by Michael F. McNamara | Mar 27, 2026 | Iran, Iran War, Middle East
Two retired Marine Infantry Officers, Col Will Costantini, USMC (ret), and Maj Tim Lynch, USMC (ret), join Maj Mike McNamara, USMCR (ret), today on ALL MARINE RADIO.
With apologies for the technical issues in this broadcast…
TODAY’S TOPICS:
- Does regime change happen in the near term… or will that happen at a later date… after combat operations have been concluded?
- What is it to be an “ally” of the United States? AND… should the US rethink its alliances, given that Europe has largely disarmed itself… and further, even when they do go along to support an American military operation… they can’t actually contribute any significant capability… which stands in stark contrast to what Israel and Ukraine have done for the US.
- What would ground combat units do in the region?
- The task of opening the Strait of Hormuz — what do the layers of that look like?
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by Michael F. McNamara | Mar 21, 2026 | Iran, Iran War
Three ONE retired Marine Infantry Officer, Maj Tim Lynch, USMC (ret), the lone Mensa Brother to show up today… joins Maj Mike McNamara, USMCR (ret) today on ALL MARINE RADIO.
TODAY’S TOPICS:
- General observations on the past week’s events
- The Strait of Hormuz problem — how does it get resolved?
- The 11th MEU heads west
- Former CENTCOM Commanding General Frank McKenzie, USMC (ret), sat down with Bill Hamblet and Paul Giarra at USNI (US Naval Institute) and gave his thoughts on different aspects of what he’s seen in the Iran War… It is well worth your time to watch the interview. Here is the link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2uKDSi9r5bE
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by Michael F. McNamara | Mar 20, 2026 | Iran, Iran War, Japan
Japan’s Prime Minister, Sanae Takaichi, paid a formal visit to the White House yesterday, which included a State Dinner. The timing of the event was deliberate, to reinforce US/Japan relations BEFORE President Trump was supposed to head to China. We’ll ask Col Grant Newsham, USMC (ret), to explain how, given the following, Japan won’t support the US’s request for mine sweeping ships to help clear the Strait of Hormuz:
- Japan gets 90% of its oil from the Middle East
- The US has guaranteed Japan that it will defend it with both nuclear and conventional forces if China attacks
Hmmmmmmmmmm… something isn’t adding up to me.
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by Michael F. McNamara | Mar 16, 2026 | Iran, Iran War
Four retired Marine Infantry Officers — Colonel Will Costantini, Colonel Jeff Kenney & Major Tim Lynch, and host Mike McNamara discuss the war in Iran. Today’s topics:
- Kharg Island — now that we’ve struck it… what do we do next?
- A Marine Expeditionary Unit is enroute to the North Arabian Sea — how will they be used?ALT
- The Israeli Defense Force is getting ready to go into Lebanon again… will they stay in that part of Lebanon for a while?
- Do the Israelis have another card up their sleeve in Iran?
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by Michael F. McNamara | Mar 13, 2026 | Iran, Iran War, Middle East
Grant Newsham is a Senior Fellow with the Center for Security Policy. He is also a Research Fellow at the Japan Forum for Strategic Studies, focusing on Asia/Pacific defense, political, and economic matters. Newsham is a retired U.S. Marine Colonel and was the first US Marine Liaison Officer to the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force. He also served as reserve head of intelligence for Marine Forces Pacific and was the U.S. Marine Attaché at the U.S. Embassy in Tokyo on two occasions.
He joined ALL MARINE RADIO today to talk about:
- The IRGC’s “intelligence estimate” on October 6, 2023 — wrong on every account
- The Straits of Hormuz
- Why inflicting pain on Iran is important
- Is ‘regime change” possible?
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