By Jared Samuelson

Garrett Chandler and Matthew Carstensen join us to discuss their article on Army over-the-shore logistics.

Major Garrett Chandler is an Army logistician completing his studies at the School of Advanced Military Studies. He previously served as the course director for the Army’s Supply Chain Management and Master Logistician courses at Fort Lee, Virginia. He holds a master’s degree in supply chain management from Virginia Commonwealth University and a graduate certificate in business analytics from the University of Nebraska–Lincoln.

Major Matthew Carstensen is an Army strategist also completing his studies at the School of Advanced Military Studies. His previous assignment in Germany centered on NATO interoperability and logistics integration in Europe.

Download Sea Control 365 – LOTS to be Desired with Garrett Chandler and Matt Carstensen

Links

1.” LOTS to be Desired: Why the Army needs to Invest in Logistics Over-the-Shore,” by Garrett Chandler and Matthew Carstensen, Modern War Institute, April 28, 2022.  

Jared Samuelson is Co-Host and Executive Producer of the Sea Control podcast. Contact him at Seacontrol@cimsec.org.

This episode was edited and produced by Marie Williams.

By Jared Samuelson

Brian Hart and Matthew P. Funaiole join the podcast to describe how foreign companies are bankrolling Chinese Navy expansion. Brian Hart is a fellow with the China Power Project at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), where he researches the evolving nature of Chinese power. Matthew P. Funaiole is vice president of iDeas Lab, Andreas C. Dracopoulos Chair in Innovation, and senior fellow of China Power Project at CSIS.

Download Sea Control 364 – How Foreign Companies Are Financing China’s Naval Expansion

Links

1. “In the Shadow of Warships: How foreign companies help modernize China’s Navy,” by Matthew P. Funaiole, Brian Hart, and Joseph S. Bermudez Jr., Center for Strategic and International Studies, April 2022.

Jared Samuelson is Co-Host and Executive Producer of the Sea Control podcast. Contact him at Seacontrol@cimsec.org.

This episode was edited and produced by Marie Williams.

By Jared Samuelson

Alexander Powell joins the program to discuss the potential uses for maritime sabotage in a great power conflict. Alexander is an expert on SOF, terrorist group tactics, and counterterrorism. He has worked extensively on security issues in Afghanistan.

Download Sea Control 363 – Maritime Sabotage in Great Power Competition with Alexander Powell

Links

1. “A Blast from the Past? The Role of Maritime Sabotage in Strategic Competition,” by Alexander Powell, Modern War Institute, February 3, 2022.
2. “Frogmen Solve Hard Problems – From and on the Sea,” by Rear Admiral H.W. Howard III, USNI Proceedings, April 2022.
3. “Maritime Sabotage: Lessons Learned and Implications for Strategic Competition,” by Alexander Powell, Elizabeth Yang, Annaleah Westerhaug, and Kaia Haney, CNA, October 2021.

Jared Samuelson is Co-Host and Executive Producer of the Sea Control podcast. Contact him at Seacontrol@cimsec.org.

This episode was edited and produced by William McQuiston.

By Jared Samuelson

Sea Control co-host Walker Mills and Tim Heck join the podcast to discuss early amphibious lessons learned from Ukraine. 

Walker mills is a Marine infantry officer currently serving as an exchange officer at the Colombian Naval Academy in Cartagena, Colombia. He is also a nonresident fellow at the Brute Krulak Center for Innovation and Modern War and a nonresident fellow with the Irregular Warfare Initiative. Tim Heck is the deputy editorial director of the Modern War Institute at West Point. He is an artillery officer in the US Marine Corps Reserve, currently assigned as a joint historian with Marine Corps History Division. He holds a BA in American Studies from Georgetown University and an MA in War in the Modern World from King’s College London. He is coeditor of On Contested Shores: The Evolving Role of Amphibious Operations in the History of Warfare.

Download Sea Control 362 – Amphibious Lessons Learned from Ukraine with Tim Heck & Walker Mills

Links

“What can we learn about amphibious warfare from a conflict that has had very little of it? A lot,” by Walker Mills and Timothy Heck, Modern War Institute, April 22, 2022.

Jared Samuelson is Co-host and Executive Producer of the Sea Control podcast. Contact him at Seacontrol@cimsec.org.

This episode was edited and produced by Alexia Bouallagui.