By Walker Mills

Dr. Frank Blazich, a curator of modern military history at the Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of American History and a Colonel in the Civil Air Patrol, joins the program to discuss his book “An Honorable Place in American Air Power:” Civil Air Patrol Operations, 1942-1943. In his book, Dr. Blazich covers the founding of the Civil Air Patrol and its maritime missions. Dr. Blazich also shares observations about how this history provides lessons for the present and how the Civil Air Patrol might be better employed today.

Sea Control 482 – “An Honorable Place in American Air Power”: Civil Air Patrol Operations, 1942-1943 with Dr. Frank Blazich

Links

1. An Honorable Place in American Air Power:” Civil Air Patrol Operations, 1942-1943 by Frank Blazich, Air University Press, 2020.

2. Civil Air Patrol Air Force Auxiliary website.

Walker Mills is Co-Host of the Sea Control podcast. Contact the podcast team at [email protected].

Brendan Costello edited and produced this episode.

By Nathan Miller

Michael Hugos and our very own Dr. Ed Salo join the program to discus their recent article for War on the Rocks entitled, “Logistics interdiction for Taiwan Unification Campaigns.”

Ed is Associate Director of Heritage Studies, Associate Professor of History, Historic Preservationist, and Associate Chair at Arkansas State University. He is also the Director of Outreach for CIMSEC and Co-Host and Associate Producer for the Sea Control Podcast. Michael Hugos is the Co-Founder of SCM Globe, a supply chain modeling and simulation company.

Download Sea Control 481 – Logistics Interdiction in Taiwan Unification Campaigns with Michael Hugos and Dr. Ed Salo

Links

1. “Logistics interdiction for Taiwan Unification Campaigns,” by Jacob Maywald, Benjamin Hazen, Edward Salo, and Michael Hugos, War on the Rocks, August 21, 2023.

Nathan Miller is Co-Host of the Sea Control podcast, and edited and produced this episode. Contact the Sea Control team at [email protected].

By Nathan Miller

Dr. Rosemary Ricciardelli joins the podcast to discuss the impact of ill-fitting immersion suits on women seafarers. Dr. Ricciardelli is the Research Chair of Safety, Security, and Wellness at the Fisheries and Marine Institute of Memorial University of Newfoundland. She researches gender, risk, and public safety at sea.

Download Sea Control 480 – Ill-Fitting Immersion Suits with Dr. Rosemary Ricciardelli

Links

1. “Ethnographic and lived experience of cold-water immersion: The compromised survival of women at sea due to ill-fitting immersion suits.” by Rosemary Ricciardelli and Heather Carnahan, Journal of Maritime Research, February 6, 2023.

Nathan Miller is Co-Host of the Sea Control podcast, and edited and produced this episode. Contact the Sea Control team at [email protected].

By Ed Salo

Major Lauren Serrano joins the program to discuss her time as an aide to the Chief of Naval Operations. Lauren is a Marine Intelligence Officer, operational planner, and Middle East Foreign Area Officer.

Download Sea Control 479 – The Life of a Flag Aide with Major Lauren Serrano

Links

1. “Aides Are More than Bag Carriers,” by Major Lauren Serrano, Proceedings, July 2023.

Ed Salo is Co-Host of the Sea Control podcast. Contact the podcast team at [email protected].

This episode was edited and produced by Addison Pellerano.