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Welcome to the CavasShips Podcast with Christopher P. Cavas and Chris Servello…a weekly podcast looking at naval and maritime events and issues of the day – in the US, across the seas and around the world. On this episode…Budget questions, leadership questions, carrier questions - so many unknowns! Sam Lagrone and Mallory Shelbourne of USNI News are back with us to help sort through the many open questions facing the US Navy right now. Please send us feedback by DM'ing @CavasShips or @CSSProvision or you can email chriscavas@gmail.com or cservello@defaeroreport.com.

#PHILIPPINES. ARMING. James Fanell, co-author of Embracing Communist China: America's Greatest Strategic Failure and government fellow at the Geneva Centre for Security Policy, @GordonGChang, Gatestone, Newsweek, The Hill  https://news.usni.org/2025/01/27/chinese-ships-aircraft-block-philippine-research-mission-in-south-china-sea 1855 MANILA

Welcome to the CavasShips Podcast with Christopher P. Cavas and Chris Servello…a weekly podcast looking at naval and maritime events and issues of the day – in the US, across the seas and around the world. This is the third of our year-end specials focusing on significant events and developments of 2024 and some ideas about what to look for in 2025. In this special we're excited to have back with us the core of the USNI News team – chief editor Sam LaGrone, deputy editor Mallory Shelbourne and journalist Heather Mongilio. We again want to wish everyone the Happiest of Holidays and are already looking forward to seeing many of the listeners at this year's Surface Navy Association national symposium January 14-16 at the Crystal City Hyatt. If you have not yet registered, be sure to go to surfacewarfare.org and sign-up today. Please send us feedback by DM'ing @CavasShips or @CSSProvision or you can email chriscavas@gmail.com or cservello@defaeroreport.com.

For review:1. USNI  posts the Memorandum of Understanding (11 June 2024), between the USMC & US Navy concerning amphibious warship readiness terms. 2. US has fully cleared equipment from Base 101 in Niger. Work on Base 201 continues in order to meet the 15 September 2024 departure date of US Forces agreed upon by the US & Niger. 3. US Secretary of Defense (Lloyd Austin) has Call with Russian Defense Minister (Andrei Belousov).  Last call between Secretary Austin and Russian Defense Minister was 15 March 2023. 4.  US & Israel Discuss Strategies for De-escalation in North with Hezbollah (Lebanon Border region).5.  IDF to control all of Rafah with two weeks.  162d Division has operational control of 60-70% of Rafah (Division Commander, Brigadier General Itzik Cohen).6. BAE Increases Production of AMPV at York, PA facility.  Goal is to produce up to 220 AMPVs per year- almost 2 x Brigades worth. 7. Oshkosh has contract worth $27.3 to deliver Medium Equipment Trailers (METs) to the US Army. METs are used for loading and shipping Bradley armored fighting vehicles, Paladin turreted self-propelled howitzers, M992 field artillery ammunition support vehicles, and Armored Multi-Purpose Vehicles. 8. Germany is planning to order 105 additional Leopard 2 A8 battle tanks from defense firm KNDS. If approved, the tanks will be delivered from 2027 to 2030, with around 70 during the contract's final two years. Estimated purchase is worth 2.9-billion euros ($3.1 billion).9. Finland's Senop Unveils Carl Gustaf Day/Thermal Sight. The sight consists of a day camera, thermal camera, laser rangefinder, and ballistic calculation- which aids in first round probability of hit. The sight weighs 1.7 kilograms (3.74 pounds). 

Sam LaGrone and Bill Hamblet discuss the latest news from the Sea Services, and the new member-exclusive news offering from USNI News.

Welcome to the CavasShips Podcast with Christopher P. Cavas and Chris Servello…a weekly podcast looking at naval and maritime events and issues of the day – in the US, across the seas and around the world. This week…the 30-year shipbuilding plan, another shocking amphibious ship report, Gaza Bridge preps and more – Sam Lagrone of USNI News will be here to help us dive into all that and more!

Welcome to the CavasShips Podcast with Christopher P. Cavas and Chris Servello…a weekly podcast looking at naval and maritime events and issues of the day – in the US, across the seas and around the world. This week…2023 in review. We're joined by the entire gang from USNI News to look back at some of the biggest and most significant naval developments of the past year. Chief editor Sam LaGrone, deputy editor Mallory Shelbourne and journalist Heather Mongilio will also let us in on what they expect to see in 2024.

Welcome to the CavasShips Podcast with Christopher P. Cavas and Chris Servello…a weekly podcast looking at naval and maritime events and issues of the day – in the US, across the seas and around the world. This week…What is going on in the South China Sea? Sam LaGrone of USNI News joins us to discuss the first in a series of articles based on the seven-week trip this summer by reporter Mallory Shelbourne. First up is a great story detailing a long patrol over the Nine-Dash Line aboard a US Navy patrol aircraft. Please send us feedback by DM'ing @CavasShips or @CSSProvision or you can email chriscavas@gmail.com or cservello@defaeroreport.com.

Packed episode. Hope you enjoy it.1. Latest US Security Package to Ukraine worth $600 million.2. Latest on US Army Long-Range Hypersonic Weapon Test.3. US Army M1A2 SEPv4 variant cancelled. Focus now on the M1E3 Abrams program.4. Leopard 2 Tanks (Germany & Norway) and Challenger 3 (UK) Tanks to be equipped with Trophy Active Protection System (APS)- joining M1 Abrams and Merkava IV Tanks.5. UK Army Special Operations Brigade (ASOB) to receive new rifle- Alternative Individual Weapon System (AIWS)- L403A1. Fielding begins at end of 2023.6. UK Navy's aircraft carrier drone development.7. USMC develops autonomous vessel to move missiles and supplies.8. Department of Defense Replicator Drone Program (2 x stories: Defense News & USNI).

HOUR 1Trump lashes out after indictment / (CBS) https://www.cbsnews.com/video/trump-lashes-out-at-justice-department-amid-indictments/Trump indictments highlight lies - scholars weigh-in / (NPR) https://www.npr.org/2023/08/07/1191813216/new-charges-against-trump-focus-on-lies-scholars-see-an-authoritarian-playbookFred Fleitz, Vice Chair of the America First Policy Institute (and former Deputy Assistant to President Donald Trump, and Chief of Staff of the National Security Council) joins Tom Anderson to discuss Russian and Chinese ships in Alaskan waters / https://www.alaskasnewssource.com/2023/08/06/us-navy-destroyers-dispatched-aleutians-after-chinese-russian-vessels-spotted-nearby/Dalton in Mat-Su on why he won't pay taxes HOUR 2Big changes on college football / (MB) https://www.morningbrew.com/daily/stories/2023/08/06/what-just-happened-to-college-football?The City and Borough of Juneau issued a declaration of emergency on Sunday following a glacial lake outburst flooding event that swelled waters to record levels / (ANS) https://www.alaskasnewssource.com/2023/08/06/mendenhall-river-flooding-juneau-prompts-evacuation-recommendation-some-residents/Why don't we move the Capital closer to urban Alaska and voters - Charles and Tom discuss State Representative Kevin McCabe on Juneau's disaster declaration, a Capitol move, and Russian/Chinese vessels in Alaskan waters / (USNI) https://news.usni.org/2022/10/11/china-russia-quietly-expanding-arctic-partnership-says-panel"Barbie" movie reached $1 Billion / (CNN) https://www.cnn.com/2023/08/06/business/barbie-box-office-history/index.html?utm_campaign=mb&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_source=morning_brew"Assembly members are proposing a small overhaul of city rules for bicyclists, pedestrians and other non-vehicle roadway users, in an effort to improve safety in car-centric Anchorage" / (ADN) https://www.adn.com/alaska-news/anchorage/2023/08/05/anchorage-assembly-proposal-aims-to-lay-groundwork-for-a-more-bike-friendly-city/

Trying to expand the audience. This episode will be played on WWPR 1490 AM - Bradenton (Tampa Bay), Florida on Friday, 14 July at 1530 hours (3:30 PM).In order.1. Sweden to join NATO.2. France and Germany to develop new tank.3. Commandant of the US Marine Corps- General David Berger retires.  Admired his courage and conviction to make difficult choices.  4. USMC Scout Sniper reductions came from USMC Division Commanders.5. Army force structure changes coming.6. Army wants loitering-munitions for the Infantry Brigade Combat Teams (IBCTs).7. Army Mid-Range Capability Battery fires Tomahawk Missile.8. China-Taiwan article from USNI.9. US FMS to France and Sweden.

Joyce talks the USNI finding that Junior Sailors had to endure some of the toughest living conditions, the lack of general knowledge of American governmental agencies, Title 42, government overreach during COVID, Supreme Court siding with social media giants, and social media and body image issues. Derek from TMZ call in to talk about Johnny Depp's standing ovation, Rihanna's baby bump, Jimmy Buffet's canceled concert, and Jamie Foxx. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Joyce talks the USNI finding that Junior Sailors had to endure some of the toughest living conditions, the lack of general knowledge of American governmental agencies, Title 42, government overreach during COVID, Supreme Court siding with social media giants, and social media and body image issues.Derek from TMZ call in to talk about Johnny Depp's standing ovation, Rihanna's baby bump, Jimmy Buffet's canceled concert, and Jamie Foxx. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

In this episode, our guests discuss important themes regarding the future of automation and its implications for naval combat, hosted by Karl Flynn. This episode was recorded on November 30th, 2022. DR. PETER DENNING began building electronic circuits as a teenager. His computer built from pinball machine parts won the science fair in 1959, launching him into the new field of computing. At MIT for his doctorate in 1968, he worked on Multics, a precursor of today's “cloud computing” systems. He taught computer science at Princeton, Purdue, George Mason University, and Naval Postgraduate School. A pioneer in operating systems and computer networks, he invented the “working set,” a widely-adopted way of managing memory for optimal system throughput. From directing a computational science lab at NASA-Ames Research Center, he wrote The Innovator's Way (MIT Press, 2010) on leadership practices to generate adoption of innovations. He published Great Principles of Computing (MIT Press 2015) and Computational Thinking (2019). He has won thirty-four awards for his work in computing science and education. He is a past president of ACM, the oldest scientific society in computing. He is currently editor of Ubiquity (ubiquity.acm.org). DR. JOHN ARQUILLA is Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Defense Analysis at the United States Naval Postgraduate School. He is the author of over a dozen books covering a range of topics, from irregular warfare (e.g., Insurgents, Raiders, and Bandits, Rowman 2011; and Afghan Endgames, Georgetown 2012) to strategies for improving cybersecurity (Bitskrieg, Polity 2021). Best known for pioneering the concepts of cyberwar and swarm tactics, he has recently undertaken an effort to apply design-oriented practices to military and security affairs. His study of World War II (Why the Axis Lost, McFarland 2020) provides a fresh perspective on that great-power conflict, reconsidering it from a design perspective. In terms of policy experience, Dr. Arquilla served as advisor to senior military and civilian leaders during Operation Desert Storm, as well as during the Kosovo War. He has also been involved in several post-9/11 matters, testified before Congress on countering terrorist networks, and served on a small team that worked for President Obama to help identify new directions for American defense. For continued reading on this topic please check out Bitskrieg and Swarming and the Future of Conflict by Dr. Arquilla and “Military Intelligent Systems Pose Strategic Dilemmas” and Beyond Calculation: The Next Fifty Years of Computing by Dr. Denning et al. The Trident Room Podcast is brought to you by the Naval Postgraduate School Alumni Association and the Naval Postgraduate School Foundation. npsfoundation.org For comments, suggestions, and critiques, please email us at TridentRoomPodcastHost@nps.edu, and find us online at nps.edu/tridentroompodcast. Thank you!

In this episode, our guests discuss important themes regarding the future of automation and its implications for naval combat, hosted by Karl Flynn. This episode was recorded on November 30th, 2022. DR. PETER DENNING began building electronic circuits as a teenager. His computer built from pinball machine parts won the science fair in 1959, launching him into the new field of computing. At MIT for his doctorate in 1968, he worked on Multics, a precursor of today's “cloud computing” systems. He taught computer science at Princeton, Purdue, George Mason University, and Naval Postgraduate School. A pioneer in operating systems and computer networks, he invented the “working set,” a widely-adopted way of managing memory for optimal system throughput. From directing a computational science lab at NASA-Ames Research Center, he wrote The Innovator's Way (MIT Press, 2010) on leadership practices to generate adoption of innovations. He published Great Principles of Computing (MIT Press 2015) and Computational Thinking (2019). He has won thirty-four awards for his work in computing science and education. He is a past president of ACM, the oldest scientific society in computing. He is currently editor of Ubiquity (ubiquity.acm.org). DR. JOHN ARQUILLA is Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Defense Analysis at the United States Naval Postgraduate School. He is the author of over a dozen books covering a range of topics, from irregular warfare (e.g., Insurgents, Raiders, and Bandits, Rowman 2011; and Afghan Endgames, Georgetown 2012) to strategies for improving cybersecurity (Bitskrieg, Polity 2021). Best known for pioneering the concepts of cyberwar and swarm tactics, he has recently undertaken an effort to apply design-oriented practices to military and security affairs. His study of World War II (Why the Axis Lost, McFarland 2020) provides a fresh perspective on that great-power conflict, reconsidering it from a design perspective. In terms of policy experience, Dr. Arquilla served as advisor to senior military and civilian leaders during Operation Desert Storm, as well as during the Kosovo War. He has also been involved in several post-9/11 matters, testified before Congress on countering terrorist networks, and served on a small team that worked for President Obama to help identify new directions for American defense. For continued reading on this topic please check out Bitskrieg and Swarming and the Future of Conflict by Dr. Arquilla and “Military Intelligent Systems Pose Strategic Dilemmas” and Beyond Calculation: The Next Fifty Years of Computing by Dr. Denning et al. The Trident Room Podcast is brought to you by the Naval Postgraduate School Alumni Association and the Naval Postgraduate School Foundation. npsfoundation.org For comments, suggestions, and critiques, please email us at TridentRoomPodcastHost@nps.edu, and find us online at nps.edu/tridentroompodcast. Thank you!

Tanks and Ukraine were the big topic this week.  We try to sum it all up in episode 90.  We also discuss 155mm ammunition and the M198 towed howitzer. It was my opinion that 155mm ammo was the biggest-little story of 2022- and it may continue into 2023. Finally we finish the episode with a great article from USNI that discusses Japan's Naval modernization. 

Welcome to the Sing Second Sports Podcast! A podcast covering the physical mission of the U.S. Naval Academy, and featuring the athletes, coaches and staff at USNA. Army Week - This Is it. Last pod before Saturday. Wags, Ward, John and Chris welcome a slew of guests to close out Army week from Dry 85. And Ward Carroll re-enters the fray! Murph McCarthy joins us to talk about winning the Fall D1 Natty for Women's Rugby. Scott Schuetter - our title sponsor - rolls in to talk real estate and Army/Navy memories. Kelly Welsh '00 rolls in to talk about USNI and 34 years of beating Army in the pool. Pablo Beltran and Mike Heary bromance it out about punting and Navy Basketball. And finally, RADM Tom Lynch joins the pod to preview our stomping of Army. Share feedback on Twitter @wesingsecond...slide into our DMs or tweet at us directly. BEAT ARMY!

Josh reads a USNI article. Leaders today have the same message. Josh breaks this article down with his own interpretation of it all. Often leaders confuse their "Why" with the "How". https://www.usni.org/magazines/proceedings/2022/august/serve-first-lead-second-be-humble --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/bravozulupodcast/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/bravozulupodcast/support

Josh reads and monologues over an USNI article outlining problems and solutions for toxic leadership. https://www.usni.org/magazines/proceedings/2022/may/eliminate-toxic-leadership --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/bravozulupodcast/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/bravozulupodcast/support

Marines know a handful of biographical points about MajGen Smedley Butler: he fought in America's "small wars," won two Medals of Honor, had the Eagle Globe and Anchor tattooed across his chest...and near the end of his life, became an antiwar activist and published a pamphlet called War is a Racket which captured his decidedly negative personal reflections on his military career. Between those biographical bookends lies an untold story of moral injury in the pursuit of American foreign policy that is not well known, but which is now told in Jonathan Katz's book Gangsters of Capitalism: Smedley Butler, the Marines, and the Making and Breaking of America's Empire. We'll be joined by the author in this #BruteCast to dig more deeply into his book and its unflinching look at a part of Marine Corps history. #TeamKrulak Non-Resident Fellow Maj Brian Kerg, USMC, recently reviewed the book in USNI's Proceedings. Jonathan Myerson Katz is the author of Gangsters of Capitalism. He received the James Foley/Medill Medal for Courage in Journalism for reporting from Haiti. His first book, The Big Truck That Went By, was shortlisted for the PEN/John Kenneth Galbraith Award for Nonfiction and won the Overseas Press Club's Cornelius Ryan Award, the J. Anthony Lukas Work-in-Progress Award, and the WOLA/Duke Book Award for Human Rights in Latin America. His work appears in the New York Times, Foreign Policy, and elsewhere. Katz was a New America national fellow in the Future of War program and received a fellowship from the Logan Nonfiction Program. He lives with his wife and daughter in Charlottesville, Virginia. Intro/outro music is "Evolution" from BenSound.com (https://www.bensound.com) Follow the Krulak Center: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thekrulakcenter Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thekrulakcenter/ Twitter: @TheKrulakCenter YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcIYZ84VMuP8bDw0T9K8S3g LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/brute-krulak-center-for-innovation-and-future-warfare Krulak Center homepage on The Landing: https://unum.nsin.us/kcic

By Andrea Howard Sea Control host Andrea Howard talks with LTJG Sherbinin, USN about an article in the January 2022 edition of USNI's Proceedings entitled, “Better, Faster, Cheaper Ship Maintenance – Now!” The article was coauthored with LT Thomas Wester, USN and CPT Richard Kuzma, USA. LTJG Sherbinin is a surface warfare officer stationed in … Continue reading Sea Control 320 – Better, Faster, Cheaper Ship Maintenance – Now! with Artem Sherbinin →

USNI News editor-in-chief Sam LaGrone reviews the news coming out of this week's Surface Navy Assoc. Convention in Washington, DC.

Three retired Marine Infantry Officers — Colonel Will Costantini, Colonel Jeff Kenney & Major Tim Lynch join host Mike McNamara for an hour of current events discussion every Thursday here on ALL MARINE RADIO. TODAY'S TOPICS: Commander Salamander's Blog post on the USNI Blog:  https://blog.usni.org/posts/2021/10/27/a-culture-of-lying-a-profession-in-a-crisis-of-candor Massive USMC Manpower change is outline in this USNI article:  […]

By Jared Samuelson John Bradford joins the podcast to discuss his articles, “Maritime Governance Capacity Building: A U.S.-Japan Alliance Agenda for Rule of Law in the Indo-Pacific,” which appeared in Pacific Forum, and a collaboration with Blake Herzinger for the USNI blog, “10 Things Every Sailor and Marine Should Know Before Deploying to Southeast Asia.” … Continue reading Sea Control 282 – Maritime Capacity Building and Southeast Asia Lessons with John Bradford →

Retired U.S. Navy senior chief and former From the Deckplates columnist Jim Murphy takes time with Paul to discuss how enlisted involvement in the USNI forum has expanded, the struggles to build awareness of the reach of writing in the CPO Mess, and broader enlisted force, and his assessment of the forum today. Listeners can subscribe to the To the Deckplates Newsletter here: https://mailchi.mp/usni/deckplates

https://astralcodexten.substack.com/p/highlights-from-the-comments-on-march   [link back to the original links post: here] On the article about privateers, local naval expert Bean writes: It's time for the standard disclaimer any time Proceedings comes up: Proceedings is intended as a forum for discussion of matters of interest to naval officers, and it is not peer reviewed. Often very not peer reviewed. Like in this case. Please don't judge the USNI on the basis of this stuff. They do a lot of good work. And yes, it is that stupid. First, privateering is probably illegal today. The US didn't sign the 1856 Paris declaration outlawing it, but the ban is almost certainly considered customary international law today, and thus binding on the US, too. (International law is very weird.) Second, it makes no sense. It was something that people did in an era when the ability of the state to do things was sharply constrained, and it was never all that profitable. These days, the government is a lot more effective, and if it wants to hunt Chinese commerce (never mind the issues about who owns the cargo, which is rather different in the days of worldwide communications and the shipping container) it will make auxiliary commerce raiders of its own. There's definitely no need to have a DDG sit outside a Brazilian port waiting. Take any reasonable civilian ship (big yacht, fishing boat, tug, whatever) and fit it with a couple of 40mm guns and a boarding party. Have it do the waiting instead. And our other defense expert, John Schilling, writes:

Radio dan Podcast adalah dua media yang saling melengkapi dan bahkan POdcast menjadi turunan dari radio yang kemudian berdiri sendiri sebagai media siniar. Namun tak menutup kemungkinan keluwesan berkreasi memang lebih mudah di podcast, tapi gak ada salahnya berkolaborasi dengan media siaran Radio seperti Radio USNI YADIKA FM 'Mengukir Prestasi dengan Kreasi' with Rangga Maulana dan Yohanes Krisna --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/radita/message

Links1. America’s Sergeant Majorby Michael Burke2. "Crowdfunded," by Michael Burke and Nick Nethery3. “Prepare to Fight in Megacities,” by Nick Nethery4. “Preparing to Fight and Win Underground,” by Walker Mills5. Starship Troopersby Robert Heinlein6. Armor by John Steakely7. Legacy of Aldenata by John Ringo8. Automated Valor by August Cole9. Burn-In by PW Singer and August Cole10. The Three-Body Problem by Cixin Liu11. Death Traps by Belton Cooper12. Starfist Seriesby Dan Cragg and David Sherman13. The Veteran Wargamer podcast14. Old Man’s War by John Scalzi15. “9 Simple Rules for Owning the Zombie Apocalypse,” by Nick Nethery16. “‘The Walking Dead’ is Full of Useless Idiots, Says a USMC Sgt. Maj.,” by Michael Burke17. CIMSEC Fiction Contest Week

The connections keep showing up if we're available. Bill Bray and I live within a few miles of each other, yet we've met, and become friends, only virtually. He served, I did not. That difference provided us with curiosity rather than judgment. Bill works at USNI (www.USNI.org), the United States Naval Institute. Among other things, they feature and publish what he calls insurgents—people in the naval community who push toward new ideas and challenge thinking habits that may no longer apply. Bill is a proponent of education rich in humanities, the arts, and leadership, hence his admiration for STEAM. Find out about his love of writing, where we start our conversation and then sail off into leadership, culture, history and learning.

The team discusses the USNI annual meeting, the latest COVID-19 impacts on the fleet, and whether midshipmen should be able to get drafted to the NFL without any military obligation.

“A Rude Awakening,” Mitch McGuffie’s 2009 article details his experiences as a junior exchange officer aboard a Royal Navy frigate.“What Happened to Our Surface Forces,” CAPT Kevin Eyer’s (ret.) 2018 article detailing Surface Navy decision-making since 1999 and its resultant effects.The collected USNI works of CAPT John Cordle (ret.), prodigious chronicler of the Surface Navy. 

The Proceedings Podcasts hosts review the history of the Naval Institute on the occasion of the organization's 146th anniversary.

ADM Jim Stavridis talks about his Navy career and longtime involvement in the Naval Institute as he ends his tenure as Chairman of the Board.

En el marco de la conmemoración del "Día de la Tierra Palestina", en homenaje a sus próceres, el diplomático , reflexiona sobre el conflicto sin fin que tiene su país con Israel, y pone el ojo en la gestión de Donald Trump y en el apoyo que el primer madatario estadounidense le brinda al premier israelí. Apuesta a tender puentes, pero sin olvidar que reclamarán en una negocición, que se reconozcan zonas milenarias , a las que no están dispuestos a renunciar ENGLISH In the framework of the commemoration of the "Day of the Palestinian Land", in tribute to his heroes, the diplomat reflects on the endless conflict that his country has with Israel, and focuses on the management of Donald Trump and on the support that the first American madatario gives to the Israeli premier. Bet to build bridges, but without forgetting that they will demand in a negotiation, that they recognize millenarian zones, to which they are not willing to give up

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

Andy and Dave discuss Microsoft’s $1.76B five-year service deal with the Department of Defense, US Coast Guard, and the intelligence communities; the US Defense Innovation Board announces its first “public listening session” on AI principles; Finland announces an AI experiment to teach 1% of its population the basics of AI; a report from the Center for the Governance of AI and the Future of Humanity Institute reports on American attitudes and trends toward AI; and the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism examines UK media coverage of AI. In research news, MIT and IBM Watson AI Lab dissect a GAN to visualize and understand its inner workings, and they identify clusters of neurons that represent concepts; they also created GAN Paint, which lets a user add or subtract elements from a photo. Research from NYU and Columbia trained a single network model to perform 20 cognitive tasks, and discover this learning gives rise to compositionality of task representations, where one task can be performed by recombining representations from other tasks. Researchers at the University of Waterloo, Princeton University, and Tel Aviv University demonstrate that a type of machine learning can be undecidable, that is, unsolvable. Jeff Huang at Brown University has compiled a list of the best papers at computer science conferences since 1996; McGill and Google Brain offer a condensed Introduction to Deep Reinforcement Learning; Nature launches the inaugural issue of Nature Machine Intelligence; and a paper explores designing neural networks through neuroevolution. Major General Mick Ryan debuts a sci-fi story “AugoStrat Awakenings;” NeurIPS 2018 makes all videos and slides available, and USNI’s Proceedings publishes an essay from CAPT Sharif Calfee on The Navy Needs an Autonomy Project Office.

Longtime PROCEEDINGS Editor-in-chief Fred Rainbow looks back on his Naval Institute career on the eve of his departure from the USNI team.

In this episode of the PROCEEDINGS Podcast, Bill and Ward talk to Lt(j.g.) Daniel Stefanus, USN, a surface warfare officer who's won several USNI essay contests in recent years, on his techniques for writing about issues facing the Navy and leadership in the fleet in general.

USNI News senior writer Megan Eckstein joins Bill and Ward to talk about the roll-out of the DoD budget and the U.S. Navy's latest shipbuilding plan. https://news.usni.org/

In this episode, along with other current events, Ward and Bill try to explain that USNI is NOT a political forum while discussing a PROCEEDINGS TODAY article titled, "Take a Knee." Read it at https://www.usni.org/magazines/proceedings/2017/october/take-knee-social-justice

In this episode Ward and Bill put a finer point on the amazing history of USNI and go deep on China.

The next book from USNI's 21st Century Foundations series is 21st Century Ellis, edited by Capt. B.A. Friedman, USMC.This book covers the work of Lt. Col. "Pete" Ellis, USMC who in 1921 predicted the coming war with Japan.Included in this collection are some o f his articles on counterinsurgency and conventional war based on his experiences in WWI and the Philippines.Capt. Friedman will be with us for the full hour to discuss this and more.Capt. B.A. Friedman is a field artillery officer in the United States Marine Corps currently stationed at Camp Lejeune, NC. He is pursuing a master's degree in national security and strategic studies through the Naval War College.

CTR2(SW) H. Lucien Gauthier joins us for a chat about his CRIC project on scientometrics, blogging for the US Naval Institute, and the ninja way to pick orders. The CNO's Rapid Innovation Cell is an organization of 15 junior officers and enlisted. Its goal is to empower and enable emerging Naval leaders to rapidly create, develop and implement disruptive solutions that tackle warfighter needs while advocating for, and inspiring, deckplate innovation throughout the Fleet.  ET1(SW) Jeff Anderson is a member of the CNO's Rapid Innovation Cell. The views expressed are his alone, and not the official position of the CRIC, Naval Warfare Development Command, CNO, the United States Navy or any other entity explicitly or implicitly mentioned in the above. Check us out on Facebook! Get involved at www.facebook.com/NavyCRIC . Join the CRIC[x]! The CRIC[x] is our extended network of sailors and innovators.  

Institutions do not exist and excel simply because they "are." They must be nurtured by dedicated individuals that find the right combination of stewardship and intellectual curiosity to ensure they continue to carry out their mission and leave a more viable entity for those who follow. It must be informed by the past, though not shackled to it. It must be true to its nature, but not ossified in its operation. It must be ready for the future, but clearheaded on how to get there. For the maritime professional in the United States, there is a rather unique institution that really has no counterpart here or in other nations; the United States Naval Institute. Our guest for the first half of the hour will be USNI's CEO, Vice Admiral Peter Daly, USN (Ret). He will be with us to discuss USNI's place in the maritime security arena and how ideas and concepts today inform and influence the direction of our Navy. For the second half of the hour, we will shift focus back with Ensign Chris O’Keefe, USN who is the producer of the United States Naval Academy podcast series, A History of the Navy in 100 Objects, that uses objects from the Naval Academy's museum to help tell the story of our Navy and the nation it serves.