The Proceedings Podcast

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.

Host Eric Mills and Chris Hemler discuss the Battle of Saipan as a turning point in the Pacific Theater.

Bill Hamblet, Bill Bray, and Brian O'Rourke discuss highlights from the July issue.

Host Bill Hamblet talks with retired Navy Captain Sam Tangredi, Leidos Chair of Future Warfare Studies at the Naval War College, about the impact of AI on future conflicts.

Host Bill Hamblet talks with two of the winners of the 2023 Leadership Essay Contest—Coast Guard Lieutenant Matthew J. Nagle and Lieutenant Commander Drew Stafford.

Host Bill Hamblet interviews former CENTCOM Commander General Frank McKenzie Jr., U.S. Marine Corps (Retired), about his latest book from the Naval Institute Press. For more information on "The Melting Point: High Command and War in the 21st Century," visit: www.usni.org/press/books/melting-point

Bill Hamblet and Brian O'Rourke discuss highlights from the June issue of Proceedings.

Host Eric Mills and author Ed Offley discuss Operation Neptune, the most epic undertaking in the annals of amphibious warfare that unleashed a tidal wave of manpower onto France’s shores that marked the beginning of the end for the Third Reich.

Retired Navy Captain Jim Fanell—noted expert on the Chinese Navy, former Director of Intelligence for the U.S. Pacific Fleet, and frequent Proceedings contributor—provides an update on the PLA Navy and their operations.

Bill Hamblet and Brian O'Rourke review highlights from the May issue, and preview the June issue of Proceedings.

Host Eric Mills talks with author David Winkler about his new book on the U.S. Navy's first aircraft carrier the USS Langley.

Bill Hamblet talks with Retired Marine Corps Major Carl Forsling about developing a more capable and versatile fleet with ESDs and ESBs.

Lieutenant Charles Klusmann was shot down over Laos sixty years ago. After escaping from his POW camp, he endured a grueling trek through the jungles to freedom. Author Ed Marolda shares his story.

Bill Hamblet talks with Vice Admiral Peter Gautier about the Key Bridge incident, the Maritime Transportation System (MTS), and managing the complex global mission set of the Coast Guard.

Bill Hamblet talks with Vice Admiral Angus Topshee, Commander of the Royal Canadian Navy, about the future of the fleet and global operations.

Bill Hamblet talks with Retired Navy Captain George Galdorisi about his writing career, his latest book, and tips for aspiring writers.

Bill Hamblet talks with Rear Admiral Ted LeClair, Deputy Commander, Naval Surface Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet, and Director, Task Force Littoral Combat Ship; Captain Marc Crawford, Commander, LCS Squadron One; and Captain Mark Haney, Commander, LCS Squadron Two, about the current LCS program and plans for the future.