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Two CNA field analysts discuss their work assisting operations to ensure freedom of navigation in the Red Sea. Guest Biographies Dr. Keith Zirkle is a research scientist in CNA's Fleet Operations and Assessments Program. He is CNA's field representative at Naval Forces Central Command. Kevin O'Connell is a research analyst in CNA's Fleet Operations and Assessments Program. He is currently CNA's field representative to Commander, Seventh Fleet, but he deployed with Carrier Strike Group 2 during the Red Sea crisis. Further Reading CNA Field Program
We'rrrreeeee back! It's the March edition of our Q&A podcast, and I’ve got some really great questions and topics for you this month. Online assessment and program design. Are your clients extended? Flexed? In a posterior tilt? I’ll explain the difference and why there’s so much confusion. And my best advice for young and older […] The post March Q&A: Assessments, Program Design and YOUR Coaching Evolution appeared first on Robertson Training Systems.
Photo: No known restrictions on publication. @Batchelorshow 1/4: #Taiwan into a hard target porcupine: 1/4 The Fall of Taiwan; & What is to be done? @ElbridgeColby The Marathon Initiative. Captain Jerry Hendrix, @JerryHendrixII Sagamore Institute. RADM Edward "Sonny" Masso USN (ret), Naval Historical Foundation (Originally posted October 2021). https://www.cnn.com/2021/10/15/politics/china-taiwan-tension-debate-biden-response/index.html - Elbridge Colby @ElbridgeColby The Marathon Initiative - Captain Jerry Hendrix, @JerryHendrixII Telemus Group, director of the Defense Strategies and Assessments Program at the Center for a New American Security, & USN [ret]. - RADM Edward "Sonny" Masso USN (ret), Naval Historical Foundation
Photo: No known restrictions on publication. @Batchelorshow 2/4: #Taiwan into a hard target porcupine: 2/4 The Fall of Taiwan; & What is to be done? @ElbridgeColby The Marathon Initiative. Captain Jerry Hendrix, @JerryHendrixII Sagamore Institute. RADM Edward "Sonny" Masso USN (ret), Naval Historical Foundation (Originally posted October 2021). https://www.cnn.com/2021/10/15/politics/china-taiwan-tension-debate-biden-response/index.html - Elbridge Colby @ElbridgeColby The Marathon Initiative - Captain Jerry Hendrix, @JerryHendrixII Telemus Group, director of the Defense Strategies and Assessments Program at the Center for a New American Security, & USN [ret]. - RADM Edward "Sonny" Masso USN (ret), Naval Historical Foundation
Photo: No known restrictions on publication. @Batchelorshow 3/4: #Taiwan into a hard target porcupine: 3/4 The Fall of Taiwan; & What is to be done? @ElbridgeColby The Marathon Initiative. Captain Jerry Hendrix, @JerryHendrixII Sagamore Institute. RADM Edward "Sonny" Masso USN (ret), Naval Historical Foundation (Originally posted October 2021). https://www.cnn.com/2021/10/15/politics/china-taiwan-tension-debate-biden-response/index.html - Elbridge Colby @ElbridgeColby The Marathon Initiative - Captain Jerry Hendrix, @JerryHendrixII Telemus Group, director of the Defense Strategies and Assessments Program at the Center for a New American Security, & USN [ret]. - RADM Edward "Sonny" Masso USN (ret), Naval Historical Foundation
Photo: No known restrictions on publication. @Batchelorshow 4/4: #Taiwan into a hard target porcupine: 4/4 The Fall of Taiwan; & What is to be done? @ElbridgeColby The Marathon Initiative. Captain Jerry Hendrix, @JerryHendrixII Sagamore Institute. RADM Edward "Sonny" Masso USN (ret), Naval Historical Foundation (Originally posted October 2021). https://www.cnn.com/2021/10/15/politics/china-taiwan-tension-debate-biden-response/index.html - Elbridge Colby @ElbridgeColby The Marathon Initiative - Captain Jerry Hendrix, @JerryHendrixII Telemus Group, director of the Defense Strategies and Assessments Program at the Center for a New American Security, & USN [ret]. - RADM Edward "Sonny" Masso USN (ret), Naval Historical Foundation
Photo: USN vs PLA at the First Island Chain. Jerry Hendrix @JerryHendrixII, Telemus Group https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-navy-range-has-diminished-dangerously-missile-aircraft-carrier-killer-china-ngad-air-dominance-11637248615?st=i3o9rz4pigkyrmu&reflink=article_gmail_share Captain Jerry Hendrix, @JerryHendrixII Telemus Group, director of the Defense Strategies and Assessments Program at the Center for a New American Security, & USN [ret].
Photo: Woodcut of the mass killings which took place during the February 28 Incident: an anti-government uprising in Taiwan that was violently suppressed by governor Chen Yi of the Kuomintang-led Republic of China government, which killed thousands of civilians beginning on February 28, 1947. The number of Taiwanese deaths from the incident and massacre was estimated to be between 18,000 and 28,000. The massacre marked the beginning of the White Terror, in which tens of thousands of other Taiwanese went missing, died, or were imprisoned. The incident is one of the most important events in Taiwan's modern history and was a critical impetus for the Taiwan independence movement. 4/4 The Fall of Taiwan; & What is to be done? @ElbridgeColby The Marathon Initiative. Captain Jerry Hendrix, @JerryHendrixII Telemus Group. RADM Edward "Sonny" Masso USN (ret), Naval Historical Foundation https://www.cnn.com/2021/10/15/politics/china-taiwan-tension-debate-biden-response/index.html - Elbridge Colby @ElbridgeColby The Marathon Initiative - Captain Jerry Hendrix, @JerryHendrixII Telemus Group, director of the Defense Strategies and Assessments Program at the Center for a New American Security, & USN [ret]. - RADM Edward "Sonny" Masso USN (ret), Naval Historical Foundation
Photo: Taiwan Confucian Temple built during the reign of Cheng Jing 1/4 The Fall of Taiwan; & What is to be done? @ElbridgeColby The Marathon Initiative. Captain Jerry Hendrix, @JerryHendrixII Telemus Group. RADM Edward "Sonny" Masso USN (ret), Naval Historical Foundation https://www.cnn.com/2021/10/15/politics/china-taiwan-tension-debate-biden-response/index.html - Elbridge Colby @ElbridgeColby The Marathon Initiative - Captain Jerry Hendrix, @JerryHendrixII Telemus Group, director of the Defense Strategies and Assessments Program at the Center for a New American Security, & USN [ret]. - RADM Edward "Sonny" Masso USN (ret), Naval Historical Foundation
photo: Soldiers of the 1874 expedition in Taiwan 2/4 The Fall of Taiwan; & What is to be done? @ElbridgeColby The Marathon Initiative. Captain Jerry Hendrix, @JerryHendrixII Telemus Group. RADM Edward "Sonny" Masso USN (ret), Naval Historical Foundation https://www.cnn.com/2021/10/15/politics/china-taiwan-tension-debate-biden-response/index.html - Elbridge Colby @ElbridgeColby The Marathon Initiative - Captain Jerry Hendrix, @JerryHendrixII Telemus Group, director of the Defense Strategies and Assessments Program at the Center for a New American Security, & USN [ret]. - RADM Edward "Sonny" Masso USN (ret), Naval Historical Foundation
Photo: The Takasago Volunteers were a unit of the Japanese Army recruited from Taiwanese aboriginal tribes. 3/4 The Fall of Taiwan; & What is to be done? @ElbridgeColby The Marathon Initiative. Captain Jerry Hendrix, @JerryHendrixII Telemus Group. RADM Edward "Sonny" Masso USN (ret), Naval Historical Foundation https://www.cnn.com/2021/10/15/politics/china-taiwan-tension-debate-biden-response/index.html - Elbridge Colby @ElbridgeColby The Marathon Initiative - Captain Jerry Hendrix, @JerryHendrixII Telemus Group, director of the Defense Strategies and Assessments Program at the Center for a New American Security, & USN [ret]. - RADM Edward "Sonny" Masso USN (ret), Naval Historical Foundation
This Sunday we're going to convince you to make plans to be in Annapolis next month.Coming up Saturday, Nov. 18, from 12 - 5 p.m. Eastern, our friend Claude Berube is husbanding the Naval Academy Museum's latest effort in what promises to be a very original and entertaining conference, NavyCon.NavyCon has a great line up to discuss how fleet forces have been portrayed in science fiction, in comparison to our Navy today.It kicks off with former NASA astronaut and Naval Academy Class of 1981 graduate, Capt. Kay Hire, on “NASA Today and Tomorrow.” Other speakers include the current Director of the Defense Strategies and Assessments Program at the Center for a New American Security, Dr. Jerry Hendrix, the former Program Manager of the U.S. Navy’s DDG-51 program, Captain Mark Vandroff, and “Service, Citizenship and ‘Starship Troopers,’” will be delivered by Congressman Mike Gallagher, who served as a Marine in Iraq. The concluding address will be given by the author of the best-selling “Honor Harrington” science fiction series, David Weber.We will have Midrats regulars USNA Museum Director Claude Berube, LCDR USNR - Senior Fellow at CNAS Jerry Hendrix, CAPT USN (Ret) - and Mark Vandroff, CAPT USN, CO of NSWC Carderock and former DDG51 Program Manager to come on to discuss their part, do a little geek’n on Midrats time, and generally get you ready for NavyCon. ...and not, that isn't too much Navy for you. You can never have too much Navy.We’ve got them for the full hour, don’t miss it!
Susanna Blume, fellow with the CNAS Defense Strategies and Assessments Program, discusses the new push for Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC). Hosted by Neal Urwitz.
On this week's episode of the Defense & Aerospace Business Report, sponsored by Bell Helicopter, a Textron company, we discuss the financial impacts of Tropical Storm Harvey, the impact of President Donald Trump's border wall on federal budget deliberations, the potential implications of a US debt default, Trump's decision to reauthorize the distribution of excess military equipment to local police departments, and more. This week's guests include Gordon Adams of American University's School of International Service and the Stimson Center, Byron Callan of Capital Alpha Partners and former Pentagon comptroller Bob Hale, who is now with the Center for a New American Security’s Defense Strategies and Assessments Program.
Dr. Jerry Hendrix, senior fellow and director of the CNAS Defense Strategies and Assessments Program, discusses Trump's executive order on the Defense Industrial Base. Hosted by Neal Urwitz.
On this week’s episode of the Defense & Aerospace Business Report, sponsored by Bell Helicopter, a Textron Company, we discuss ongoing FY18 defense budget deliberations on Capitol Hill, the impact of the week in international security provocations on US defense spending, President Donald Trump’s defense-industrial base executive order, the potential implications of American sanctions on global powers on the EU-US relationship and more. This week’s guests include Byron Callan of Capital Alpha Partners, Ron Epstein of Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Steven Grundman of the Atlantic Council, former Pentagon comptroller Bob Hale (now with the Center for a New American Security’s Defense Strategies and Assessments Program), Todd Harrison of the Center for Strategic and International Success, and Sash Tusa of Agency Partners.
Lauren Fish, research associate with the CNAS Defense Strategies and Assessments Program, discusses new challenges and opportunities with the National Defense Authorization Act. Hosted by Neal Urwitz.
Lauren Fish, research associate with the CNAS Defense Strategies and Assessments Program, explains the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). Hosted by Neal Urwitz.
Alexander Velez-Green, research associate with the CNAS Defense Strategies and Assessments Program, discusses his report on Russia's strategic debate on a doctrine of pre-emption. Hosted by Neal Urwitz.
Lauren Fish, research associate with the CNAS Defense Strategies and Assessments Program, discusses the use of exosuits in the U.S. military and their advantages and opportunities on the battlefield. Hosted by Neal Urwitz.
Dr. Jerry Hendrix, senior fellow and director of the Defense Strategies and Assessments Program, discusses President Donald Trump's plan for the U.S. Navy. Hosted by Neal Urwitz.
Even before the election, President-elect Trump mentioned he wanted to get to a 350 ship Navy. The outgoing Secretary of the Navy has put us on a path to 308, and in his waning months is fighting a holding action on the shipbuilding budget giving as good of a turnover in this area to his relief.What are the viable paths to 350 we could see in the opening years of a Trump Presidency? How long could it realistically take? What would a fleet look like 5, 10 or 20 years down the road?What will this fleet be built to do? Will we need new designs to meet the evolving maritime requirements of an eventual national strategy?To discuss this and more Sunday from 5-6pm Eastern will be one of our favorite guests, Dr. Jerry Hendrix, CAPT USN (Ret.), Senior Fellow and the Director of the Defense Strategies and Assessments Program at the Center for a New American Security.His staff assignments include tours with the CNO’s Executive Panel, the Office of the Undersecretary of Defense for Policy, and the OSD Office of Net Assessment. His final active duty tour was the Director of Naval History. He has a Bachelor Degree in Political Science from Purdue University, Masters Degrees from the Naval Postgraduate School (National Security Affairs) and Harvard University (History) and received his doctorate from King’s College, London (War Studies).He has twice been named the Samuel Eliot Morison Scholar by the Navy Historical Center in Washington, DC, and was also the Center’s 2005 Rear Admiral John D. Hays Fellow. He also held the Marine Corps’ General Lemuel C. Shepherd, Jr. Fellowship. He authored the book Theodore Roosevelt’s Naval Diplomacy and received a number of awards, including the United States Naval Institute’s Author of the Year and the Navy League’s Alfred T. Mahan Award for Literary Achievement.
From the same school as "If you want peace, prepare for war," a global maritime power must maintain a presence at sea. It must design a national strategy in line with its economic capability and political will, and make sure it mans, trains, and equips its navy in line with the design.If presence is a critical function of a navy, how is it best accomplished, what are the tradeoffs, and how does it impact friends, competitors, and those sitting on the fence?Our guest for the full hour to discuss this and more will be Dr. Henry J. Hendrix, Jr, CAPT USN (Ret).Jerry is a Senior Fellow and the Director of the Defense Strategies and Assessments Program at the Center for a New American Security.When on active duty, his staff assignments include tours with the Chief of Naval Operation’s Executive Panel (N00K), and the OSD Office of Net Assessment From 2011-2012 he served as the Director and Designated Federal Officer of the Secretary of the Navy’s Advisory Panel. He also contributed to the 2012 Department Posture Statement to the Congress. Following the fall, 2011 Navy Inspector General’s Report on the state of the Naval History and Heritage Command, he was verbally ordered by the Secretary to assume the position of Director of Naval History. Hendrix previously served as the Navy Fellow to the Weatherhead Center for International Affairs at Harvard University. He has been awarded a Bachelor Degree in Political Science from Purdue University, Masters Degrees from the Naval Postgraduate School (National Security Affairs) and Harvard University (History) and received his doctorate from King’s College, London (War Studies).
What is the proper fleet structure for the USN as we design our Navy that will serve its nation in mid-Century?Join us for a broad ranging discussion on this topic and more with returning guest, Henry J. Hendrix, Jr, CAPT USN (Ret.), PhD.Fresh off his recent retirement from active duty, Jerry is a Senior Fellow and the Director of the Defense Strategies and Assessments Program at the Center for a New American Security (CNAS).A Naval Flight Officer by training, his staff assignments include tours with the Chief of Naval Operation’s Executive Panel (N00K), the Office of the Undersecretary of Defense for Policy (Force Development) and the OSD Office of Net Assessment. His final position in uniform was the Director of Naval History. Hendrix also served as the Navy Fellow to the Weatherhead Center for International Affairs at Harvard University. He has a Bachelor Degree in Political Science from Purdue University, Masters Degrees from the Naval Postgraduate School (National Security Affairs) and Harvard University (History) and received his doctorate from King’s College, London (War Studies). He has twice been named the Samuel Eliot Morison Scholar by the Navy Historical Center in Washington, DC, and was also the Center’s 2005 Rear Admiral John D. Hays Fellow. He also held the Marine Corps’ General Lemuel C. Shepherd, Jr. Fellowship. He authored the book Theodore Roosevelt’s Naval Diplomacy and received a number of awards, including the United States Naval Institute’s Author of the Year and the Navy League’s Alfred T. Mahan Award for Literary Achievement.