The Proceedings Podcast

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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

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

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.

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

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.

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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

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.