The Proceedings Podcast

Host Bill Hamblet talks with Captain KC Chhipwadia and Commander Alison Maruca from U.S. Naval Forces Japan about Reserve operations, manning, and warfighting readiness in the Pacific.

VADM Brendan McLane, Commander, Naval Surface Forces talks readiness, manning, Red Sea operations, and directed energy weapons with host Bill Hamblet.

Host Bill Hamblet talks with Captain Tom Clarity about his recent contribution to Phase III of the American Seapower Project.

Host Bill Hamblet talks with Retired Admiral Scott Swift, former commander of the U.S. Pacific Fleet, about his recent contribution to Phase III of the American Sea Power Project.

Host Bill Hamblet talks with Navy Captain Holman Agard about the need for an organized, motivated, and accountable repair community.

Host Bill Hamblet talks with Navy Commander Anthony LaVopa about the article he recently co-authored for Phase III of the American Sea Power Project.

Naval History Editor-in-Chief Eric Mills interviews author David Sears on his new book "Duel in the Deep: The Hunters, The Hunted, and a High Seas Fight to the Finish," from the Naval Institute Press.

Host Bill Hamblet talks with Naval Officer and frequent Proceedings contributor Jeff Vandenengel about his new book, "Questioning the Carrier: Opportunities in Fleet Design for the U.S. Navy" from the Naval Institute Press.

Eric Mills interviews Christ K. Hemler on his book "Delivering Destruction: American Firepower and Amphibious Assault from Tarawa to Iwo Jima" from the Naval Institute Press.

Host Bill Hamblet talks with Retired Navy Commander Paul Giarra and Retired Navy Captain Gerard Roncolato about the final phase of the American Sea Power Project.

Host Bill Hamblet interviews author David Poyer about his latest book "The Academy" from the Dan Lenson series. This content is made possible by the members of the U.S. Naval Institute. For more information, visit: https://www.usni.org/join/

Bill Hamblet talks to Marine Corps Major Christopher Denzel about his article in the November issue of Proceedings.

Bill Hamblet talks with Marine Corps Lieutenant Colonel Brian Donlon about his prize-winning essay for the Marine Corps Essay Contest, featured in the November issue of Proceedings.

Bill Hamblet talks with retired Navy Captain John P. Cordle and retired Commander Bob Alpigini about their experiences deploying with dogs on their crew and how dogs can improve crew morale.

Host Bill Hamblet talks with Navy ensigns Nicholas J. Romanow and Madison Sargeant about their prize-winning essay from the June issue of Proceedings.

Eric Mills talks with Ed Offley about his article on the invasion of Grenada and the legend of a payphone call for air support.

"Countering maritime insurgencies in the gray zone is not a new mission—indeed it was the U.S. Navy’s founding mission." Bill Hamblet talks with Captain B. J. Armstrong, U.S. Navy, about his feature article for the Maritime COIN project, from the October 2023 issue of Proceedings.

Lieutenant Commanders Andrea Howard and Emma McCarthy, U.S. Navy, discuss deckplate culture as two of the first females in the submarine community.

Host Bill Hamblet talks with LCDR 'Mikey' Golankiewicz about service in the EOD community, and her experience in the Chinese spy balloon recovery mission.

Naval History Editor-in-Chief Eric Mills talks with Lieutenant Commander Thomas J. Cutler, U.S. Navy (Retired) about the 150th Anniversary of the Naval Institute, and the influential founding members who started the organization.

Marine Corps Reserve Lieutenant Colonel Herbert Bowsher discusses his recent article on air denial: why it’s important and why the Marine Corps needs the capability to impose it.

Major General Gregg F. Martin offers a candid account of his personal journey with undiagnosed mental illness and offers suggestions on what can be done within and outside the armed forces to treat mental illness.

Revamping the JO training pipeline could increase surface warfare officer retention and expertise.

Host Bill Hamblet and U.S. Navy Commander DeVere Crooks discuss the importance of maintaining the readiness of a globally mobile warfighting team.

One night. Seven destroyers wrecked. An unprecedented peacetime loss for the Navy: a look back at the Honda Point 100 years later. Co-authored by Former Secretary of the Navy Kenneth Braithwaite, and former naval officer Charles Robbins, this piece is featured in the latest issue of Naval History Magazine. To read the article, visit: https://www.usni.org/magazines/naval-history-magazine/2023/octob...