Podcast

Sea Control 324 – Mind the Svalbard Gap with Dr. Liz Buchanan

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By Jared Samuelson

Dr. Elizabeth Buchanan joins the podcast to discuss the Svalbard Treaty, international interest in the archipelago, and tensions in the High North. Dr. Buchanan is a lecturer of Strategic Studies at the Australian War College and a non-resident fellow at the Modern Warfare Institute.

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Links

1. The Svalbard treaty.

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 Dr. Ed Salo.

Wargaming

Naval Wargaming SITREP: “That’s a Lot of Jammers”

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By Dmitry Filipoff

More than two weeks after we announced our new naval wargaming initiative, we have gained more than 100 members on our dedicated CIMSEC wargaming discord server. Members have gotten together to play and enjoy demonstrations of new naval wargames, and to casually discuss geopolitics of course. This all makes for an exciting start to our growing community.

Today I will be running a live demonstration of Nebulous Fleet Command from 730-8pm (Eastern), this Friday, March 4. Join us on the demonstration channel in the discord server and watch a demo of a recently released and hotly anticipated naval wargame. Stick around afterward to play some rounds or spectate some live multiplayer matches. From fleet force structure customization to missile salvo tactics, Nebulous offers an exciting and robust naval wargaming experience. Enjoy some Nebulous content below and feel free to join us for tonight’s demonstration. We hope to wargame with you soon!

Join our public CIMSEC Wargaming Discord server here.

Targeted by illuminators and jammers, an enemy battleship takes devastating anti-ship missile and railgun fire.

Another enemy battleship takes even more devastating anti-ship missile and railgun fire.

A heavy cruiser closes with an opposing fleet.

Friendly fleet formations set course at the opening of a match.

Dmitry Filipoff is CIMSEC’s Director of Online Content. Contact him at Content@cimsec.org.

Featured Image: Battleship riddled by shots (Nebulous Fleet Command screenshot by Dmitry Filipoff)

Podcast

Sea Control 323 – Embrace the F-Word with Roger Herbert

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By Andrea Howard

CAPT Robert Herbert, USN (Ret.) joins the program to discuss his article in the January 2022 edition of USNI Proceedings entitled, “Embrace the F-Word.” He retired in 2021 from the U.S. Naval Academy faculty, where he served as the Robert T. Herres distinguished military professor of ethics. He previously served for 26 years as a Naval Special Warfare officer and commanded SEAL Delivery Vehicle Team Two, Naval Special Warfare Unit Three, and the Naval Special Warfare Center.

Sea Control 323 – Embrace the F-Word with Roger Herbert

Links

1. “Embrace the F-Word”  by CAPT Robert Herbert, USN (ret.), USNI Proceedings, January 2022.
2. Call Sign Chaos by Jim Mattis and Bing West, Random House, 2019.
3. Military Ethics: An Introduction with Case Studies by Stephen Coleman, Oxford University Press, 2012.
4. Online Courses by Dr. Deane-Peter Baker and Dr. David Whetham.

Andrea Howard is Co-Host of the Sea Control podcast. Contact the podcast team at Seacontrol@cimsec.org.

This episode was edited and produced by Joshua Groover.

Podcast

Sea Control 322 – Marine Corps Infantry’s Role in EABO

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By Walker Mills

US Navy officer Jeong Soo Kim joins the program to discuss his recent essay in USNI Proceedings, “Design the Littoral Combat Team Around Its Core Mission.” Kim argues that the Marine Corps should make new Marine Corps organizations less infantry-centric in order to optimize them for Expeditionary Advanced Base Operations (EABO), and talks about the relationship between Navy and Marine Corps engineer units.

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Links

1. “Design the Littoral Combat Team Around Its Core Mission,” by Jeong Soo Kim, USNI Proceedings, November 2021.
2. “Sacred Cows for What? Considering Force Structure Cuts to the Infantry,” by Walker Mills, CIMSEC, November 2019.
3. “Where is the NECC?” by Walker Mills, Marine Corps Gazette, December 2019.
4. “Preparing for the Future: Marine Corps Support to Joint Operations in the Contested Littorals,” by David Berger, Military Review, May 2021.
5. “Expeditionary Advanced Base Operations Handbook: Considerations for Force Development and Employment,” June 1, 2018.
6. “Tentative Manual for EABO,” US Marine Corps, 2020. 

Walker Mills is Co-Host of the Sea Control podcast. Contact the podcast team at Seacontrol@cimsec.org.

This episode was edited and produced by Marie Williams.

Fostering the Discussion on Securing the Seas.