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By Walker Mills Commander Michael Knickerbocker joins the program to speak about his recent article, “Written in Black and Red: Asymmetric Threats and Affordable Unmanned Vessels.” He discusses the threat of unmanned surface vessels (USVs), what the U.S. Navy should do about them, and how the U.S. Navy should direct its own USV programs. Download … Continue reading Sea Control 491 – Written in Black and Red: Asymmetric Threats and Affordable Unmanned Vessels With Michael Knickerbocker →

By Jared Samuelson Dr. Hassan Khalilieh joins the podcast to discuss Islamic maritime law, to include his book: Islamic Law of the Sea: Freedom of Navigation and Passage Rights in Islamic Thought. Hassan is a senior lecturer in the departments of Maritime Civilizations and Inter-disciplinary Studies at the University of Haifa. Download Sea Control 490 … Continue reading Sea Control 490 – Islamic Maritime Law with Dr. Hassan Khalilieh →

By Jared Samuelson Julian Pawlak joins us to discuss his 2022 report on NATO’s northern flank. Julian is a research associate at the Helmut Schmidt University/University of the Federal Armed Forces Hamburg and the German Institute for Defence and Strategic Studies. His research covers NATO’s Northern Flank and the Baltic Sea region. Download Sea Control … Continue reading Sea Control 489 – The Strategic Importance of NATO’s North Flank with Julian Pawlak →

By Jared Samuelson Journalist and author Robert Kolker joins the program to discuss his deep dive for The Atavist into the disaster at Honda Point, the U.S. Navy’s largest peacetime loss of ships. Robert is the author of the New York Times best-selling Lost Girls and Hidden Valley Road. He is a National Magazine Award … Continue reading Sea Control 488 – Disaster at Honda Point with Robert Kolker →

By Jared Samuelson Dr. Michael Verney joins the program to discuss his book, A Great and Rising Nation – Naval Exploration and Global Empire in the Early US Republic. Dr. Michael Verney is an Assistant Professor of History at Drury University. His work focuses on early U.S. naval exploration. He has published works on merchant, … Continue reading Sea Control 487 – Naval Exploration and Global Empire with Michael Verney →

By Jared Samuelson Captain Ric Arthur and Dava Casoni join the podcast to share their experience with the Force Writers Room, the group of warfighters and creatives envisioning the future of warfare. Dava is a lawyer who worked as an actor in Hollywood and also served in the U.S. Army Reserve. Ric is a naval … Continue reading Sea Control 486 – Force Writers Room with Captain Ric Arthur and Dava Casoni →

By Jared Samuelson Author and historian Dave Watson joins us to discuss his book The Frontier Sea: The Napoleonic Wars in the Adriatic. Dave is the editor of the website Balkan Military History. He has been writing about the military history of the Balkans for 23 years. Download Sea Control 485 – Napoleonic Wars in … Continue reading Sea Control 485 – Napoleonic Wars in the Adriatic with Dave Watson →

By Nathan Miller Ken Rupp joins the program to discuss the museum ship LST-325. She is the last sailing LST in the world and makes annual cruises on the rivers of the United States. Rupp, a retired U.S. Air Force Master Sergeant, has volunteered on LST-325 for five years and is currently serving as the … Continue reading Sea Control 484 – LST-325: From Normandy to Indiana with Ken Rupp →

By Walker Mills Dr. Frank Blazich, a curator of modern military history at the Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of American History and a Colonel in the Civil Air Patrol, joins the program to discuss his book “An Honorable Place in American Air Power:” Civil Air Patrol Operations, 1942-1943. In his book, Dr. Blazich covers the … Continue reading Sea Control 482 – “An Honorable Place in American Air Power”: Civil Air Patrol Operations, 1942-1943 with Dr. Frank Blazich →

By Nathan Miller Michael Hugos and our very own Dr. Ed Salo join the program to discus their recent article for War on the Rocks entitled, “Logistics interdiction for Taiwan Unification Campaigns.” Ed is Associate Director of Heritage Studies, Associate Professor of History, Historic Preservationist, and Associate Chair at Arkansas State University. He is also … Continue reading Sea Control 481 – Logistics Interdiction in Taiwan Unification Campaigns with Michael Hugos and Dr. Ed Salo →