Royal Netherlands Marine Corps Lt. Col. Oscar Vanderveen and U.S. Marine Major Justin Hooker join me (@jwsc03) to discuss the NATO Amphibious Leaders Expeditionary Symposium (NALES). The group discusses the challenges facing NATO’s amphibious forces, command and control relationships, and the progress made by NALES in developing NATO amphibious interoperability.
Sea story time! Join Rear Admiral (ret.) Dr. Chris Parry, CBE (@DrChrisParry), as he shares his experiences in the Falklands War as an aviator stationed aboard HMS Antrim. He recounts Operation Paraquet, the recapture of South Georgia, the attack on the Argentine submarine Santa Fe, his impressions of the attack on HMS Sheffield, and his experience in the battle of San Carlos Water.
Ever hear the story about the time the Canadian Navy conducted a maritime raid to recover Canadian Army equipment, a.k.a Operation Megaphone? We’ve got it for you! Former Chief of the Maritime Staff VADM Drew Robertson (ret.), CAPT Ian Parker (ret.), and CAPT Norm Jolin (ret.) join me (@jwsc03) to recount the taking of the Soviet-built cargo vessel GTS Katie and the recovery of a Canadian Army battlegroup’s worth of equipment.
Photos from the Collection of Capt. Norm Jolin (ret.)
Athabaskan during Op MegaphoneHCMS Athabaskan and Sea King helicopter in trail of GTS Katie, August 3, 2000Sea King insertion of boarding party to GTS Katie under helm with HCMS Athabaskan in trail, August 3, 2000A marked map of the St. Lawrence River (provided by VADM Drew Robertson (ret.))
Jared Samuelson is the Senior Producer of the Sea Control Podcast. Contact him at seacontrol@cimsec.org.
Join German historian and communications specialist Sascha Stoltenow (@bendlerblogger) and local government official Heike Brüggemann (@bruggemannheike) to discuss the changing relationship between Germany and the Bundeswehr. Topics include Sascha’s brush with COVID-19, the Bundeswehr’s social media campaign, the positive effects of new commuter policy, and how the civil-military relationship is evolving during COVID-19.
