Research Area: Personnel

Resident Experts

Admiral James G. Foggo, U.S. Navy (Ret.)

Dean

Nicholas Weising

Program Associate

Non-Resident Experts

The MOC

Veterans Can Help American Healthcare’s Workforce Crisis

By Patrick Cavanaugh Koroly

Civil-Military, Personnel, Political Economy

Quoted in Publication

Role of Allies Like Korea Essential to Rebuild U.S. Shipbuilding Industry

By Dr. Steven Wills, Matthew Reisener

Asia & the Indo-Pacific, Industry & Innovation, Personnel, Political Economy

Quoted in Publication

Pete Hegseth’s blocks on promotions rankle former military leaders

By Hunter Stires

Personnel, Political Economy

Notable Reference

Shipbuilders Look to Big Budget Plus-Ups to Reverse Delays, Cost Overruns

Acquisitions & Budget, AI & Cyber, Industry & Innovation, Personnel

The MOC

The Integrated Shipyard: Leveraging AI and Digital Twins to Mitigate Labor Shortages and Data Silos

By Cailyn Yong

AI & Cyber, Industry & Innovation, Personnel

The MOC

Maritime Employment of Canine Teams

By LTC (ret.) Richard Vargus, PhD

MENA, Force Design, Hybrid Threats, Personnel

Maritime Nation

Fireside Chat with Acting Secretary of the Navy, The Honorable Hung Cao

By Admiral James G. Foggo, U.S. Navy (Ret.)

Acquisitions & Budget, Civil-Military, Personnel, Strategy & Doctrine

External Publication

Why the USA looks at the Italian Model in Shipbuilding

By Admiral James G. Foggo, U.S. Navy (Ret.)

Europe & Eurasia, AI & Cyber, Industry & Innovation, Personnel, Surface Warfare

The MOC

Autonomy in Dry Docking: Engineering Pathways, Operational Realities, and Strategic Imperatives

By David Von Schmidt

Acquisitions & Budget, AI & Cyber, Industry & Innovation, Personnel

The MOC

Damn the Cruise Missiles and Full Speed Ahead in Hormuz

By Dr. Steven Wills

MENA, Energy and Resource Security, Personnel, Political Economy, Surface Warfare

Quoted in Publication

John Phelan forced out as Navy secretary after 13 months

By Hunter Stires

Civil-Military, Personnel, Political Economy

Quoted in Publication

Navy secretary leaving the Pentagon, ‘effective immediately’

By Hunter Stires

Civil-Military, Personnel, Political Economy

Quoted in Publication

Navy secretary is out amid Pentagon infighting

By Hunter Stires

Civil-Military, Personnel, Political Economy

Quoted in Publication

U.S. sends thousands more troops to Mideast as Trump seeks to squeeze Iran

By Admiral James G. Foggo, U.S. Navy (Ret.)

MENA, Force Design, Geopolitics, Personnel

The MOC

The People’s Liberation Army Navy and the China Dream

By Alexandru Filip

Asia & the Indo-Pacific, Civil-Military, Personnel, Strategy & Doctrine, Surface Warfare

Reports

Pier Review: Leveraging the Allied Maritime Industrial Base for U.S. Shipbuilding

By Matthew Reisener

Acquisitions & Budget, Civil-Military, Industry & Innovation, Personnel, Political Economy, Surface Warfare, Undersea Warfare

Article

New MAP Offers Wish List for Achieving White House Maritime Goals

By Matthew Reisener

Industry & Innovation, Personnel, Political Economy, Surface Warfare

The MOC

United We Stand: How States can Contribute to Securing the Future of America’s Maritime Industrial Base

By Timothy Lee

Geopolitics, Industry & Innovation, Personnel, Political Economy

Maritime Nation

The Battle for American Waterways

By Admiral James G. Foggo, U.S. Navy (Ret.)

Energy and Resource Security, Hybrid Threats, Industry & Innovation, Personnel, Political Economy

The MOC

Arsenalotti for America: Lessons from The Serene Republic for a U.S. Maritime Industrial Corps

By CDR Dan Justice, USN

Industry & Innovation, Personnel, Political Economy

The MOC

Fleet Readiness and the Eglin Gulf Testing and Training Range

By Rear Admiral (ret.) Philip Dur

Americas, Personnel, Surface Warfare

Guest Appearance

Celebrating Silent Servants of the Silent Service

By Admiral James G. Foggo, U.S. Navy (Ret.)

Industry & Innovation, Personnel

In the News

Atlantic Council launches Revitalizing US Shipbuilding Task Force to bolster US maritime industrial base

By Admiral James G. Foggo, U.S. Navy (Ret.), Dr. Steven Wills

Acquisitions & Budget, AI & Cyber, Force Design, Industry & Innovation, Personnel, Surface Warfare, Undersea Warfare

The MOC

Program Management in Shipbuilding

By Rear Admiral (ret.) Kent Whalen, USN

Industry & Innovation, Personnel

External Publication

The U.S. Navy’s Strategic Focus and Modernization Priorities: The Foundry, the Fleet, the Fight

By Admiral James G. Foggo, U.S. Navy (Ret.)

Industry & Innovation, Personnel, Political Economy

The MOC

Canine Readiness – A Forgotten Force Multiplier

By LTC (ret.) Richard Vargus, PhD

Force Design, Hybrid Threats, Personnel, Political Economy

External Article

Don’t give up the shipyards

By Hunter Stires

Industry & Innovation, Personnel, Strategy & Doctrine

The MOC

A New Mississippi Squadron: The Navy’s Need for a Brown-Water Fleet

By Connor Ronka

Americas, Force Design, Industry & Innovation, Personnel, Political Economy

The MOC

Book Review: The Price of Victory: A Naval History of Britain, 1815-1945

By Ken Brown

Europe & Eurasia, Civil-Military, Personnel, Political Economy, Strategy & Doctrine, Surface Warfare

The MOC

Safety of Navigation is Not the Priority

By LT Sean F. Barry, USN

Personnel, Strategy & Doctrine

Guest Appearance

Emerging Technologies and Threats to the Homeland

By Hunter Stires

Geopolitics, Hybrid Threats, Personnel, Surface Warfare

The MOC

Large-Scale Exercise 2025

By Admiral James G. Foggo, U.S. Navy (Ret.)

AI & Cyber, Civil-Military, Conflict Resolution & Peacebuilding, Personnel, Surface Warfare

Reports

Returning from Ebb Tide: Renewing the United States Commercial Maritime Enterprise

By Dr. Steven Wills, Admiral James G. Foggo, U.S. Navy (Ret.)

Acquisitions & Budget, AI & Cyber, Energy and Resource Security, Force Design, Geopolitics, Industry & Innovation, Personnel, Political Economy, Strategy & Doctrine

External Article

What DOGE Can Learn from Robert McNamara

By Dr. Steven Wills

Personnel, Political Economy

Quoted in Publication

What a historic absence of its top officer means for the Navy

By Dr. Steven Wills

Personnel, Political Economy

External Article

Senior Officers Are Not the “Villain”

By Dr. Steven Wills

Personnel, Political Economy

External Article

In Defense of CNO’s in an Unfriendly Washington D.C.

By Dr. Steven Wills

Personnel, Political Economy

The MOC

Where’s Doc now? The Post-Navy Journey to Success for Independent Duty Corpsmen

By Jose Alonso, Lucy Siwko, Gabrielle Messmer

Personnel

The MOC

Neurotrauma in Naval Operations: Addressing the Unseen Battlefront

By Ishaan Anand

Personnel

The MOC

Dug In Positions Point To Stevedore Strike In Mid-January

By John D. McCown

Industry & Innovation, Personnel

The MOC

The Evolution of Legal Counsel for Operational Commanders: Revisiting Greek Classics and Military History

By LTJG Logan Tobias

International Law, Personnel

The MOC

Medical Logistics in a Contested Pacific: Ensuring Health Support in High-Risk Regions

By Ishaan Anand

Asia & the Indo-Pacific, Industry & Innovation, Personnel, Strategy & Doctrine

The MOC

The Accidental Veteran: Remembering Alfredo “Anzio” Rinaldi

By Admiral James G. Foggo, U.S. Navy (Ret.)

Personnel, Political Economy

Podcast

Submarine Industrial Base (SIB)/AUKUS

By Admiral James G. Foggo, U.S. Navy (Ret.)

Industry & Innovation, Personnel

The MOC

The Far-reaching Dockworker Strike

By John D. McCown

Industry & Innovation, Personnel

The MOC

Assessing the 2024 Navigation Plan

By CMS Editorial Board

Civil-Military, Force Design, Personnel, Strategy & Doctrine

Quoted in Publication

Sidelining Civilian-Crewed Navy Ships Could Harm Overseas Operations, Analysts say

By Dr. Steven Wills

Personnel, Surface Warfare

The MOC

Rebuilding the Bench at MSC

Personnel

The MOC

Military Personnel Need Robust Financial Education More than Ever

By Nicholas Weising

Acquisitions & Budget, Personnel

The MOC

Transition Assistance Programs for the Submarine Industrial Base Workforce

By Nicholas Weising

Acquisitions & Budget, Industry & Innovation, Personnel

The MOC

Apprenticeships Build the Arsenal of Democracy

By Nicholas Weising

Industry & Innovation, Personnel

The MOC

Strengthening Naval Security Posture: Mitigating Malware Attacks in the Face of Russian Cyber Warfare

By John Bui

Asia & the Indo-Pacific, Europe & Eurasia, AI & Cyber, Geopolitics, Personnel

The MOC

Part II – U.S. Fisheries Enforcement in the Western Pacific: Embracing the Long Run

By LTJG Logan J. Tobias

Asia & the Indo-Pacific, Civil-Military, Conflict Resolution & Peacebuilding, Energy and Resource Security, Geopolitics, Hybrid Threats, International Law, Personnel, Political Economy

External Article

Grand Admiral Thrawn and the Operational Level of Conflict in Star Wars

By Dr. Steven Wills

Personnel, Strategy & Doctrine

The MOC

One Conversation at a Time…

By Admiral James G. Foggo, U.S. Navy (Ret.)

Personnel

The MOC

The Character of Navy Continuity and Change

By Dr. Steven Wills

Civil-Military, Industry & Innovation, Personnel

Quoted in Publication

Navy, Marine Corps test warfighting concepts

By Admiral James G. Foggo, U.S. Navy (Ret.)

Acquisitions & Budget, Force Design, Personnel, Wargaming

Quoted in Publication

Global Warfighting Simulation Puts the Pressure on Navy, Marine Corps

By Admiral James G. Foggo, U.S. Navy (Ret.)

Europe & Eurasia, MENA, Force Design, Personnel, Strategy & Doctrine, Wargaming

External Article

International Reactions to Maritime COIN Project

By Hunter Stires

Acquisitions & Budget, Geopolitics, Hybrid Threats, Industry & Innovation, Personnel, Political Economy, Strategy & Doctrine, Surface Warfare, Undersea Warfare

External Article

Could Putin’s Unpopular War Spark Another Potemkin-style Mutiny in the Black Sea Fleet?

By Dr. Steven Wills

Europe & Eurasia, Geopolitics, Personnel

The MOC

ChatGPT: The Future “Loyal Wingman” of Navy Paperwork?

By Dr. Steven Wills, Mavreen Smiel

AI & Cyber, Personnel

Maritime Nation

Building the Coast Guard of the Future

By Admiral James G. Foggo, U.S. Navy (Ret.)

Africa, Americas, Arctic, Asia & the Indo-Pacific, Europe & Eurasia, MENA, Acquisitions & Budget, Civil-Military, Energy and Resource Security, Force Design, Geopolitics, Hybrid Threats, Personnel

The MOC

Fostering International Security – One Conversation at a Time

By Captain David Varona, USN

Americas, Civil-Military, Personnel, Strategy & Doctrine

The MOC

Special Memorial Day Edition: Remembrance across the Atlantic

By Admiral James G. Foggo, U.S. Navy (Ret.)

Americas, Europe & Eurasia, Personnel

Recorded Virtual Interview

Maritime Competition in the Indo-Pacific

By Hunter Stires

Asia & the Indo-Pacific, Geopolitics, Personnel, Surface Warfare, Undersea Warfare

The MOC

Providing Veterans a New Leash on Life

By Dr. Gordon Sumner

Personnel

The MOC

Solving Recruiting Challenges…Without Recruiting

By LT Sebastien Welch

Personnel

Article

Book Review – Developing the Naval Mind by Benjamin F. Armstrong and John Freymann

By Benjamin E. Mainardi

Personnel, Strategy & Doctrine

The MOC

What to Watch 2023: Critical Policy Decisions Ahead for U.S. Commercial Maritime Industry

By Michael Roberts

Civil-Military, Industry & Innovation, Personnel

Media Backgrounder

New year, new Navy goal: SWO boss wants 75 ships ready daily

By Dr. Steven Wills

Force Design, Personnel, Surface Warfare

The MOC

What to Watch 2023: America Must Begin Growing Its Merchant Marine

By John D. McCown

Civil-Military, Industry & Innovation, Personnel

Maritime Nation

Veterans Day: Remembering Those We Lost

By Admiral James G. Foggo, U.S. Navy (Ret.)

Civil-Military, Personnel

The MOC

Combatting Mental Health Trauma and The Impact on Sailors at Sea

By John Bui

Personnel

The MOC

Plugged In: How the 21st Century Sailor Communicates

By RDML Kavon Hakimzadeh

AI & Cyber, Personnel

Maritime Nation

The Three Chiefs

By Admiral James G. Foggo, U.S. Navy (Ret.), Dr. Steven Wills

Personnel

Podcast

Proceedings Podcast Ep. 276: The Maritime COIN Project Begins

By Hunter Stires

Geopolitics, Hybrid Threats, Industry & Innovation, Personnel, Political Economy, Strategy & Doctrine, Surface Warfare

Article

Towards Better Civilian Strategic Education: A Case for Tabletop Wargames

By Benjamin E. Mainardi

Personnel, Wargaming

Article

Sea Services Reach Tipping Point in Maintaining Readiness While Recapitalizing Forces

By Dr. Steven Wills

Acquisitions & Budget, Force Design, Personnel

AI+ Expo 2026: Automation and Innovation in Allied Shipbuilding

Wednesday May 6, 2026 2:30pm

In-Person Report Launch | Pier Review

Thursday May 21, 2026 9:00am

Sea Air Space 2026: Pier Review: Leveraging the Allied Maritime Industrial Base for U.S. Shipbuilding

Tuesday April 21, 2026 2:00pm

Congressional Maritime Intensive 2026

Tuesday August 11, 2026 9:00am

America’s Future Fleet: Foundry, Fleet, and Fight

Thursday December 4, 2025 8:00am

In-Person Book Launch | Naval Power in Action: Seizing the Initiative in the New Cold War with China

Monday September 15, 2025 8:30am

In-Person Book Launch | Returning from Ebb Tide

Wednesday March 26, 2025 3:30pm

America’s Future Fleet: Reinvigorating the Maritime Industrial Base

Tuesday December 3, 2024 9:00am

Congressional Maritime Intensive 2024

Tuesday August 6, 2024 9:00am

Sea-Air-Space 2024 – Maritime Nation: Live Recording

Tuesday April 9, 2024 2:00pm

America’s Future Fleet: Maintaining Peace & Deterring China

Tuesday December 5, 2023 9:00am

Sea-Air-Space 2023

Monday April 3, 2023 7:00am