RDML Calvin Foster, USN, Deputy Commander, Naval Surface Force Atlantic, joined Dr. Stephen Phillips following his keynote at the 2024 Naval S&T Symposium. RDML Foster discussed many topics including pacing the threat, ensuring a culture of healthy debate in Naval Engineering, mine warfare in the Black Sea, employing and communicating with Maritime Operations Centers (MOCs), and ensuring the U.S. Navy is reflective of Native American Heritage.