The Proceedings Podcast

From his glory days as a star runner at the U.S. Naval Academy to his ultimate fate in the space shuttle Columbia, a tribute to Willie McCool. Host Eric Mills talks with author William J. Prom about his article in the latest issue of Naval History.

Host Bill Hamblet talks to Steve Rogers, Director of Marketing and Business Development at GE Marine, during this year's Surface Navy Association Symposium.

Peter F. Owen, the First Prize Winner in the 2022 CNO Naval History Essay Contest offers an illuminating look at the markedly versatile role played by Marine air power in the fight against Japan.

Bill Hamblet and Bill Bray review highlights from the January issue of Proceedings.

Commander Robert “Jake” Bebber, U.S. Navy, and Lieutenant Commander Tyson B. Meadors, U.S. Navy, share why cyber defense is an essential part of the Great Power Competition.

Captain Sascha H. Rackwitz and Commander Mark W. Baumert, German Navy, discuss their article in the December issue of Proceedings.

Rear Admiral Doug Fears, U.S. Coast Guard (Retired), talks about Coast Guard missions, operations, and priorities—from counterdrug to emergency response to cutter deployments—and shares leadership lessons from his multiple command tours.

The Black Sea region in 1922 was a place of war and upheaval, not unlike the Black Sea region of 2022. It would fall unto the lot of a young U.S. naval officer to navigate those rocky political shoals. Join us on the Naval History Podcast as coauthors Elliot Carlson and Robert J. Hanyok discuss “Commander Ghormley’s Black Sea Challenge.”

Bill Hamblet and Bill Bray review highlights from the December issue of Proceedings.

The Honorable Randall Shriver, former Assistant Secretary of Defense for Indo-Pacific Security Affairs and Chairman of the Board of the Project 2049 Institute talks about China, Taiwan, growing friction in the Indo-Pacific, and what the United States and its allies can do to maintain a free and open Indo-Pacific.

Captain Michael A. Hanson, U.S. Marine Corps, joins host Bill Hamblet to discuss his article, "Lead from the Front? Not Always," from the November issue of Proceedings.

Retired Navy Captain Scott Mobley posits that the Navy functions best when the operational, technocratic, and strategic cultures in the service have equal influence.

Host Eric Mills discusses the making of the movie Devotion with Thomas Hudner III, son of the real-life hero depicted in the film.

U.S. Navy Lieutenant Julie Roland joins host Bill Hamblet to discuss her prize-winning essay for the Marine Corps Essay Contest.

Eighty years ago, in November 1942, the Allies struck back at the Axis powers with the launch of Operation Torch, the large-scale invasion of North Africa during World War II. Join us on the next edition of the Naval History podcast as Vincent P. O’Hara discusses the events of this historic operation, from the Morocco landings to the frenzied race for Tunisia.

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

Host Bill Hamblet talks with Marine Corps Major Dustin Nicholson about his prize-winning essay.

Join us on the latest Naval History podcast as we chat with this year’s winners in the Professional Historian category of the CNO Naval History Essay Contest, Lieutenant Colonel Pete Owen, USMC (Retired), and historian Andrew Blackley.

We commemorate the 60th anniversary of the Cuban Missile Crisis with Michael Whitby, Senior Naval Historian with the Canadian Ministry of Defence, and the previously highly classified story of the “Cuban Crisis, Northern Vantage.” To read the article from today's episode, visit: https://www.usni.org/magazines/naval-history-magazine/2022/october/cuban-crisis-northern-vantage This content is made po...

In this episode, sponsored by Raytheon Missiles and Defense, Scott Spence, the Executive Director of Naval Integrated Solutions, talks to host Bill Hamblet about the SPY-6 radar and its deployment on Arleigh Burke-class Type III DDGs, Ford-class carriers, and amphibious ships.

Host Bill Hamblet provides some highlights from the October issue, and takes time to answer audience questions.

Host Bill Hamblet sits down with authors Trent Hone and Lieutenant Eric Vorm, U.S. Navy, to discuss their article 'Intellectual Readiness Is Vital to Sea Power,' the latest installment of the American Sea Power Project. To read the article, visit: https://www.usni.org/magazines/proceedings/2022/october/intellectual-readiness-vital-sea-power

Host Bill Hamblet sits down with Dr. Bilyana Lilly—author of Russian Information Warfare (Naval Institute Press, 2022)—to discuss Russian cyber disruption, disinformation, and Russia's ongoing information warfare campaign in Ukraine. For more information or to purchase Dr. Lilly's book, visit: https://www.usni.org/press/books/russian-information-warfare This content is made possible by the members...

Carrier air wings can further diplomacy in this era of great power competition. To read the article from this podcast, visit: https://www.usni.org/magazines/proceedings/2022/september/expeditionary-air-wing-diplomatic-role-peacetime

Ward Carroll joins host Bill Hamblet to reflect on his time with the Naval Institute, and what comes next.