Manning the Fleet | Healthy Recruiting and Retention for the Navy
Maritime Nation
August 26, 2026
Admiral James G. Foggo, U.S. Navy (Ret.) | Benjamin Kohlmann
Admiral Foggo sits down with the Honorable Ben Kohlmann, Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Manpower and Reserve Affairs, for a wide-ranging conversation on recruiting, retention, and readiness and to discuss the work he does every day to modernize the Department of the Navy’s workforce. The two talk recruiting, retention, and readiness across the active and reserve force, and Kohlmann shares how he’s excited to draw on his experience in the private sector to drive change inside the military.
Season 5 of Maritime Nation is produced in partnership with Johnson Group Defense.
Ways to Listen
Admiral James G. Foggo, U.S. Navy (Ret.), Dean
Benjamin Kohlmann, Assistant Secretary of the Navy (M&RA)
Admiral James G. Foggo, U.S. Navy (Ret.) | Benjamin Kohlmann
Admiral Foggo sits down with the Honorable Ben Kohlmann, Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Manpower and Reserve Affairs, for a wide-ranging conversation on recruiting, retention, and readiness and to discuss the work he does every day to modernize the Department of the Navy’s workforce. The two talk recruiting, retention, and readiness across the active and reserve force, and Kohlmann shares how he’s excited to draw on his experience in the private sector to drive change inside the military.
Season 5 of Maritime Nation is produced in partnership with Johnson Group Defense.
Ways to Listen
Admiral James G. Foggo, U.S. Navy (Ret.), Dean
Benjamin Kohlmann, Assistant Secretary of the Navy (M&RA)