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The Golden Fourteen: The First African American Women to Officially Serve in the U.S. Armed Forces
Historian and author Jerri Bell discusses the story of the first fourteen African-American women to officially serve in the U.S. armed forces, specifically in the U.S....
A Conversation on Naval History with Dr. Jerry Hendrix
Dr. Jerry Hendrix is a retired Navy captain and former Director of the Naval History & Heritage Command. He is the author of a book on Theodore Roosevelt's Navy and is...
On the Roof Gang: Early Navy Cryptologists
Matt Zullo, a retired Navy cryptologist, discusses his research on the 1920s and 1930s "On the Roof Gang" the original Navy Cryptologists.
Question Time: By Gettysburg College Students
Students from Gettysburg College and the Eisenhower Institute are working on a project to understand museums. Their team has switched seats with our director and inte...
Royal Navy Officers in the Early Eighteenth Century: CDR Ryan Mewett
Abby talks to CDR Ryan Mewett, an assistant professor in the USNA history department, about his dissertation research about the Royal Navy of the eighteenth century.
Remembering the Maine: 125 Years
On the 125th anniversary of the sinking of the USS Maine, Naval History & Heritage Command historian John Fahey discusses the events surrounding that fateful day, Febr...
The 70th Secretary of the Navy, John Dalton, USNA '64
Jimmy Debutts, editor of the Naval Academy Alumni Association's magazine Shipmate, interviews former Secretary of the Navy John Dalton, USNA Class of 1964, about his c...
Admiral Hyman Rickover: Engineer of Power
Stephen Phillips interviews author and historian Marc Wortman, discussing Wortman's book "Admiral Hyman Rickover: Engineer of Power."
Mao's Army Goes to Sea
Dr. Toshi Yoshihara discusses his latest book, "Mao's Army Goes to Sea: The Island Campaigns and the Founding of China's Navy."
Small Boats and the Yom Kippur War
Vice Admiral Rod Rempt, 59th Superintendent, recounts his first command, USS Antelope (PG-86) as Soviet-US tensions rose in the eastern Mediterranean during the Yom Ki...
Admiral Mike Mullen, Part V - The late 1990s
Naval History & Heritage Command historians John Sherwood and Tyler Pitrof continue their series with retired Chairman of the Joint Chiefs Admiral Mike Mullen, USNA Cl...
Admiral Mike Mullen, Part IV
NHHC historians John Sherwood and Tyler Pitrof continue their series with retired Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Admiral Mike Mullen, USN (Naval Academy Class o...
Two Rival Spies and the Secret Plot to Build a Confederate Navy
Historian and author Alex Rose discusses his latest book, "The Lion and the Fox: Two Rival Spies and the Secret Plot to Build a Confederate Navy."
Naval History in the Classroom
Three USNA plebes (Class of 2026) discuss naval history in the classroom.
The Virtual Memorial Wall
Patrick McConnell, US Naval Academy Class of 2002, discusses the Virtual Memorial Wall
Admiral Mike Mullen, Part III
Naval History & Heritage Command historians John Sherwood and Tyler Pitrof interview former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Admiral Mike Mullen, USNA Class of 19...
The CNO's Executive Panel & Transformation
Former acting Director of National Intelligence David Gompert, USNA Class of 1967, discusses the Chief of Naval Operations' Executive Panel in the early 2000s and tran...
Admiral Mike Mullen, Part II
Historians John Sherwood and Tyler Pitrof of the Naval History & Heritage Command interview former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Admiral Mike Mullen, USNA Clas...
Captain Harry Baldridge and the New Academy Museum
Shannon Martin McClain, one of the first Non-Resident Fellows of the US Naval Academy Museums, and a 1998 graduate of the Academy, discusses her research on Captain Ha...
Admiral Mike Mullen, Part I
Former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Admiral Mike Mullen begins the first part in a series of interviews with historians Tyler Pitrof and John Sherwood of the ...
CDR David Bruhn - On the Gunline: U.S. Navy Warships off Vietnam
Dr. Stephen Phillips interviews CDR David Bruhn, USN-Ret,to discuss his book, "On the Gunline: U.S. Navy and Royal Austrailian Navy Warships off Vietnam, 1965-1973." B...
NHHC and Leyte Gulf
Dr. Martin Waldmen, Deputy Branch Head of the Histories Division at Naval History and Heritage Command, discusses its latest book on the Battle of Leyte Gulf
The Artist's Journey
Kristin Cronic, USNA Class of 2011, discusses her art about the daily life of midshipmen.
A Great and Rising Nation: US Naval Expeditions of the 19th Century
Dr. Michael Verney of Drury University discusses his book, "A Great and Rising Nation: Naval Exploration and Global Empire in the Early US Republic."
Sailors, Caribbean Trade, and National Boundaries in the Late Nineteenth Century
Kevin Grubbs is a doctoral candidate and discusses his work on 19th century coastal work in the Gulf of Mexico. His paper was the winner of the Clark G. Reynolds Priz...
From the North Pole to Nuclear Power: Admiral Al Kelln
Admiral Al Kelln, US Naval Academy Class of 1952 discusses his early career as the first person to fly over, walk on, and sail under the North Pole and as Chief Engine...
The Museum at West Point
David Reel, Executive Director of the Museum at West Point, discusses that historic facility and its collection.
Secrets in Depth by CDR Joseph Dituri, USN-Ret, PhD
Dr. Stephen Phillips interviews CDR Joseph Dituri, USN-Ret, PhD to discuss his career as a Navy Diver, Special Operations Officer, and Engineering Duty Officer, to inc...
Millenium Challenge 2002: Being There
What was it like to work through Millenium Challenge, a major war game exercise in 2002? This episode's guest, Bill Rearick, discusses what it was like behind the sce...