We should be alarmed that the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) is in the midst of the worst recruiting crisis since the military became an all-volunteer force five decades ago. Here are a few suggestions for Congress and the White House to improve youth fitness as a mechanism for restoring military recruitment levels and readiness.

Proposed legislation to protect several species of organisms affected by vessel strikes was pitted against the possible negative impact on economic viability of recreational and commercial fisheries, pilots and pilot boat crew, and recreational boaters. However, NOAA can simultaneously save right whales and accommodate America’s maritime community with commercial technology that is available now.

This World Ocean Day, conservation groups, scientists and average citizens across the globe will take part in activities to focus attention on the many threats to the marine environment. America’s military veteran community is suffering from high suicide rates and other mental health challenges caused by post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). How can we confront these two challenges in tandem for the greater good?

We are fortunate that for the past five decades, our national security has been ensured by an all-volunteer force. The mold for that model, however, is starting to crack. Adults across the country can do more to prepare and inspire our youth for service.

As the world watches and waits for Ukraine’s spring offensive against Russia, it may surprise many observers that a deciding factor in the delay is related to climate change. CEO RDML Tim Gallaudet discusses the effect of climate on key battles in history.

In this episode, host RDML Tim Gallaudet dives into shipwreck ecology with several experts and students on the topic. They discuss how shipwrecks sustain a wide variety of sealife and contribute to important elements of the American Blue Economy such as recreational and commercial fishing and scuba dive tourism.

Host Jon Olson talks with our CEO, retired US Navy Rear Admiral Tim Gallaudet, former Oceanographer of the Navy about the role the world’s oceans play in American national security interests.

CEO Tim Gallaudet took part in a hearing for the push to make the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration an independent agency, testifying alongside fellow past NOAA heads Conrad Lautenbacher and Neil Jacobs.

Over the past two years, the Biden Administration’s Department of Defense (DoD) has directed the U.S. military to support Executive Order (EO) 14008 Tackling the Climate Crisis at Home and Abroad. As the global security situation seems to deteriorate by the day, it is worth asking the question, “Are the DoD’s actions to address climate change in the nation’s best interest?”

On this episode of The American Blue Economy Podcast, host RDML Tim Gallaudet explores space – specifically satellite technology - in the American Blue Economy. He is joined by 4 world-class leaders in space technologies used for ocean understanding, conservation, and sustainable use.

Many Americans aren’t familiar with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), but its programs benefit each citizen every single day. Codifying NOAA’s authority in legislation is necessary because the agency presently owes its existence to an executive order signed by President Nixon in 1970. While NOAA has enjoyed bipartisan support since then, executive orders are not guaranteed to endure over successive administrations.

Many Americans were shocked and saddened to learn last week of the unfortunate passing of Navy SEAL veteran Douglas “Mike” Day. Every American can play a part in preventing another death like his and in honoring his memory of helping those who have served this country. Here’s how.

In a recent letter to the Senate Armed Services Committee, Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro stated that the U.S. Navy is considering using the Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) as a mothership for unmanned systems. While the force-multiplying effect of unmanned systems is a positive development for the Navy, the fact of the matter is that the surface Navy is late to the mothership game.

In this month's episode of the American Blue Economy Podcast, host Rear Admiral Tim Gallaudet, PhD, US Navy (ret) explores the many benefits of biotechnology to the American Blue Economy

While the Chinese spy balloon has captured worldwide attention, a former U.S. Navy fighter pilot named Ryan Graves quietly published an astonishing op-ed on a topic which should foster far greater interest. How is it that these anomalous observations have not risen to the level of other science priorities, such as climate change? Simply put, stigma.

This weekend, the U.S. Navy announced that it is temporarily closing four submarine repair drydocks in Washington due to earthquake risk. This critical development at the intersection of national security and public safety highlights a glaring deficiency in America’s long arc of scientific progress – the inability to predict earthquakes.

CEO RDML Tim Gallaudet offers 3 ways the U.S. can tap more into the power of ocean partnerships for the Blue Economy, conservation, exploration, and national security.

At the forefront of marine technology has been the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). In partnership with universities, nonprofit organizations, the private sector, and international allies, the agency has been a world leader in applying marine technology to the understanding, health, and sustainability of our ocean. CEO RDML Tim Gallaudet discusses 7 of these important technologies on RealClearScience.

Naval oceanography delivers meteorology, physical oceanography, hydrography, underwater acoustics, astrometry and precise time information to the entire Department of Defense (DOD). In view of the mandate in the new National Security Strategy to modernize and strengthen the U.S. military, the naval oceanography workforce who provides this information should be supported and not sub-optimized.

As Hurricane Ian, now downgraded to a tropical storm, continues to crash into central Florida, the massive impact of such storms on our nation’s military is impossible to overlook. While the Biden administration’s DOD has developed a detailed plan for climate adaptation, the department should seize the available opportunities in NOAA, Navy and Air Force programs for numerical weather prediction (NWP) that we now have access to.