Sea Control

Apr 10 2025 428 ep. 34 mins 190
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Sea Control is CIMSEC's Flagship podcast. We focus on maritime security, naval affairs, and defense and foreign policy.

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Sea Control 570: Brent Jurmu on Equipping the Marine Reconnaissance Battalion Now

Apr 10 2025 48 mins  
Major Brent Jurmu joins Brian Kerg to discuss his article, "Equip the Mobile Reconnaissance Battalion Now." Jurmu discusses how to adapt Marine reconnaissance platforms and units.

Sea Control 569: The U.S. Navy and Innovation

Mar 27 2025 28 mins  
Dr. Peter Luebke from the Naval History and Heritage Command joins the program to discuss the NHHC essay collection he edited titled, The U.S. Navy and Innovation: Twentieth-Century Case Studies. Peter C. Luebke is a historian at the Naval History and Heritage Command. There he has worked on several projects, including Naval Documents of the American Revolution, The Autobiography

Sea Control 568 - An Australian Coast Guard

Mar 25 2025 25 mins  
Jennifer Parker joins the program to discuss her paper, "Time for an Australian Coast Guard." She discusses how maritime security is currently handled in Australia and how the addition of a dedicated Coast Guard would be benefit Australia. Andrew Frame edited and produced this episode.

Sea Control 567: E-2 Hawkeyes Over the Red Sea with LCDR Nathan Sawyer

Mar 19 2025 22 mins  
LCDR Nathan Sawyer joins the podcast to discuss his article in USNI Proceedings, “Beyond Tactics: How the Hawkeye Proved the Power of Adaptability in the Red Sea.” They discuss the role of the E-2 Hawkeye, and the importance of adaptability and leadership afloat.

Sea Control 566: No One Should Think the War Will be Short with CDR Justin Cobb

Mar 08 2025 32 mins  
Commander Justin Cobb, a Maritime Fires Officer with Carrier Strike Group 11, joins the program to his recent article, “No One Should Think the War Will be Short.” Justin's article was recently published in USNI Proceedings and won their Future of Naval Warfare Essay Contest. It discussed why a conflict between the United States and the People’s Republic of China is more like

Sea Control 565 – General Bartholomees on the Army’s Contribution to Deterring China

Feb 24 2025 32 mins  
Major General James B. Bartholomees III, Chief of Staff of U.S. Army Pacific, joins the program to discuss his recent CIMSEC article, “Land Force Integration: The Army’s Contribution to Deterring China.” The discussion also covers the Army’s new Multi-Domain Task Forces (MDTF) and what the U.S. Army is doing in the Indo-Pacific.

Sea Control 564 - Canoes, Rivers, and more! With Scot McFarlane

Feb 15 2025 20 mins  
Historian Scot McFarlane joins the program to discuss the role of the canoe in warfare. He discusses the advantages the canoe provided in colonial America as well as the continued uses of canoes in warfare today. Scot McFarlane is a river historian and founder of the Oxbow History Company. Addison Pellerano edited and produced this episode.

Sea Control 563 - Red Sea Combat with CDR Brian C. Sánchez

Feb 13 2025 17 mins  
Commander Brian Sánchez joins the program to talk about his time commanding the USS Gravely in the Red Sea. He discuss the engagements the ship took part in as part of its deployment, including the CIWS engagement on January 30th and the "Battle of the BAM" on January 9th. Brendan Costello edited and produced this episode.

Sea Control 562 - Rendered Obsolete with Dr. Jamie Jones

Feb 05 2025 22 mins  
Dr. Jamie L. Jones joins the program to discuss her book, Rendered Obsolete – Energy Culture and the Afterlife of US Whaling. Jamie L. Jones is an Assistant Professor in the Department of English at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Her research explores the historic pivot in energy use in the nineteenth century, when whale oil and other organic energy sources gave

Sea Control 561 - Why We Fight with Sasha Maggio

Jan 25 2025 61 mins  
Sasha Maggio, also known as ‘Mother of Tanks,’ joins the program to discuss her one-of-a-kind series, “Why We Fight.” A podcast covering just about every aspect of World War II, including significant elements of naval and amphibious warfare, "Why We Fight" is a unique podcast on historical warfare. Sasha Maggio is a historian, analyst, and podcaster currently working abroa