Hand Grenade of the Month for January 2018

John Kuehn Blog Post

Handgrenade of the Month January 2018

The Impact of Trans-Oceanic Flight on Maritime Consciousness (in the US in particular)

Bonne Année Mes Amis

Consider these images:  pictures of sailors in GI-Joe style ACUs (army combat uniforms);  the Secretary of the Navy with sailors and Marines in Afghanistan (which last time I checked did not have a coastline).   Every other prospective recruit, including from officer accession programs, wanting to become a SEAL  (the chances being literally one in a million, or half million, for the average off the street person).   The standard Navy uniform looking

Maritime Postings from the Cyber Seas

Donna Sinclair Blog Post

On the off chance that you missed some of these interesting postings here's a couple that made me stop and say,  "Ohhhh?" beginning with:

The Association for Great Lakes Maritime History:

1,000-Year-Old Marine Artifact Found 

"The Hong Kong Underwater Heritage Group told the web news site Live Science that they had recently recovered a granite anchor stock from about 10 meters of water near High Island. Based on similar artifacts, it likely dates to the Chinese Song Dynasty (960-1279 CE).

In July, the group recovered a colonial era, British cannonade near Basalt Island. Both items will undergo