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 258: COIN, Cyber, and Lawfare: the continuity of war in to 2015
With the coming of the new year, some things have not changes and the old challenges are still with us; most waxing - only a few waning.
This Sunday we have returning guest Charles J. Dunlap, Jr., Maj…
This Sunday we have returning guest Charles J. Dunlap, Jr., Maj…
01:07:53 |
Sun 14 Dec 2014
Episode 257: Clausewitz - now more than ever, with Donald Stoker
He is quoted often, correctly and incorrectly, but few have actually read his works in full - and even fewer know much about the man himself, Major General Carl von Clausewitz, Kingdom of Prussia.
Out…
Out…
01:01:27 |
Sun 07 Dec 2014
Episode 256: Best of the Navy in the US Civil War
The US Civil War saw innovation and concepts that echoed in every naval war since - and teaches the lessons of innovation.
This Sunday's show will focus on that part - the role of both the United Stat…
This Sunday's show will focus on that part - the role of both the United Stat…
01:00:05 |
Sun 30 Nov 2014
Episode 255: Commanding the Seas; the Surface Force with Bryan Clark from CSBA
How do we build the future surface fleet to ensure our forces maintain the ability to access to all regions of the world's oceans that our vital to our national interests?
Our guest to discuss this an…
Our guest to discuss this an…
01:03:34 |
Sun 23 Nov 2014
Episode 254: John A. Nagl; 13 Years in to the War
13 years in to a the long war, what have re relearned, mastered, forgotten, and retained for future use? What have we learned about ourselves, the nature of our latest enemy, and the role of our nati…
01:03:40 |
Sun 16 Nov 2014
Episode 253: The Fleet we Have, Want, and Need - with Jerry Hendrix
What is the proper fleet structure for the USN as we design our Navy that will serve its nation in mid-Century?
Join us for a broad ranging discussion on this topic and more with returning guest, Henr…
Join us for a broad ranging discussion on this topic and more with returning guest, Henr…
01:07:04 |
Sun 09 Nov 2014
Episode 252: Officers walking the line and knowing their place
Where do senior uniformed leaders draw the line between acknowledging the primacy of civilian leadership to make policy, and maintaining enough distance from the politics to retain their independence…
01:01:12 |
Sun 02 Nov 2014
Episode 251: DEF2014 wrapup, & the budding question of veteran entitlement
A special time and format this week with two different topics and guests.
Moving for just this week to a 6:30pm Eastern start time, our guest for the first 30-minutes will be Lieutenant Ben Kohlmann, …
Moving for just this week to a 6:30pm Eastern start time, our guest for the first 30-minutes will be Lieutenant Ben Kohlmann, …
01:31:52 |
Sun 26 Oct 2014
Episode 250: Fall Free For All
Believe it or not, this week is our 250th Episode of Midrats.
In celebration, we're clearing the intellectual table, going to open the mic and see where it takes us.
From Kobane, to Coastal Defense, …
In celebration, we're clearing the intellectual table, going to open the mic and see where it takes us.
From Kobane, to Coastal Defense, …
01:31:13 |
Sun 19 Oct 2014
Episode 249: Best of Lawfare
A great episode from 2.5 years ago.
The last decade has brought two aspects of the law and its interaction with the U.S. military in to sharp focus: first "Lawfare" in the application of force oversea…
The last decade has brought two aspects of the law and its interaction with the U.S. military in to sharp focus: first "Lawfare" in the application of force oversea…
01:00:10 |
Sun 12 Oct 2014
Episode 248: Anti-Access Area-Denial (A2AD) with Sam Tangredi
Power projection, sea control, access denial, and the ability to impose your will on the enemy from the sea; or depending on your perspective, prevent them from doing the same.
If the comparative adva…
If the comparative adva…
01:11:19 |
Sun 05 Oct 2014
Episode 247: Best of The Authors
A pre-recorded best of with three of the authors we interviewed James S. Robbins, Senior Editorial Writer for Foreign Affairs at the Washington Times on his book, "This Time We Win: Revisiting the Te…
01:14:44 |
Sun 28 Sep 2014
Episode 246: When the short snappy war goes long, with Chris Dougherty
As we once again face the promise of a conflict with a limited mission and a strangely ill-defined Strategic and Operational design - what do we need to keep in mind not just from recent history, but…
01:06:29 |
Sun 21 Sep 2014
Episode 245: The Carrier as Capital Ship with RADM Thomas Moore, USN, PEO CVN
In a time of budgetary pressure, a shrinking fleet, and an ongoing discussion of their relevance, how are we keeping out legacy Aircraft Carrier's in shape for the regular demands for extended deploy…
01:02:07 |
Sun 14 Sep 2014
Episode 244: Long War update with Bill Roggio
If you fell asleep on Memorial Day and woke up on Labor Day, your head is probably swimming. The situation in the Muslim world from Libya to the Iranian border has turned in to some strange chaos if …
01:02:51 |
Sun 07 Sep 2014
Episode 243: Best of Bob Work
A best of this weekend from last year when now Deputy Secretary of Defense Bob Work was between jobs.
When one hangs up the uniform after decades of service, but still wants to contribute to their nat…
When one hangs up the uniform after decades of service, but still wants to contribute to their nat…
01:00:08 |
Sun 31 Aug 2014
Episode 242: Lost Opportunities: WWI and the Birth of the Modern World
A hundred years on, in 2014 what insights can we gain from the war that started 100 years ago in August of 2014? What are some of the lessons we need to remember in all four levers of national power;…
01:03:24 |
Sun 24 Aug 2014
Episode 241: Personnel Policy & Leadership, with VADM Bill Moran, USN
How does policy shape, limit, or empower the effectiveness of command at the unit level? Which policies are a net positive, and which ones are counter productive? Are there things we can do to better…
01:02:33 |
Sun 17 Aug 2014
Episode 240: Best of a Return to a Constitutional Military
The large standing Army and active duty military we have known in our lifetime may seem the norm - but it isn't.
Is there a way to maintain a strong military capability - available and scaleable if ne…
Is there a way to maintain a strong military capability - available and scaleable if ne…
00:52:45 |
Sun 10 Aug 2014
Episode 239: The best of the NGO in Africa with Alex Martin
I want to return to our first Midrats from this year to keep the focus one more week on the eastern part of Africa with a returning guest Alex Martin who will give us a first hand report from a perso…
00:55:58 |
Sun 03 Aug 2014
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