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Traditional nautical symbolism in the modern navy
From: Jackson McDonald
Date: 2015 Jul 21, 08:00 -0700
From: Jackson McDonald
Date: 2015 Jul 21, 08:00 -0700
U.S. Chief of Naval Operations Admiral Jonathan Greenert has issued his Navigation Plan for the period 2015-2019.
Focusing on cutting-edge naval technologies designed to counter modern threats, this plan nonetheless features a sextant on each page. See attachment.
Traditional nautical symbolism.
P.S. I have heard, but not confirmed, that the U.S. Naval Academy has resumed instruction in celestial navigation. To be confirmed.
JMcDonald