The Proceedings Podcast

USNI News Editor-in-Chief Sam LaGrone talks about Iran, Baltops, FFG(X), and other current events.

Military cardiologist Col John G. Sotos discusses how the current PRT doesn't reflect the physical needs of today's fight. Read more at https://www.usni.org/magazines/proceedings/2019/june/physical-fitness-programs-dont-fit-todays-fight

Lt. Col. Colin Smith talks about using corvette carriers to solve the U.S. Navy's capability gap in the littorals with the renewal of great power competition. Read more at https://www.usni.org/magazines/proceedings/2019/june/corvette-carriers-new-littoral-warfare-strategy

Battle of Midway expert Jon Parshall takes another look at how the battle unfolded and events the day after that ended one submariner skipper's career. Read more: https://www.usni.org/magazines/naval-history-magazine/2007/june/ignoring-lessons-defeat https://www.usni.org/magazines/naval-history-magazine/2019/june/double-turn-misfortune

Vince O'Hara explores how D-Day might have happened in 1943 instead of 1944. Read more at https://www.usni.org/magazines/naval-history-magazine/2019/june/d-day-year-too-late

A Coast Guard couple explains why SOUTHCOM should be headed by a Coast Guard admiral. Read more at https://www.usni.org/magazines/proceedings/2019/june/coast-guard-should-helm-southcom

The Proceedings staff discusses what it's like to fly with the Blue Angels, this year's "controversial" Herndon climb during USNA's commissioning week, and what's coming up in future issues of the magazine.

CDR "Jethro" Bodine reviews the state of Naval Aviation platform-by-platform and offers in-depth perspective on each one. Read more at https://www.usni.org/magazines/proceedings/2019/may/us-naval-aviation-and-weapons-year-review

The producers of "Scramble the Seawolves" explain the inspiration behind their documentary about a squadron of Hueys that provided close air support for the riverines in Vietnam. Read more at https://www.usni.org/magazines/naval-history-magazine/2019/june/i-am-sailor-and-seawolf

MCPON Russ Smith talks about the latest issues around the fleet.

Legendary naval strategist Peter Swartz talks about his career and offers advice for the next generation of military planners. Read an interview with CAPT Swartz in the May issue of Proceedings at https://www.usni.org/magazines/proceedings/2019/may/naval-strategist-speaks

LCDR Alison Maruca talks about her challenges with being both a Naval Officer and a mom, and how her issues aren't just a female sailor problem. Read her article in Proceedings at https://www.usni.org/magazines/proceedings/2019/april/child-care-fleet-problem

VADM Mat Winter, PEO-JSF, talks in-depth about the F-35 program, past and present.

CAPT Tal Manvel gives his opinion of the Navy's recent decision to not to refuel CVN-75. Read his article at https://www.usni.org/magazines/proceedings/2019/march/refuel-truman-its-law

The midshipmen leaders of NAFAC talk foreign affairs and their outlook as they're about to enter the fleet. Learn more about NAFAC: https://www.usna.edu/NAFAC/index.php

Maj. B.A. Friedman, USMCR, talks about where we need to up our amphibious warfare game, including getting the Army involved again. Read Major Friedman's article in the April issue of Proceedings: https://www.usni.org/magazines/proceedings/2019/april/ensuring-access-maritime-world

CMC Bill Houlihan talks about how chiefs need to earn back the trust of their sailors. Read more in his post on the USNI Blog: https://blog.usni.org/posts/2019/03/22/message-to-the-mess-earn-back-the-sailors-trust

Renowned graphic novelist Garth Ennis talks about "The Night Witches," published by Dead Reckoning, the Naval Institute Press graphic novel imprint. Learn more about and order "The Night Witches": https://www.deadreckoning.org/book/the-night-witches/

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

A debate about whether IW is best positioned as support or a warfare specialty.

Master Chief Scott Kelly and retired CAPT John Cordle talk about the maintenance lessons learned from the FITZGERALD and McCAIN mishaps and where the fleet is now as a result. Read Captain Cordle's February 2019 Proceedings article at https://www.usni.org/magazines/proceedings/2019/february/captain-get-some-sleep

ET2 Patrick Fisher, who penned two controversial op-eds for "Navy Times" in recent years, offers his thoughts on whether the Navy is actually taking action on issues flagged after the collisions-at-sea during the summer of 2017. Read his op-eds at https://www.navytimes.com/news/your-navy/2018/10/29/op-ed-dear-vcno-fix-the-chiefs-mess-and-listen-more-to-junior-sailors/ and https://www.navytimes.com...

Bill, Paul, and Ward review the highlights of Day 3 of WEST 2019.

Bill, Paul, and Ward review the highlights of WEST 2019 Day 2 live from the San Diego Convention Center.

Bill, Paul, and Ward review the highlights of USNI/AFCEA WEST Day 1 live from San Diego.