EP. 519: Beneath the Surface: U.S.-China Naval Rivalry
The Chair and Co-Chair of the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission talk with host Bill Hamblet about the commission’s soon-to-...
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Sir Walter Raleigh’s Lost Manuscript on Sea Power
Host Emily Abdow sits down with Captain Sam Tangredi, U.S. Navy (Retired), to discuss Sir Walter Raleigh’s lost manuscript, The Art of Warre...
EP. 518: Navigating the Global Shipping Business
Martin Kröeger, the President of the German Shipowners Association, talks with host Bill Hamblet about how the Hormuz crisis, dark fleets, a...
EP. 517: Avoid the Zombie OODA Loop
Host Bill Hamblet talks with Naval Postgraduate School Professor Tom Hamrick about his October Proceedings article on ways the military can...
EP. 516: USNI News Update with Sam LaGrone
Host Bill Hamblet talks with Sam LaGrone about the latest news from the fleet.
Cruising a Region in Transition: The Persian Gulf in 1972
In 1972, the destroyer USS William R. Rush (DD-714) deployed to the Indian Ocean and Persian Gulf at a moment of profound change. Britain wa...
EP. 515: Victory Through Airpower: General Chuck Horner and Operation Desert Storm
Host Bill Hamblet talks with John Andreas Olsen, the author of the new book about General Horner and the 1991 air campaign that defeated the...
How the Capture of Cuban Fishing Boats Changed U.S. Law
Host Emily Abdow sits down with Charles Robbins to discuss his article "The Capture of the Paquete Habana," the story of how the U.S. Navy's...
EP. 514: School Is In Session: Epic Fury’s Lessons for the PLA
China will study the U.S. military campaign against Iran intently, but there are also opportunities for the Pentagon.
EP. 513: Building Combat Power through the Coast Guard
Coast Guard Lieutenant Commander Keith Blevins, winner of the first and third prizes in our 2026 Coast Guard Essay Contest, talks about Mare...
9/11: The Marine Helicopter Missions Few Remember
On September 11, 2001, as smoke rose from the Pentagon, U.S. Marine Corps Major Daniel P. Creighton and the Marines of HMX-1 were called int...
Making Mayday: Cold War History Meets Hollywood
Go behind the scenes of Mayday with writer-director-producer duo John Francis Daley and Jonathan Goldstein. They join Naval History podcast...
EP. 512: Behind Every Sortie: The Air Boss on Naval Aviation Maintenance
Host Bill Hamblet is joined by the Air Boss—Vice Admiral Doug Verissimo, Commander, Naval Air Forces and Commander, Naval Air Forces Pacific...
The Eagle: From a Nazi Ship to America’s Tall Ship
Host Emily Abdow talks with Will Sofrin about the history of Coast Guard cutter Eagle—from her origins as a Nazi training ship to her second...
EP. 511: Iran War Redux: How Does This Thing End?
As the conflict stretches into its sixth month, Vice Admiral John Miller, U.S. Navy (Ret.), joins us to assess reopening the Strait of Hormu...
A Legacy Under Sail: Celebrating SAIL250 with Captain Kristopher Ensley, U.S. Coast Guard
Host Emily Abdow sits down with Capt. Kristopher Ensley, commanding officer of USCGC Eagle (WIX-327), and Cadet First Class Finley Rauscher...
EP. 510: News Update—Navy Budget, Shipbuilding, and Operation Epic Fury
Bill Hamblet, Sam LaGrone, and Brian O’Rourke talk about the Navy’s budget, shipbuilding, Operation Epic Fury, and recruiting and retention.
EP. 509: Razor's Edge: New Shaving Policy Could Cost the Navy Sailors
Host Bill Hamblet interviews John Cordle about the Navy's new shaving policy and its potential impact on sailors affected by pseudofolliculi...
EP. 508: Lessons from F-35 Accidents and Naval Aviation Safety
Host Bill Hamblet sits down with Captain Robert Niewoehner, U.S. Navy (Retired), and Jefferson D. Grubb, head of the Operations Research Div...
EP. 507: Navy Manpower and the Future of the Force with the Hon. Ben Kohlmann, ASN M&RA
Host Bill Hamblet talks with the Honorable Ben Kohlmann, Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Manpower and Reserve Affairs, about the future...