Sea Control - CIMSEC

By Alex Clarke Alert and cover your ears it’s another historically informed maritime current events podcast inbound! Or… Bilgepumps this week is what three naval geeks who have found a particularly tasty cake shop would sound like if recorded. So what is episode three about? Well the #Bilgepumps team are talking about the matrix, China … Continue reading Sea Control 183 – The Bilgepumps →

By Jared Samuelson Historians Keith Bird and Jason Hines join the program to discuss the development of wireless telegraphy on warships, British use of wireless command-and-control, the oft-neglected German naval intelligence failures in the First World War, and the encryption war at sea, all part of their award-winning 2018 paper, In the Shadow of Ultra: A … Continue reading Sea Control 182 – In the Shadows of Ultra with Keith Bird and Jason Hines →

By Jared Samuelson Chokepoints and Littorals Week continues on CIMSEC! Major General Pat Donahoe, Deputy Commander for Operations, U.S. 8th Army, and Prof. Don Chisholm of the U.S. Naval War College join us to discuss why the 8th Army is known as “the Amphibious 8th,” the campaign through the southern Philippines in World War II, … Continue reading Sea Control 181 – The “Amphibious” 8th in the Pacific War →

By Jared Samuelson We’re kicking off our collaboration with The Krulak Center on Chokepoints and Littorals Week with a big one! Lt. Gen. Ben Hodges (ret.), former commander, U.S. Army Europe, stops by the podcast to discuss lessons learned from the exercise Defender 2020, Russia’s Black Sea strategy, and the importance of the Black Sea … Continue reading Sea Control 180 – Narrow Seas: The Black Sea with Lt. Gen. Ben Hodges (ret.) →

By Alex Clarke Run fast, it’s another historically informed maritime current events podcast – or possibly what three naval geeks trapped in a pub would sound like if recorded. So what is part two about? Well the #Bilgepumps team is talking about China in the East and South China Seas again, what is the difference … Continue reading Sea Control Episode 179: The Bilgepumps, Part 2 →

By Jared Samuelson Dr. Jill Goldenziel (@jillgoldenziel) joins me (@jwsc03) to discuss the origins and types of lawfare, lawfare at sea, how the Chinese are using lawfare in the South China Sea, and what the U.S. can do to fight back. Download Sea Control 178 – Lawfare at Sea with Dr. Jill Goldenziel Links 1. … Continue reading Sea Control 178 – Lawfare at Sea with Dr. Jill Goldenziel →

By Jared Samuelson Royal Netherlands Marine Corps Lt. Col. Oscar Vanderveen and U.S. Marine Major Justin Hooker join me (@jwsc03) to discuss the NATO Amphibious Leaders Expeditionary Symposium (NALES). The group discusses the challenges facing NATO’s amphibious forces, command and control relationships, and the progress made by NALES in developing NATO amphibious interoperability. Download Sea … Continue reading Sea Control 177 – NATO Amphibious Leaders Expeditionary Symposium →

By Jared Samuelson Sea story time! Join Rear Admiral (ret.) Dr. Chris Parry, CBE (@DrChrisParry), as he shares his experiences in the Falklands War as an aviator stationed aboard HMS Antrim. He recounts Operation Paraquet, the recapture of South Georgia, the attack on the Argentine submarine Santa Fe, his impressions of the attack on HMS … Continue reading Sea Control 176 – Down South in the Falklands with Rear Admiral (ret.) Dr. Chris Parry, CBE →

By Alex Clarke A historically-informed maritime current events series – or possibly the Old Top Gear/The Grand Tour team if they were interested in navies. In this episode the #Bilgepump Crew discusses China in the East and South China Seas, the future of aircraft carriers, rail guns, arsenal ships, and oh so much history. #Bilgepumps … Continue reading Sea Control 175 – The Bilge Pumps →

By Jared Samuelson Join German historian and communications specialist Sascha Stoltenow (@bendlerblogger) and local government official Heike Brüggemann (@bruggemannheike) to discuss the changing relationship between Germany and the Bundeswehr. Topics include Sascha’s brush with COVID-19, the Bundeswehr’s social media campaign, the positive effects of new commuter policy, and how the civil-military relationship is evolving during … Continue reading Sea Control 173 – German Civ-Mil Relations with Sascha Stoltenow and Heike Brüggemannn →

By Jared Samuelson Mexican naval analyst Christian Ehrlich (@CJEhrlichM) joins Jared (@jwsc03) to discuss Mexican maritime security challenges, the role of the Mexican Marine Corps, piracy in the Gulf of Mexico, the Mexican shipbuilding industry, and more! Download Sea Control 172 – Mexican Maritime Challenges with Christian Ehrlich Links 1. Mexican Defense and Security (Spanish language) … Continue reading Sea Control 172 – Mexican Maritime Challenges with Christian Ehrlich →

By Jared Samuelson Dr. Jamie Goodall (@L_Historienne) joins me (@jwsc03) to discuss her book, Pirates of the Chesapeake Bay. We discuss the difference between privateering and piracy, what made the Chesapeake such an incubator for piracy, the importance of the Bay as a transit point in early America, the Battle of the Barges and more! … Continue reading Sea Control 171 – Pirates of the Chesapeake Bay with Dr. Jamie Goodall →

By Jared Samuelson If you haven’t read Sascha Rackwitz’s (@racki173) article, “Clausewitz, Corbett & Corvettes,” go read it now! Then come back and listen to Sascha sit down with me (@jwsc03) and discuss his perspective on U.S., Chinese, and Russian worldviews, sea control and sea denial in the Baltic, the Commandant’s Planning Guidance, and the … Continue reading Sea Control 170 – Clausewitz, Corbett, and Corvettes with Sascha Rackwitz →

By Jared Samuelson It’s our 20th episode since the relaunch of Sea Control! Author and wargamer Larry Bond joins Dr. Sebastian Bruns (@naval_gazing) to discuss the development of his wargame Harpoon (to include an announcement on a new release!), his relationship with Tom Clancy, wargaming in support of the novel Red Storm Rising, and how … Continue reading Sea Control 169 – Larry Bond and Sebastian Bruns on Harpoon, Red Storm Rising, and Tom Clancy →

By Jared Samuelson If you’re a naval integration fan, this episode is for you! Dr. Bruce Gudmundsson, a military historian with the Military Learning Gateway,* and career Marine infantryman Tim Powledge join Jared to break down Operation Albion. As World War I wound down, the Germans launched an assault on the Baltic Islands in an attempt … Continue reading Sea Control 168 – Operation Albion with Dr. Bruce Gudmundsson and Tim Powledge →