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Welcome to the CavasShips Podcast with Christopher P. Cavas and Chris Servello…a weekly podcast looking at naval and maritime events and issues of the day – in the US, across the seas and around the world. This week…we're looking at Jones Act waivers and what they mean for American shipbuilding, maritime commerce, and national security. Shipbuilders Council of America President Matt Paxton joins us to discuss what the White House has gotten right, what needs fixing, and why the Navy should care. Then maritime expert Sal Mercogliano broadens the conversation to global shipping, lessons from the Iran war, and what lies ahead for America's commercial maritime industry and naval power. Please send us feedback by DM’ing @CavasShips or @CSSProvision on X, DM us @cavashipspod on Instagram or you can email [email protected] or [email protected].

Welcome to the CavasShips Podcast with Christopher P. Cavas and Chris Servello…a weekly podcast looking at naval and maritime events and issues of the day – in the US, across the seas and around the world. This week on CavasShips we're talking maritime security and the growing challenge of knowing what's happening at sea. From Iran and the Strait of Hormuz to Russia's shadow fleet and China's maritime activities, the world's oceans are increasingly contested. Joining us is Michelle Wiese Bockmann, Senior Maritime Intelligence Analyst at Windward, to discuss emerging threats and the technologies helping us track them. In our second segment, CAPT BJ Armstrong joins us to remember Naval Academy Professor Craig Symonds, one of America's most respected naval historians, who passed away earlier this week. Please send us feedback by DM’ing @CavasShips or @CSSProvision on X, DM us @cavashipspod on Instagram or you can email [email protected] o

Welcome to the CavasShips Podcast with Christopher P. Cavas and Chris Servello…a weekly podcast looking at naval and maritime events and issues of the day – in the US, across the seas and around the world. This week…For the last year, folks like Chris and me have wondered if Navy may be missing it’s generational moment because it wasn’t ready for the influx of political will and cash brought to bear by the administration and supporters in Congress. But could it actually be the Iran war and the expected maintenance bow wave that causes the Navy to miss the boat? Hudson Institute’s Bryan Clark joins us to review recent headlines and to look at the effects the Iran conflict is having on the Navy today and the efforts to plan for its future. Please send us feedback by DM’ing @CavasShips or @CSSProvision on X, DM us @cavashipspod on Instagram or you can email [email protected] or [email protected].

Welcome to the CavasShips Podcast with Christopher P. Cavas and Chris Servello…a weekly podcast looking at naval and maritime events and issues of the day – in the US, across the seas and around the world. This week…It was a busy week, with many fiscal year end contract announcements, a continuing war in the Middle East and the bow wave a ship maintenance continues to grow as longer and longer deployments appear to be the new reality. Joining us to break down the announcements and add context to current events are Sam Lagrone and Mallory Shelbourne of USNI News. Please send us feedback by DM’ing @CavasShips or @CSSProvision on X, DM us @cavashipspod on Instagram or you can email [email protected] or [email protected].

Welcome to the CavasShips Podcast with Christopher P. Cavas and Chris Servello…a weekly podcast looking at naval and maritime events and issues of the day – in the US, across the seas and around the world. This week…is the country and the Navy at risk of missing its generational moment to ride White House and bipartisan support to more capability and greater size? Will the specter of building ships overseas ultimately be the issue that squanders bicameral good will? Naval Strategist and known innovator retired Commander Gregory Glaros joins us to discuss why building in foreign yards could be a Big Beautiful Mistake.

Welcome to the CavasShips Podcast with Christopher P. Cavas and Chris Servello…a weekly podcast looking at naval and maritime events and issues of the day – in the US, across the seas and around the world. This week…maritime and unmanned lessons learned from Ukraine are having a real time impact on how conflict is managed and waged in the Middle East. Lessons from both conflicts are feeding into planning for future competition in the Pacific. Retired Rear Admiral Mark Montgomery of the Foundation for the Defense of Democracies discusses these lessons and recent naval  headlines ahead of his upcoming trip to Taiwan.

Welcome to the CavasShips Podcast with Christopher P. Cavas and Chris Servello…a weekly podcast looking at naval and maritime events and issues of the day – in the US, across the seas and around the world. This week…almost eight months into the Iran war, what have we learned? What will these lessons mean for tactics, acquisition and future maritime conops. Cavas and Servello riff on these and other headlines. Please send us feedback by DM’ing @CavasShips or @CSSProvision on X, DM us @cavashipspod on Instagram or you can email [email protected] or [email protected].

Welcome to the CavasShips Podcast with Christopher P. Cavas and Chris Servello…a weekly podcast looking at naval and maritime events and issues of the day – in the US, across the seas and around the world. This week…we get an update on the work being done at one the United States most consequential shipyards. Brian Blanchette Executive Vice President of HII and President of the Ingalls Shipbuilding division in Pascagoula, Mississippi, discusses on-going build efforts, hiring and training of shipyard workers, partnering with other yards on distributed shipbuilding and more. Please send us feedback by DM’ing @CavasShips or @CSSProvision on X, DM us @cavashipspod on Instagram or you can email [email protected] or [email protected].

Welcome to the CavasShips Podcast with Christopher P. Cavas and Chris Servello…a weekly podcast looking at naval and maritime events and issues of the day – in the US, across the seas and around the world. This week…steam vs electromagnetic, The Finnish Model, how to unleash the potential of small and emerging shipyards, as well as what can be done to help the mounting wave of Epic Fury ship maintenance, Former Assistant Secretary of the Navy Nickolas Guertin weighs in on these and other topics. Please send us feedback by DM’ing @CavasShips or @CSSProvision on X, DM us @cavashipspod on Instagram or you can email [email protected] or [email protected].

Welcome to the CavasShips Podcast with Christopher P. Cavas and Chris Servello…a weekly podcast looking at naval and maritime events and issues of the day – in the US, across the seas and around the world. This week…Will the Iran war weaken an already over stretched Navy or will it be the catalyst for change and refocus? What will the impact of proposed carrier changes be on the future CVN-81, a costly wild goose chase, a soft kill to the future of aircraft carriers or a long overdue righting of wrong technology? Retired naval officers and noted commentators Bryan McGrath and Ward Carroll join us to discuss the state of the Navy and recent war and carrier program headlines.   Please send us feedback by DM’ing @CavasShips or @CSSProvision on X, DM us @cavashipspod on Instagram or you can email [email protected] or [email protected].

Welcome to the CavasShips Podcast with Christopher P. Cavas and Chris Servello…a weekly podcast looking at naval and maritime events and issues of the day – in the US, across the seas and around the world. This week…The President formalizes his guidance on how to help fix the Navy’s shipbuilding and repair woes and the war continues to have ripple effects across the Navy’s current and future readiness. Naval Analyst Brent Sadler of the Allison Center for National Security joins us to discuss the presidential memorandum and repercussions of long deployments and shifting forces across theaters. Please send us feedback by DM’ing @CavasShips or @CSSProvision on X, DM us @cavashipspod on Instagram or you can email [email protected] or [email protected].

Welcome to the CavasShips Podcast with Christopher P. Cavas and Chris Servello…a weekly podcast looking at naval and maritime events and issues of the day – in the US, across the seas and around the world. This week…we are joined today by our colleagues at USNI News, Sam Lagrone and Mallory Shelbourne, to talk about what we saw and heard during a week-long tour of shipyards in the southern United States. We visited 11 distinct shipbuilding and ship repair yards over the five days, Some were familiar, some were entirely new to us, and some were much more than what we expected.  Please send us feedback by DM’ing @CavasShips or @CSSProvision on X, DM us @cavashipspod on Instagram or you can email [email protected] or [email protected].

Welcome to the CavasShips Podcast with Christopher P. Cavas and Chris Servello…a weekly podcast looking at naval and maritime events and issues of the day – in the US, across the seas and around the world. This week…is ship count the right metric for measuring naval power? Carriers, missiles, people, the industrial base, where should the Navy invest or divest to ensure the fleet of the near future is sized at the appropriate capability and cost. These issues and more are addressed in depth in the Hudson Institute's upcoming Fleet Design report. Joining us to preview the report is naval analyst and author of the study Bryan Clark. Please send us feedback by DM’ing @CavasShips or @CSSProvision or you can email [email protected] or [email protected].

Welcome to the CavasShips Podcast with Christopher P. Cavas and Chris Servello…a weekly podcast looking at naval and maritime events and issues of the day – in the US, across the seas and around the world. This week…Is the Navy and its resulting shipbuilding approach prepared to take advantage of the technological shifts that present opportunity and challenge for the maritime ecosystem? Retired Vice Admiral Dave Lewis shares his views on today’s manufacturing, operations and force structure trends. In our bonus segment we discuss the benefits and drawbacks of foreign shipbuilding partners with Matt Paxton, President of the Shipbuilder’s Council of America. Please send us feedback by DM’ing @CavasShips or @CSSProvision or you can email [email protected] or [email protected].

Welcome to the CavasShips Podcast with Christopher P. Cavas and Chris Servello…a weekly podcast looking at naval and maritime events and issues of the day – in the US, across the seas and around the world. This week…this week the Navy announced that Tote Services will serve as vessel construction manager for its new class of medium landing ships, joining us to discuss what this means is Tote Vice President Jeff Vogel. And in a bonus segment we celebrate the Navy’s venerable C-2 Greyhound as the aircraft and remaining squadron VRC-40 are sundowned later this month. Helping us commemorate the mighty COD is retired Navy Captain Herb Carmen.  Please send us feedback by DM’ing @CavasShips or @CSSProvision or you can email [email protected] or [email protected].