The Proceedings Podcast

USNI News senior writer Megan Eckstein joins Bill and Ward to talk about the roll-out of the DoD budget and the U.S. Navy's latest shipbuilding plan. https://news.usni.org/

In this episode Bill and Ward talk to VADM Tom Moore, USN, NAVSEA Commander, live from WEST 2018. Admiral Moore discusses the status of CVN 78, the future of LCS, how NAVSEA has supported 7th Fleet in the wake of last summer's mishaps, and the need for a defense budget.

ADM Scott Swift, PACFLT Commander, talks about "Mastering the Art of Command and Control," his article in the February issue of PROCEEDINGS. The admiral also offers an update on PACFLT's readiness in the face of ongoing regional threats like North Korea. Read more at https://www.usni.org/magazines/proceedings/2018/february/master-art-command-and-control

In this episode of the PROCEEDINGS Podcast, Bill and Ward talk to CAPT Will McGee, USMC, about his article titled "The Exercise Has No Clothes" featured in the January issue of the magazine. CAPT McGee explains some of what he wrote in the piece regarding how training exercises don't replicate real-world scenarios to the degree they should. Read it at https://www.usni.org/magazines/proceedings/2018/january/exercise-has-no-clothes

In this episode Commander Salamander joins Bill and Ward to talk about the most recent report regarding the FITZGERALD and MCCAIN mishaps and Sal's USNI Blog post that suggests the surface Navy isn't showing the right signs of learning lessons from these tragedies. Read him on the USNI Blog: https://blog.usni.org/posts/tag/cdr-salamander

In this episode Bill and Ward talk to LCDR Tony Kochanski, a Growler pilot who just got out to fly with a commercial carrier. Tony wrote an article titled "To Fix TACAIR Pilot Retention, Follow the Money," a discussion about flight pay disparities, that appears in the January issue of PROCEEDINGS. Read it at https://www.usni.org/magazines/proceedings/2018/january/fix-tacair-pilot-retention-follow-money

Ward and Bill discuss the January issue of Proceedings with Fleet Master Chief Paul Kingsbury, U.S. Navy, and drill down into Captain Kevin Eyer’s definitive article “What Happened To Our Surface Forces?” Read it at https://www.usni.org/magazines/proceedings/2018/january/what-happened-our-surface-forces

In this episode of the PROCEEDINGS Podcast, Bill and Ward are joined by CAPT Kevin Eyer, USN (Ret.), surface warfare expert, to talk about the state of the Littoral Combat Ship in the wake of the recent CRS report on the program.

In this episode Bill calls into Beach Hall from Newport, RI to chat with Ward about the findings from the C-2 mishap in WestPac, the USNI Defense Forum in DC, transgender troops, and more.

In this episode Bill and Ward talk about the fallout from the Growler sky writing incident over Washington state and the future of SWO training. Call-in guest is CDR Tom Ulmer, USN, the current Naval Institute fellow and former Gator ship CO.

Bill and Ward talk to Sgt. Maj. Mike Burke, USMC, about his article titled "Let's Train Them Like Marines" in the November issue of Proceedings. Read more at https://www.usni.org/magazines/proceedings/2017/november/lets-train-them-marines

USNI News editor Sam LaGrone joins Bill and Ward in the studio to talk about current events including the latest surrounding the budget and "Fat Leonard" scandal.

On this episode of the Proceedings Podcast, Ward and Bill analyze the U.S. Navy's report on the Fitzgerald and McCain collisions at sea, review some features from the November issue of Proceedings, and chat with Navy SEAL LT Jarrod Suess, USN, about the books he carried into combat.

In this episode, along with other current events, Ward and Bill try to explain that USNI is NOT a political forum while discussing a PROCEEDINGS TODAY article titled, "Take a Knee." Read it at https://www.usni.org/magazines/proceedings/2017/october/take-knee-social-justice

In this episode Ward and Bill put a finer point on the amazing history of USNI and go deep on China.

In episode 3 of the PROCEEDINGS PODCAST Bill and Ward invite their first guest into the studio: LT Brendan Cordial, USN, a surface warfare officer who wrote an article in the March issue titled "Too Many SWOs per Ship." Read it at https://www.usni.org/magazines/proceedings/2017/march/too-many-swos-ship

In this episode, Bill and Ward chat about the latest around the "Fat Leonard" scandal and the T-45 OBOGS problem. Bill also digs deep into how the U.S. Navy should deal with China.

In the first episode of the PROCEEDINGS podcast, Ward and Bill discuss the most recent "Fat Leonard" news as well as the latest around collisions at sea and the T-45 oxygen system. The team also highlights features from the October issue of PROCEEDINGS magazine - the submarine theme issue.

The editors of PROCEEDINGS traveled to the Pentagon to chat with the Navy's "Air Boss," VADM Mike Shoemaker. Topics Bill and Ward discussed with the Admiral include the T-45's oxygen problem (and how it could affect career paths), the wars in Syria and Iraq, the Ford's growing pains, budget issues, and how drones will play in the carrier war of the future.