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Podcast

Sea Control 160 – Exercise Sea Dragon with Von Lambert and Tyler Quinn

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By Jared Samuelson

The Australian Army’s Von Lambert and USMC’s Tyler Quinn (@tc_quinn07) discuss their January article for War on the Rocks, to include what they learned about themselves, the value of experiential learning, and what it is like to transition from a lifetime of real-life COIN operations to confronting a peer competitor in the Marines’ competitive wargaming tournament, Exercise Sea Dragon.

Sea Control 160 – Exercise Sea Dragon with Von Lambert and Tyler Quinn

Links

6. Destination Unknown Volume 1 a project of the Brute Krulak Center for Innovation and Creativity (@TheKrulakCenter) and Ender’s Galley (@endersgalley).

Jared Samuelson is the Senior Producer for the Sea Control Podcast. Contact him at Seacontrol@cimsec.org.

Podcast

Sea Control 159 – All Things Merchant Marine with Dr. Sal Mercogliano

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By Jared Samuelson

Legendary merchant marine scholar Dr. Sal Mercogliano (@mercoglianos) joins Jared Samuelson (@jwsc03) to discuss the state of the U.S. merchant marine, make historical comparisons to the pre-World War I fleet, and discuss last year’s Turbo Activation Exercise and Defender 2020. Also, my daughter makes an appearance shrieking in the background: SHE DOESN’T LIKE BEANS!

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Links

The Collected Works of Dr. Sal Mercogliano

“To be a Modern Maritime Power,” USNI Proceedings, August 2019.

“Suppose There Was a War and the Merchant Marine Didn’t Come?” USNI Proceedings, January 2020. CNO Naval History Essay Contest Second Prize, Professional Historian Category.

“A Century of the Jones Act,” Sea History.

“‘We Built Her to Bring Them Over There’: The Cruiser and Transport Force in the Great War,” Sea History.

“The Shipping Act of 1916 and Emergency Fleet Corporation: America Builds, Requisitions, and Seizes a Merchant Fleet Second to None.”

The Fourth Arm of Defense: Sealift and Maritime Logistics in the Vietnam War. Naval History and Heritage Command, 2017.

“Op-Ed: the Merchant Marine, America’s fourth arm of defense,” Navy Times, May 14, 2019. 

“Turbo Activation – A Sealift Surge, or just a Trickle?” gCaptain, December 31, 2019. 

“Why the United States Needs a Merchant Marine – A Historical Basis,” gCaptain, October 23, 2018.

“Space Force, How About a Maritime Force?” gCaptain, July 27, 2018. 

Jared Samuelson is the Senior Producer of the Sea Control podcast. Contact him at Seacontrol@cimsec.org.

Interviews

Sea Control 158 – COVID-19’s Impact on International Maritime Industry with Dr. Sal Mercogliano

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By Jared Samuelson

Dr. Sal Mercogliano (@mercoglianos) joins Jared Samuelson (@jwsc03) to discuss the impact the COVID-19 virus is having on the maritime industry and the Chinese economy. The two discuss petroleum/LNG, container shipping, fishing, cruise ships, and the Baltic dry index.

Sea Control 158 – COVID-19’s Impact on International Maritime Industry with Dr. Sal Mercogliano

Links:

1. https://gcaptain.com/ships-are-skipping-china-and-its-causing-turmoil-for-trade/?utm_campaign=twitter&utm_medium=twitter&utm_source=twitter

2.  https://maritime-executive.com/article/two-cruise-ships-deployed-on-humanitarian-missions

3. https://www.wsj.com/articles/u-s-to-evacuate-some-americans-from-diamond-princess-cruise-ship-11581733214?mod=e2tw

4. https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/index.html

5. https://maritime-executive.com/article/coronavirus-policies-disrupt-china-s-shipbuilding-industry

6. https://gcaptain.com/coronavirus-to-hit-u-s-retail-imports-in-february/?utm_campaign=twitter&utm_medium=twitter&utm_source=twitter

7. https://www.bangkokpost.com/thailand/general/1856164/cambodia-welcomes-liner

8. https://splash247.com/coronavirus-crude-contango-sees-floating-storage-stage-a-comeback/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter

9. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-02-10/shipping-is-getting-smashed-by-coronavirus-in-more-ways-than-one

Jared Samuelson is the Senior Producer of the Sea Control podcast. Contact him at Seacontrol@cimsec.org.

Interviews

Sea Control 157 – Next Stand of the Tin Can Sailors with Roy Draa

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By Jared Samuelson

When the next war comes, which forces will be the first in harm’s way to slow an enemy assault? Marine Corps Lt Col Roy Draa discusses his article “Next Stand of the Tin Can Sailors,” new force packages such as littoral combat task groups, the joint force, and future capabilities.

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Links

1. “The Next Stand of the Tin Can Sailors” by Lt Col Roy Draa

2. Marine Corps Training and Education Command (TECOM) Warfighting Society.

Jared Samuelson is the producer of CIMSEC’s Sea Control podcast. Contact him at seacontrol@cimsec.org.