NEW Look at the U.S. Navy with Jerry Hendrix (Retired Navy Captain, Naval Scholar) - a podcast by Rep. Mike Gallagher

In April, Northeast Wisconsin got a dose of good news when Marinette Marine was awarded a more than $5 billion contract to build the Navy's new frigate. The ship -- designed to be a smaller, adaptable surface combatant -- represents the future of the Navy, and will be key to protecting U.S. interests in the Indo-Pacific region. But how exactly will this ship be used in the Navy, and what makes the frigate’s design so special? And more broadly speaking, what will the future fleet look like, and what role will Northeast Wisconsin play in that equation?

To explore these questions, Rep. Gallagher is joined by Jerry Hendrix, a retired Navy Captain who has held numerous posts in the Department of Defense, including the Chief of Naval Operations Executive Panel, the Secretary of Defense’s Office of Force Development, and the Office of Net Assessment where he served as the Senior Military Assistant to its Director. Jerry -- widely considered one of the country's leading naval scholars -- takes us on a deep dive of the challenges the Navy faces, and how the U.S. can prepare itself for the combat of the future. But don't worry, the two don't spend the whole hour nerding out on the Navy. They also discuss their favorite books and debate whether or not one should see Top Gun this year.

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