By Jared Samuelson

Elio Calcagno and Michelangelo Freyrie join the program to discuss the European undersea environment, security, and defense.

Elio is Researcher in the Defence Programme at the Istituto Affari Internazionali (IAI). Michelangelo is a junior researcher in IAI’s Defence and Security Programs.

Download Sea Control 470 – Europe’s Underwater Environment with Elio Calcagno and Michelangelo Freyrie

Links

1. “The Underwater Environment and European Defence and Security,” edited by Elio Calcagno and Alessandro Marrone, Istituto Affari Internazionali, June 13, 2023.

Jared Samuelson is Co-Host and Executive Producer of the Sea Control podcast. Contact him at [email protected].

This episode was edited and produced by Johann Porisch.

By Ed Salo

Midshipman Natalie Schirmacher is a third year student at Villanova University and has studied abroad in Amman, Jordan and Buenos Aires, Argentina. Her experiences in NROTC and studying abroad led her to write for Proceedings about the need for more variety in study abroad programs.

Download Sea Control 469 – The Importance of Studying Abroad with Midshipman Natalie Schirmacher

Links

1. “The Navy’s Study-Abroad Programs Need Better Variety,” by Natalie Schirmacher, Proceedings, February 2023.

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

Nathan Miller edited and produced this episode.

By Jared Samuelson

Mike Glynn joins the podcast to discuss the history and future of airborne anti-submarine warfare. Mike is a veteran U.S. Navy submarine hunting pilot. He has logged 2,500 flight hours during multiple deployments worldwide and holds qualifications in the P-8A, P-3C, and T-45C aircraft. He has served as an anti-submarine warfare mission commander, instructor pilot, submarine operations planner, and anti-submarine warfare watch officer.

Download Sea Control 468 – Airborne ASW with Mike Glynn

Links

1. Airborne Anti-Submarine Warfare From the First World War to the Present Day, by Michael E. Glynn, Frontline Books, May 15, 2022.
2. Fighter Combat – Tactics and Maneuvering, by Robert Shaw, United States Naval Institute Press, 1985.

Jared Samuelson is Co-Host and Executive Producer of the Sea Control podcast. Contact him at [email protected].

This episode was edited and produced by Brendan Costello.

By Nathan Miller

Dr. Colin Martin joins the program to discuss the seminal work he co-authored with Geoffrey Parker entitled Armada: The Spanish Enterprise and England’s Deliverance in 1588.

Colin Martin was Reader in Maritime Archaeology at St Andrews University and has directed excavations on six shipwrecks, including three armada shipwrecks.

Download Sea Control 467 – The Spanish Armada with Colin Martin

Links

1. Armada: The Spanish Enterprise and England’s Deliverance in 1588, by Colin Martin and Geoffrey Parker, Yale University Press, 2023.

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