Midrats

Nov 17 2024 539 ep. 63 mins 721
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Navy Milbloggers Sal from "CDR Salamander" and EagleOne from "EagleSpeak" discuss leading issues and developments for the Navy, Marine Corps, Coast Guard and related national security issues.

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Episode 705: the Opportunities With Trump's Return, with Jerry Dunleavy

Nov 17 2024 58 mins  
With 63 days until President Trump’s second inauguration and a new national security team lining up, what are the expected opportunities they will be looking to make an impact quickly? What should people be looking at? Where is the fruit ripe for the picking?For the full hour we have returning guest, Jerry Dunleavy IV, author of Kabul: The Untold Story of Biden’s Fiasco and the

Episode 704: A Post-Election Midrats Melee

Nov 10 2024 59 mins  
SummaryThe conversation delves into various themes surrounding innovation, customization, and future planning. It highlights the importance of bespoke solutions in development and addresses the challenges faced in implementing these ideas. The speakers reflect on their insights and look forward to new developments in the field.Show LinksTrump Declares No Mercy on CartelsChris Cappy

Episode 703: Midrats Pre-Halloween Spooktacular!

Oct 20 2024 61 mins  
ShowlinksJoint Sword 2024 off Taiwan.TAFFY-3 off Samar.USAF NGAD Pause.Narrow Seas, Small Navies, and Fat Merchantmen: Naval Strategies for the 1990s.USS Carney’s 1 year anniversary.Debt service now greater than spending on defense.SummaryIn this episode of Midrats, Sal and Mark discuss the evolving geopolitical landscape, focusing on China's strategic maneuvers around Taiwan and

Episode 702: Mid October Maritime Melee

Oct 13 2024 60 mins  
It’s mid-October, and time for another no-hold-barred Maritime Melee from Midrats!You can listen at this link, or via the Spotify widget below.Show LinksHappy 249th Birthday Navy!Kaman K-MAX helicoptersStarlinkLifestrawIodine tabletsCNOC bagKatadyn filtersUkraine’s Baba Yaga dronesNavy relearns how to reload at seaHeavy lift shipsNet Assessment Podcast: What is the US Military

Episode 701: The Pentagon’s Gordian Knot, with Steve Deal

Sep 29 2024 67 mins  
What can be done to reform The Pentagon?Returning to Midrats to discuss the challenge of real reform to our military bureaucratic establishment will be Steve Deal.Steve Deal, Captain, U.S. Navy (Ret.) served as Deputy Chief of Staff to the Secretary of the Navy and Deputy Chief Learning Officer for the Department of the Navy. During his twenty-seven years on active duty, he command

Episode 700: 20th & 21st Century Lessons with Chinese Characteristics: Toshi Yoshihara

Sep 22 2024 62 mins  
For the last 23 years, the major powers outside the People’s Republic of China (PRC) have been engaged in a series of imperial police actions like in Afghanistan, small wars turning into inextricable problems, like Iraq, and not-insignificant medium sized wars as we see in Ukraine.The PRC chose to stay out of these conflicts, but has been learning from them.After studying 20th-ce

Episode 699 - September Midrats Free For All

Sep 08 2024 64 mins  
Summer is over, and it's time to focus on adult things once again.If it is of interest to from the Pacific to the Red Sea to the Potomac River—we have you covered.Showlinks:Royal Navy Ship Availability graphicCO USS John S. McCain relievedEgypt in Yemen Civil War 1960s/70sUS Army Typhon (not Typhoon, I know) launcherEgypt's Interest in PRC AircraftSummaryThe conversation discusse

Episode 698 - The Music Stopped at MSC, with Sal Mercogliano

Aug 25 2024 65 mins  
Where there appears to be a fair bit of shock and surprise in the general public, for those who have tracked the story closest, the feeling could be found along the spectrum from resignation to dismay. This did not happen overnight - and for those given responsibility for our nation’s sea power, this was only a matter of time. By acts of commission and omission, the nation that l

Episode 697: Ten Months of Lessons from the Red Sea, with Bryan McGrath

Aug 18 2024 63 mins  
If you find a message that is consistent over time, through times of ease and times of challenge, and at each challenge in the real world this message is validated, reinforced, and found to be correct — is that a message you need to pay attention to?Since the Houthi joined a second front with the Gazans against Israel by attacking international shipping in the Red Sea and its app

Episode 696: A Constellation of Challenges, with Emma Salisbury

Aug 11 2024 56 mins  
Look who we have on a short-turnaround visit to Midrats, Dr. Emma Salisbury!We’re going to cover the waterfront issues in the Anglosphere, but we’ll kick off the discussion with the issues she outlined in her recent Behind the Front post, Franken-FREMM: How the Constellation Class Became a Monster.Emma recently completed her PhD at Birkbeck College, University of London, with r