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 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?
And more!
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by Michael F. McNamara | Mar 5, 2026 | Beirut, Iran War, Middle East
Four retired Marine Infantry Officers — Colonel Will Costantini, Colonel Jeff Kenney & Major Tim Lynch, and the host Mike McNamara discuss their initial thoughts on:
- Overall, what they’ve seen
- Something that got each of their attention
- QUESTION: Can the United States refrain from “nation-building”?
- Thoughts on the payback aspect of this for the Marine Barracks bombing in Beirut.
Always interesting.
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by Michael F. McNamara | Mar 5, 2026 | Asia, CENTCOM, China, Iran, Middle East
Grant Newsham joins Mac to discuss:
- His overall thoughts on what he’s seen after five days of operations.
- Is this war necessary and justifiable?
- Do you think the United States can restrain itself from the quagmire of “nation-building”?
- How does this affect the situation in the Pacific relative to China?
- If the war in Iran is concluded moderately in favor of the United States, thus leaving the US Navy with one great threat (China)… what does that do to the calculus of the Pacific and the Davidson Window?
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by Michael F. McNamara | Oct 27, 2025 | Current Events, Israel, Middle East, Qatar, Syria, Turkey
Col Will Costantini, USMC (ret), is a former “Foreign Area Officer” with subject matter expertise in the Middle East. We’ll get Will’s thoughts on what he believes led to the historic agreement and also what to expect next as a fragile peace plan attempts to find its legs in Gaza.
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by Michael F. McNamara | Nov 15, 2024 | Iran, Iraq, Israel, Middle East
MajGen Dale Alford, USMC (ret), and LtGen Dave Furness, USMC (ret), join Mike McNamara on ALL MARINE RADIO to give us their updated thoughts on the situation in the Middle East.
MajGen Alford and LtGen Furness are experienced and insightful leaders with close to 80 years of service between them, and this is a great discussion about the nuances that go into Israel’s complex task of dealing with Iran and its proxies (Hamas, Hezbollah, and the Houthis in Yemen). (more…)
