By Walker Mills Major Zach Ota, a Marine Corps Regional Affairs Officer, talks with host Walker Mills about his award-winning essay “Littoral Access Companies” as well as the opportunities and challenges in the Marine Corps international affairs community. Zach also tells the story of Sergeant Major Jacob Vouza, a Solomon Islands native who played a … Continue reading Sea Control 255 – Littoral Access Companies with Zach Ota
By Jared Samuelson Former Pacific Fleet commander Admiral Scott Swift (ret.) joins the program to discuss the difficulty of measuring readiness, incorporating capability and capacity, and the struggle to find common definitions for the joint force. Download Sea Control 254 – Defining Readiness with Admiral Scott Swift (ret.) Links “Redefine Readiness or Lose,” by Gen. … Continue reading Sea Control 254 – Defining Readiness with Admiral Scott Swift (ret.)
By Jared Samuelson Dr. Jeremy Stöhs and Dr. Henrik Breitenbauch join the program to discuss European naval power in the wake of the Cold War and what the future holds, to include Techflation, personnel problems, missile gaps, and more! Download Sea Control 253 – The Future of European Seapower with Dr. Jeremy Stöhs and Dr. … Continue reading Sea Control 253 – The Future of European Seapower with Dr. Jeremy Stöhs and Dr. Henrik Breitenbauch
Redefining Readiness Topic Week By Connor S. McLemore, Shaun Doheney, Philip Fahringer, and Dr. Sam Savage On April 24th, 1980, eight American helicopters heavily laden with special forces and their equipment launched from the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz operating in the Arabian Sea. They flew northeast into the Iranian desert to rendezvous with refueling aircraft … Continue reading Moving Toward A Holistic, Rigorous, Analytical Readiness Framework
