Glenn Robins about his article in the latest issue of Naval History.

    EP. 429: MSC Could Use a Balisle Report of Its Own

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 30, 2025 36:21


    Bill Hamblet and Brian O'Rourke talk with Andrea K. Orlowski, deputy director of Engineering at the U.S. Navy's Military Sealift Command, about her latest article for Proceedings.

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    EP. 428: Year in Review and 2025 Preview

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 10, 2025 45:17


    Bill Hamblet, Bill Bray, and Brian O'Rourke discuss top stories from 2024 and preview what's to come in 2025.

    EP. 427: Crisis in the Taiwan Strait

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 10, 2025 36:12


    Seventy years ago, the seeds of discord were sown in the South China Sea—and the Seventh Fleet helped stave off the escalation to a full-scale shooting war. In this Naval History episode of the Proceedings Podcast, Eric Mills talks with Navy Lieutenant Commander Thomas J. Cutler about his article in the December issue of Naval History.

    EP. 426: Training For Victory

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 8, 2025 37:38


    Host Bill Hamblet talks with author Frank K. Sobchak, author of "Training for Victory: U.S. Special Forces Advisory Operations from El Salvador to Afghanistan," published by the Naval Institute Press.

    EP. 425: Maintaining Undersea Superiority: Status Report

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 11, 2024 60:13


    Vice Admiral Robert Gaucher, Commander of Naval Submarine Forces, Submarine Force Atlantic, and Allied Submarine Command, talks with host Bill Hamblet about the status of the submarine force.

    EP. 424: In Contrast: Admiral Zumwalt vs. Admiral Holloway at the Helm of the Navy

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 10, 2024 50:36


    Host Eric Mills talks with Edward Marolda about his latest article for Naval History magazine.

    EP. 423: Mad Max Imperatives for the Stand-In Force

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 5, 2024 22:59


    Host Bill Hamblet talks with Marine Corps Major Dilan Swift about his prize-winning article from the Marine Corps Essay Contest.

    EP. 422: Seapower in the Spanish Civil War

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 21, 2024 40:25


    The struggle for sea control throughout Spain's bitter civil war involved other European powers and led to many naval historical “firsts” in the years leading up to World War II. Eric Mills talks with author Leonard Heinz about his article in the latest issue of Naval History magazine.

    EP. 421: Storming the Beaches: The Marine Corps and Army Must Integrate Armor in Future Amphibious Ops

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 14, 2024 30:21


    Host Bill Hamblet talks with U.S. Army Major Austin T. Schwartz about his prize-winning article in the Marine Corps essay contest.

    EP. 420: Essential Films for Shipyard Leadership

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 25, 2024 45:23


    Host Bill Hamblet talks with Navy Captain Joel Holwitt about the films that taught him important leadership lessons that can be applied in the shipyard.

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    EP. 419: Diverging Views, One Destination

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 25, 2024 28:23


    The first two Marine aviators had uniquely different careers that embodied the two central characteristics of Marine Corps aviation. Retired Marine Corps Major Fred H. Allison shares their story with host Eric Mills.

    EP 418: The War for Ukraine, A Conversation with Mick Ryan

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 15, 2024 31:14


    Host Bill Hamblet talks with author Mick Ryan about his latest book on the war between Russia and Ukraine (Naval Institute Press, 2024).

    EP. 417: Jim Holmes on the Navy's New NavPlan

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 2, 2024 26:57


    James Holmes, former U.S. Navy surface warfare officer and J. C. Wylie Chair of Maritime Strategy at the Naval War College, talks with Bill Hamblet about the CNO's newly released NavPlan.

    EP. 416: No One Should Think the War Will Be Short

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 18, 2024 37:24


    Convincing China that a war for Taiwan will certainly become protracted would be a strong deterrent.

    EP. 415: Battle of Leyte Gulf - A Conversation with Drachinifel

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 18, 2024 36:32


    British naval historian Drachinifel speaks with Proceedings Editor-in-Chief Bill Hamblet about the Battle of Leyte Gulf going into the 80th anniversary of the momentous battle.

    EP. 414: September Review

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 9, 2024 37:49


    Podcast host and Proceedings Editor-in-Chief Bill Hamblet and Deputy Editor Bill Bray discuss highlights from the September issue.

    EP. 413: Navy F-35C Update from Lockheed Martin

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 4, 2024 22:51


    Jim Gigliotti, retired Navy captain and F-35C Program Manager from Lockheed Martin talks with Proceedings Editor-in-Chief Bill Hamblet about the F-35C Lightning II.

    EP. 412: Commander, Naval Air Forces, talks carriers, FA-18, F-35, unmanned, and readiness.

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 4, 2024 18:59


    Vice Admiral Dan Cheever talks to host Bill Hamblet about the demand for aircraft carriers, aircraft readiness, safety, sailors, and modernization.

    EP. 411: Tailhook Leaders Discuss #Hook24, TOPGUN, and Naval Aviation Training

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 4, 2024 14:17


    Navy FA-18 Pilots CDR Kristen Findlay and LT Mark Jbeily talk about this year's Tailhook Symposium, TOPGUN training, and changes to carrier qualification.

    EP. 410: CDR, Naval Air Training talks about the Flight School Factory

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 29, 2024 19:46


    The head of Naval Air Training discusses changes underway to undergraduate pilot training in the Navy.

    EP. 409: Mysteries of the K-129

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 28, 2024 46:46


    The disappearance of a Soviet submarine in the Pacific—and the CIA's clandestine effort to retrieve the wreck—remains one of the most intriguing chapters in the story of the Cold War. Host Eric Mills gets an inside account from Navy Reserve Captain Jack G. Newman, a former submarine officer who was there.

    EP. 408: The Evacuation of Sicily in WWII

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 22, 2024 52:11


    Host Eric Mills and Marine Corps Lieutenant Colonel Brian Kerg discuss Operation Lehrgang: the Axis evacuation of German and Italian forces from Sicily in August 1943, following the Allied invasion known as Operation Husky.

    EP. 407: The Navy's Shipbuilding Dilemma

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 8, 2024 36:59


    Bill Hamblet and Brian O'Rourke discuss current issues the Navy faces in expanding the fleet, and encourage readers to join the discussion by writing for Proceedings.

    EP. 406: Everybody Fights: A Conversation with SMMC Carlos A. Ruiz

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 23, 2024 39:56


    Host Bill Hamblet talks with Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps Carlos A. Ruiz about recruiting, retention, and the Marine Corps warfighting culture.

    EP: 405: The Soft Cyber Underbelly of the U.S. Military

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 15, 2024 32:07


    Lessons from the Israel-Hamas conflict reveal you are more vulnerable to cyber threats than you know. Host Bill Hamblet talks with Marine Corps Major W. Stone Holden, about his prize-winning essay for the Information Warfare Essay Contest, sponsored by Booz Allen.

    EP. 404: Seizing Saipan

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 12, 2024 29:09


    Host Eric Mills and Chris Hemler discuss the Battle of Saipan as a turning point in the Pacific Theater.

    EP. 403: July Issue Review

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 9, 2024 42:01


    Bill Hamblet, Bill Bray, and Brian O'Rourke discuss highlights from the July issue.

    EP. 402: AI's Role in Future Conflicts

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 8, 2024 34:43


    Host Bill Hamblet talks with retired Navy Captain Sam Tangredi, Leidos Chair of Future Warfare Studies at the Naval War College, about the impact of AI on future conflicts.

    EP. 401: Lessons in Leadership

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 5, 2024 40:20


    Host Bill Hamblet talks with two of the winners of the 2023 Leadership Essay Contest—Coast Guard Lieutenant Matthew J. Nagle and Lieutenant Commander Drew Stafford.

    EP. 400: The Melting Point: An Interview with Former CENTCOM Commander General McKenzie, USMC

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 14, 2024 49:16


    Host Bill Hamblet interviews former CENTCOM Commander General Frank McKenzie Jr., U.S. Marine Corps (Retired), about his latest book from the Naval Institute Press. For more information on "The Melting Point: High Command and War in the 21st Century," visit: www.usni.org/press/books/melting-point

    EP. 400: The Melting Point: An Interview with Former CENTCOM Commander General McKenzie, USMC

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 14, 2024 49:16


    Host Bill Hamblet interviews former CENTCOM Commander General Frank McKenzie Jr., U.S. Marine Corps (Retired), about his latest book from the Naval Institute Press. For more information on "The Melting Point: High Command and War in the 21st Century," visit: https://www.usni.org/press/books/melting-point

    EP. 399: June Review

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 12, 2024 50:18


    Bill Hamblet and Brian O'Rourke discuss highlights from the June issue of Proceedings.

    EP. 398: Operation Neptune: Liberating Europe

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 7, 2024 37:13


    Host Eric Mills and author Ed Offley discuss Operation Neptune, the most epic undertaking in the annals of amphibious warfare that unleashed a tidal wave of manpower onto France's shores that marked the beginning of the end for the Third Reich.

    EP. 397: Another Historic Year for the PLA Navy

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 3, 2024 44:38


    Retired Navy Captain Jim Fanell—noted expert on the Chinese Navy, former Director of Intelligence for the U.S. Pacific Fleet, and frequent Proceedings contributor—provides an update on the PLA Navy and their operations.

    EP. 396: May Issue Review

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 3, 2024 41:24


    Bill Hamblet and Brian O'Rourke review highlights from the May issue, and preview the June issue of Proceedings.

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