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Former acting Director of National Intelligence David Gompert, USNA Class of 1967, discusses the Chief of Naval Operations' Executive Panel in the early 2000s and transformation efforts.

Historians John Sherwood and Tyler Pitrof of the Naval History & Heritage Command interview former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Admiral Mike Mullen, USNA Class of 1968. In this second part of a series, Admiral Mullen discusses his first command of USS Noxubee and as chief engineer of USS Fox.

Shannon Martin McClain, one of the first Non-Resident Fellows of the US Naval Academy Museums, and a 1998 graduate of the Academy, discusses her research on Captain Harry Baldridge who built the new museum and collections during his tenure as Director from 1936-52.

Former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Admiral Mike Mullen begins the first part in a series of interviews with historians Tyler Pitrof and John Sherwood of the Naval History and Heritage Command

Dr. Stephen Phillips interviews CDR David Bruhn, USN-Ret,to discuss his book, "On the Gunline: U.S. Navy and Royal Austrailian Navy Warships off Vietnam, 1965-1973." Bruhn relays how navy surface ships interdicted North Vietnamese logistics and supported U.S. Marines and soldiers ashore with gunfire support. Topics include the major operations such as Operation Market Time and Sea Dragon, the acti...

Dr. Martin Waldmen, Deputy Branch Head of the Histories Division at Naval History and Heritage Command, discusses its latest book on the Battle of Leyte Gulf

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Dr. Michael Verney of Drury University discusses his book, "A Great and Rising Nation: Naval Exploration and Global Empire in the Early US Republic."

Kevin Grubbs is a PhD candidate at the University of Southern Mississippi.  His dissertation, entitled “Forgotten Goods: Sailors, Caribbean Trade, and National Boundaries in the Late Nineteenth Century,” analyzes the impact of sailors on the development of community and capitalism along the Gulf Coast.  He has also been published in the  Journal of Mississippi History  on runaway slaves and the in...

Admiral Al Kelln, US Naval Academy Class of 1952 discusses his early career as the first person to fly over, walk on, and sail under the North Pole and as Chief Engineer of USS Enterprise

David Reel, Executive Director of the Museum at West Point, discusses that historic facility and its collection.

Dr. Stephen Phillips interviews CDR Joseph Dituri, USN-Ret, PhD to discuss his career as a Navy Diver, Special Operations Officer, and Engineering Duty Officer, to include the world of submarine rescue all of which influence Dituri's novel, "Secrets in Depth."   Secrets in Depth by Joseph Dituri The Terrible Hours by Peter Maas Dr. Deep Sea - http://drdeepsea.com/ Hyperbaric Oxygen Clinic Tampa -h...

What was it like to work through Millenium Challenge, a major war game exercise in 2002? This episode's guest, Bill Rearick, discusses what it was like behind the scenes.

Podcast co-hosts Marcus Jones, Abby Mullen, Steve Phillips, Tyler Pitrof, and Claude Berube discuss some of the highlights of the first 150 episodes, the value of podcasts for oral history, historians they'd like to interview, and more. Thanks to all the listeners for joining us on this journey so far. We appreciate your support and hope you'll continue to enjoy the podcast.

Lieutenant Colonel Mike Nelson, USA, discusses what he's learned in his career and 11 deployments in the Middle East, joint operations, strategies, and what the next generation needs to learn.

Eric Jay Dolin discusses his latest book, "Rebels at Sea: Privateering in the American Revolution." Some of his other books include "When America Met China," "Black Flags, Blue Waters," and "Leviathan."

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Abby talks to Evan Wilson of the U.S. Naval War College about Napoleon and his escape from Elba. The article we discuss can be found here: https://doi.org/10.1080/00253359.2021.1940517. Evan's website is http://evanwilson.org/.

Dr. Kate Epstein of Rutgers University-Camden discusses her work on early 20th century relations between the US and the UK, their navies, and the development of the torpedo.

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What happened to strategic planning in the Navy after the end of the Cold War? Associate Professor Marcus O. Jones  and Dr. Tyler Pitrof (US Naval Academy) interview Captain Peter M. Swartz, USN (Ret.) on his unusual career and unique insight into strategic planning in the US Navy in the late- and immediate post-Cold War periods. This is a continuation of episode 140.

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What was it like to be at NATO headquarters during the collapse of the Eastern Bloc? Associate Professor Marcus O. Jones  and Dr. Tyler Pitrof (US Naval Academy) interview Captain Peter M. Swartz, USN (Ret.) on his unusual career and unique insight into strategic planning in the US Navy in the late- and immediate post-Cold War periods. This is a continuation of the story begun in episode 124.