On Tuesday 11 December, the COE CSW had the pleasure to host Dr. Duncan Redford from the Maritime Warfare Centre (MWC) HMS Collingwood in Portsmouth, UK.  A former Royal Navy Officer and a Kings-College trained military historian, Dr. Redford gave a highly informative presentation on the MWC’s structure, work and outputs, and thereafter – turning towards his special area of expertise – he offered a comprehensive outlook on current UK-developments related to Amphibious Warfare.  Both presentations gave valuable insights into the topics touched upon, and indeed were very well received by a mixed auditorium consisting of representatives from the DEU Navy Command Rostock, the DEU Flotilla 1, and COE CSW Subject Matter Experts and Branchheads.