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National security, maritime challenges, naval issues with a flavoring of other things I find interesting.

So, We Have a New Frigate?
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So, we have a USS Defiant (BBG-1)
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The Australians Give a Sober View of American Naval Decline
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The Lessons of Pearl Harbor at 84, with John Keuhn
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Fullbore Friday
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Diversity Thursday
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Episode 31: 17DEC2025
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How do you Fight if you Can't go Green?
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Can You Make Existential War Bend to Pragmatism?
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Waiting for our Frigate to Come in
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Fullbore Friday
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Should we Really be Calling it the 2nd Island Chain?
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Do we Know We Need to Fight an Offensive War in a Funnel in the Western Pacific?
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Want a New Amphib? Well, We're Going to Get One
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You Wanted a National Security Strategy, Well, You Got One
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The Better Part of a Decade and a Half with the Navy & Midrats, with Bryan McGrath
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Fullbore Friday
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Giving the Taiwan Hot Pot a Good Stir
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Episode 30: 05DEC2025
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Can Maritime Power Recapture San Francisco Bay?
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