By Walker Mills Sea Control is joined by guests Major Kristen Heiserman, USAF; Dr. Ryan Burke, a professor at the U.S. Air Force Academy; and Lieutenant Commander Adrienne Hopper from the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). We discuss a pair of articles by our guests arguing for greater integration of the NOAA fleet with … Continue reading Sea Control 448 – Integrating NOAA Into DoD’s Arctic Operations →

By Jared Samuelson Dr. Heather Haley joins the program to discuss invented traditions and the imagined community of the battleship USS Alabama. Heather is a historian at the Naval History and Heritage Command. Download Sea Control 447 – Neptune’s Commandments with Dr. Heather Haley Links 1. “Neptune’s Commandments: Invented Traditions and the Formation of USS … Continue reading Sea Control 447 – Neptune’s Commandments with Dr. Heather Haley →

By Jared Samuelson Author Trent Hone rejoins the formation to discuss his book Mastering the Art of Command: Admiral Chester W. Nimitz and Victory in the Pacific. Trent is an authority on the U.S. Navy of the early twentieth century and a leader in the application of complexity science to organizational design. Download Sea Control … Continue reading Sea Control 446 – Mastering the Art of Command with Trent Hone →

By Jared Samuelson Zachary Kallenborn comes aboard to discuss the efficacy and impacts of using drone swarms in amphibious operations. Zachary is an Adjunct Fellow (Non-resident) with the Center for Strategic and International Studies, Policy Fellow at the Schar School of Policy and Government, Fellow at the National Institute for Deterrence Studies and national security … Continue reading Sea Control 445 – Drone Swarms in Amphibious Operations with Zachary Kallenborn →

By Jared Samuelson Jaime Karremann joins the program to discuss his book on Dutch Cold War submarine operations, In Deepest Secrecy: Dutch Submarine Espionage Operations from 1968 to 1991. Jaime is a naval journalist who writes primarily for his Dutch website Marineschepen.nl. Download Sea Control 444 – Dutch Cold War Submarine Operations with Jaime Karremann … Continue reading Sea Control 444 – Dutch Cold War Submarine Operations with Jaime Karremann →

By Jared Samuelson Charles Rahr joins the program to discuss asymmetric warfare in the Black Sea and the potential lessons learned. Charles is a Research Assistant at the American Enterprise Institute focusing on defense budgets and grand strategy. Download Sea Control 443 – Asymmetric Black Sea Warfare with Charles Rahr Links 1. “Going Asymmetric: How … Continue reading Sea Control 443 – Asymmetric Black Sea Warfare with Charles Rahr →

By Jared Samuelson Dr. Pooja Bhatt joins the program to discuss her article for ORF Online on how and why Australia and India should be cooperating to protect undersea infrastructure. Dr. Bhatt is a researcher in maritime security and governance issues based in New Delhi. Currently, she is a Consultant at the Ministry of External … Continue reading Sea Control 442 – Australia, India, and Undersea Cables with Dr. Pooja Bhatt →

By Jared Samuelson New York Times journalist Christiaan Triebert comes aboard to discuss his investigation into how a dark fleet of tankers is moving Russian oil. Christiaan is a journalist with The New York Times’ Visual Investigations team, which combines traditional reporting with digital sleuthing and open source methods. Prior to joining The Times, he … Continue reading Sea Control 441 – Russia’s Dark Tanker Fleet with Christiaan Triebert →

By Jared Samuelson New York Times bestselling author David Grann joins us to discuss his latest work, The Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny & Murder. David is a #1 New York Times bestselling author and an award-winning staff writer at The New Yorker magazine. Download Sea Control 440 – The Wager with David Grann … Continue reading Sea Control 440 – The Wager with David Grann →

By Jared Samuelson Dr. Heather Haley joins us to tell the tale of the USS Oregon’s journey from the west coast to the east coast at the outbreak of the Spanish-American War in 1898. Heather is a historian at the Naval History and Heritage Command. Download Sea Control 439 – The Fantastic Voyage of USS … Continue reading Sea Control 439 – The Fantastic Voyage of USS Oregon with Dr. Heather Haley →