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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.

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Update frequency: every 10 days
Average duration: 62 minutes
Episodes: 566
Years Active: 2012 - 2025

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Episode 338: Trans-national terrorism and the Long War with Bill Roggio

When the BREXIT dust settles one thing will remain – the Long War against Islamic terrorists.

In a wide arch along its bloody edge, Islamic extremism continues to look for new opportunities for expans…

01:03:55 | Sun 26 Jun 2016

Episode 337: Best of the Navy in the US Civil War

I still believe that The War Between the States is a more accurate term - but to keep with the last vestiges of Northern cultural imperialism - we'll call it the Civil War.

Though mostly a land war - …

00:58:43 | Sun 19 Jun 2016

Episode 336: 21st Century Knox and The Historical Imperative

As part of our ongoing series of interviews with the editors of each addition to the 21st Century Foundations series, we will have David Kohnen the editor of the latest in the series, 21st Century Kn…

01:04:52 | Sun 12 Jun 2016

Episode 335: War of 1812 in the Chesapeake: A Schoolhouse at Sea

Last month started what we hope will be a regular occurrence in the education of our future leaders; the US Naval Academy took 10 Midshipmen along with a group of instructors onboard the topsail scho…

01:02:22 | Sun 05 Jun 2016

Episode 334: CAPT Thomas J. Hudner, Jr and David Sears Best of

Join us this Memorial Day for one of our favorite shows from our first year with guests; holder of the Medal of Honor from the Korean War Captain Thomas J. Hudner, Jr., USN (Ret), and the author of S…

00:59:13 | Sun 29 May 2016

Episode 333: The Battle of Jutland & the Time of the Battleship with Rob Farley

We are coming up on the 100-year anniversary of the Battle of Jutland. Stop for a moment, close your eyes, and then tell me what image comes to mind.

If your image is of a huge mass of steel coming…

01:03:23 | Sun 22 May 2016

Episode 332: August Cole, Author of Ghost Fleet

The best fiction doesn't just entertain, it informs and causes the reader to think.

Our guest for the full hour this Sunday from 5-6pm Eastern is August Cole, the co-author with P.W. Singer of one of …

01:04:25 | Sun 15 May 2016

Episode 331: Mother's Day Best Of

For the career minded Naval professional, to have a chance for the greatest advancement and promotion, you have to push and push hard. The reputation you build in your first 10 years sets the tone fo…

01:00:32 | Sun 08 May 2016

Episode 330: Terrorists on the Ocean with CAPT Bob Hein, USN

When does the Long War go feet wet?

Given the track record of the preceding couple of decades, it was expected shortly after the start of this phase of the war after 911, that terrorists would take …

01:04:36 | Sun 01 May 2016

Episode 329: Spring Time Free For All

Spring is here, and from the Baltic to the Beltway, there is a lot to catch up with.

Join Sal from "CDR Salamander" and EagleOne from "EagleSpeak" for a national security catch-up.

As with all free-for…

01:02:06 | Sun 24 Apr 2016

Episode 328: Best of Expeditionary Fleet Balance

Do we have the right balance between strike as embodied by carrier air and expeditionary forces based around amphibious ships.

What capability is most cost effective and gives the combatant commanders…

01:01:08 | Sun 17 Apr 2016

Episode 327: Best of the Big Man Theory

What is the impact of the right man at the right time with the right ideas? What is the impact of what seems to some as just a man, but to a son is all?

Our 1st Guest will be LCDR BJ Armstrong author …

01:00:30 | Sun 10 Apr 2016

Episode 326: Undersea Lawfare with RADM Johnson, USN (Ret) and CAPT Palmer, USN

Since its ascendency to the premier maritime power, the US Navy - especially in the area of undersea warfare - has been at the leading edge of using technology to get a military edge.

During the Cold…

01:03:46 | Sun 03 Apr 2016

Episode 325: Best of NORTHCOM and Disaster Response

Everyone knows CENTCOM, many know PACOM or EUCOM ... but what about NORTHCOM?

What is their role in national defense, and what special role does it have inside the United States - specifically in disa…

01:01:22 | Sun 27 Mar 2016

Episode 324: Best of Force Structure & Tipping Points

What happens when a global maritime power finds itself in a position where it can no longer sustain the global presence it once considered an essential requirement?

The US Navy has been in a period of…

01:02:05 | Sun 20 Mar 2016

Episode 323: Building a Navy in Peace That Wins at War

The wartime record of the US Navy in under four years of combat from late 1941’s low point to the September 1945 anchoring in Tokyo Bay did not happen by chance. It did not happen through luck, or th…

01:05:09 | Sun 13 Mar 2016

Episode 322: Radical Extremism, Visual Propaganda, and The Long War

In the mid-1930s, Leni Riefenstahl showed the power of the latest communication technology of her time to move opinion, bring support, and intimidate potential opponents.

The last quarter century's wo…

01:03:54 | Sun 06 Mar 2016

Episode 321: The Year of the Monkey in the South China Sea w/Toshi Yoshihara

Claims hundreds of year old in the South China Sea are being acted on today. Ethnic tensions that date back to recorded time are returning to the surface with renewed importance.

Regardless of what ma…

01:04:38 | Sun 28 Feb 2016

Episode 320: Late Feb Free For All

We're back live after a mid-winter break!

If there were some topics you'd like us to cover, or want to call in with a question for the hosts - now is your time.

We have a full and open hour. Call in at…

01:01:56 | Sun 21 Feb 2016

Episode 319: Best of STRAT

Looking for a "Best of" this Valentine's Day, I realized there is a guest we need to bring back on for an update. With Russia being Russia, you have to think Big Things that make Big Booms.

From a bit…

01:04:48 | Sun 14 Feb 2016

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