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USS Impervious and Mine Countermeasures in Desert Storm: Capt David Jackson Mar 14, 2022

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The Surface Navy Association lecture / discussion mentioned in this episode can be found via the SNA facebook page.

It was entitled - Naval Heritage Program: The Mining and Saving of USS Princeton and USS Tripoli During Desert Storm: https://www.facebook.com/navysna/videos/230965752544249

Naval Academy Sea Trials Mar 07, 2022

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Sea Trials have become a major event at the end of every academic year at the Naval Academy. What are they and how did they start? In this episode Major Robert Shea, USMC, talks about today's sea trials while CAPT Shiho Rybski and CAPT Mike Wisecup recall how a few midshipmen kicked them off in the mid 1990s.

Marine Insurance in the Early Republic: Hannah Farber Feb 24, 2022

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Find Underwriters of the United States: How Insurance Shaped the American Founding here.

The Academy and Women's Suffrage in 1912 Feb 14, 2022

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The play, "A Close Call," is read through by midshipmen volunteers at the Museum known as the "Monuments Mids." They provide countless support to the preservation and education mission of the Naval Academy Museum.

Captain Jim Lovell, USN (Ret) Feb 03, 2022

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Dr. Claude Berube, Director of the USNA Museum, and Dr. Jerry Hendrix, a retired Navy Captain and former Director of the Naval History and Heritage Command, interview Captain James Lovell, USN (Ret), USNA Class of 1952 and NASA Astronaut

The Birth of the Strike Fighter: The Naval Career of Joseph Dyer Jan 31, 2022

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How did the Navy end up with one fighter to rule them all-- the F/A-18E/F? Associate Professor Marcus O. Jones and Tyler Pitrof (US Naval Academy) interview Vice Admiral Joseph Dyer, USN (Ret.) on his role as chief test pilot of the United States Navy and in the birth of the true "strike fighter." Due to recording in the Naval Academy's wargaming lab, there is some electronic interference in this episode.

Rendering Safe an unexploded Exocet missile aboard USS Stark (FFG-31) Jan 24, 2022

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LCDR Tony Nahitchevansky, USN-Ret, joins Stephen Phillips to discuss responding to and rendering safe an Exocet missile aboard USS Stark (FFG-31) during "The Tanker War" after the ship was mistaken by an Iraqi Air Force aircraft as an Iranian Tanker on the night of May 17, 1987.

To Rule the Waves: Dr. Bruce Jones and the Critical Role of the Oceans in Modern Life Jan 04, 2022

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This interview was conducted in November of 2021 following Dr. Jones' special lecture on his book at the United States Naval Academy.

Front toward Enemy: War, Veterans, and the Homefront Jan 03, 2022

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Long-time listeners will note new music for the intro. The piece was composed and recorded by Greg Mutersbaugh for The Joint Geeks of Staff podcast, which is also hosted by the US Naval Academy Museum

Confederate Boat Burners: Laura June Davis Dec 15, 2021

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Abby talks to Dr. Laura June Davis about maritime sabotage in the Civil War: Confederate boat burners.

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