Midrats
Navy Milbloggers Sal from "CDR Salamander" and EagleOne from "EagleSpeak" discuss leading issues and developments for the Navy, Marine Corps, Coast Guard and related national security issues.
- Update frequency
- every 10 days
- Average duration
- 62 minutes
- Episodes
- 566
- Years Active
- 2012 - 2025
Episode 358: Seapower as a National Imperative, with Bryan McGrath
Why a Navy? Why a strong Navy? Why is a strong Navy an essential requirement for the United States Navy?
From its ability to project national will, to it hidden hand in the economics of every citizen'…
From its ability to project national will, to it hidden hand in the economics of every citizen'…
01:02:52 |
Sun 13 Nov 2016
Episode 357: Goldwater–Nichols; Problems and Solutions
The systems that trains, mans, and equips our military - and provides guidance and support to their civilian masters is broadly shaped by Goldwater-Nichols Act of 1986. There is much discussion that …
00:34:31 |
Sun 06 Nov 2016
Episode 356: Fall Free For All Spooktacular!
Midrats is back live! With a week left to go till the election, I am sure you are about done with all the political talk, so join us at 5pm Eastern this Sunday, October 30th as we cover the the globe…
01:12:40 |
Sun 30 Oct 2016
Episode 355: Best of Bryan McGrath on carriers, distributed lethality, & 2015
For those who have seen the Great Carrier Debate between Jerry Hendrix and Bryan McGrath, one thing was clear - both gentlemen had only scratched the surface of their thoughts on the topic.
At about t…
At about t…
01:04:00 |
Sun 23 Oct 2016
Episode 354: The Aden Effect, with Claude Berube - Best of
With all the news out of Yemen, I thought it would be timely to go back four years to our interview with Claude Berube about his first fiction, novel, The Aden Effect. Last year he had a follow on, …
01:02:50 |
Sun 16 Oct 2016
Episode 353: Best of Disruption, Disfunction & Leadership with Peter Munson
What is a "crisis in leadership?
In an organization that prizes the Type-A personality that takes risk combined with a strong intellect - yet at the same times asks from it silence and order - what ha…
In an organization that prizes the Type-A personality that takes risk combined with a strong intellect - yet at the same times asks from it silence and order - what ha…
01:00:34 |
Sun 09 Oct 2016
Episode 352: Building Resilience in the Face of Man Made & Natural Threats
At the height of hurricane season, people think of the impact such storms can have on the security, economy, and even the political direction of places if hit by such huge events such as Katrina.
As w…
As w…
01:02:22 |
Sun 02 Oct 2016
Episode 351: Best of J. Michael Barrett & a New Middle East Realism
Reaching back to a great show from four years ago this week.
The "Arab Spring" has not turned out as well as many hoped, and in much of the Arab and Muslim world, the will of the people does not neces…
The "Arab Spring" has not turned out as well as many hoped, and in much of the Arab and Muslim world, the will of the people does not neces…
01:02:06 |
Sun 25 Sep 2016
Episode 350: 21st Century Patton, With J. Furman Daniel III
Put the popular, and mostly accurate, image of the flamboyant General Patton, USA given to us by popular culture to the side for a moment.
Consider the other side of the man; the strategic thinker, st…
Consider the other side of the man; the strategic thinker, st…
01:02:26 |
Sun 18 Sep 2016
Episode 349: Best of Kirk Lippold & Steve Phillips
Let's go back to October of 2010 for a great pair of guests. First, since the end of US involvement The Vietnam War almost 40 years ago, there are just a few USN Commanding Officers who know what it …
00:59:02 |
Sun 11 Sep 2016
Episode 348: Best of USS PONCE (AFSB(I)-15) Lessons with CAPT Jon P. Rogers, USN
As with most concepts and good ideas, you really don't know what you need and how you need to do it until you put Sailors to task and head to sea.
The idea of an Afloat Forward Staging Base has, in a …
The idea of an Afloat Forward Staging Base has, in a …
01:02:21 |
Sun 04 Sep 2016
Episode 347: Baltic Security with Bruce Acker and Dan Lynch
With a resurgent Russia, the security environment from former Soviet Republics to the traditionally neutral nations of Finland and Sweden has changed dramatically.
What are those changes and how are t…
What are those changes and how are t…
01:10:57 |
Sun 28 Aug 2016
Episode 346: The Farsi Island Incident – Is the Navy a Learning Institution?
The thankfully bloodless embarrassment that was the Farsi Island Incident is still making news after the January 12, 2016 seizure of 10 U.S. sailors by Iranian forces. Especially for our Surface Warf…
01:03:57 |
Sun 21 Aug 2016
Episode 345: Fisheries as a Strategic Maritime Resource
We live in a crowded world with limited resources. What happens when this meets modern technology's ability to shorten the time/distance equation and increase the ability to know of what lies below t…
01:04:04 |
Sun 14 Aug 2016
Episode 344: Fallujah Awakens with Bill Ardolino - Best of
How did the US Marine Corps and local tribal leaders turn the corner in Fallujah? Who were the people on the ground, Iraqi and American, who were the catalyst for the change that brought about a sea…
01:01:59 |
Sun 07 Aug 2016
Episode 343: Best of the Union and Confederate Navies, with James M. McPherson
The War Between the States, the American Civil War - whichever description you prefer - this crucible on which our nation was re-formed has legion of books, movies, and rhetoric dedicated to it. Mos…
01:02:03 |
Sun 31 Jul 2016
Episode 342: Turkey ,Erdoğan & its Miltary - with Ryan Evans
The events of the last week in Turkey brought that critically important nation in to focus, and we are going to do the same thing for this week's episode of Midrats.
Turkey has a history of military c…
Turkey has a history of military c…
01:01:35 |
Sun 24 Jul 2016
Episode 341: Russia in 2016 with Dr. Dmitry Gorenburg
From the sacking of the Baltic Fleet leadership, fighting in Syria, to developments from Central Asia to the Pacific - Russia in 2016 is on the move.
To discuss the who, what, where, and why of Russia…
To discuss the who, what, where, and why of Russia…
01:03:36 |
Sun 17 Jul 2016
Episode 340: China's Maritime Militia with Andrew Erickson
As China continues to slowly use a variety of tools to claim portions of her maritime near-abroad in the South China Sea and elsewhere, part of their effort includes what can almost be considered nav…
01:05:25 |
Sun 10 Jul 2016
Episode 339: Best of Milan Vego and the Littorals
If the requirement is to be able to operate, fight, and win in the Littorals - is the Littoral Combat Ship the answer?
Other nations have the same requirement - yet have come up with different answers…
Other nations have the same requirement - yet have come up with different answers…
01:03:31 |
Sun 03 Jul 2016
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