... Is destiny?

http://www.warcouncil.org/blog/2014/7/29/essay-campaign-15-geography-demographics-and-strategy-blessing-or-curse

A game-changer? Not the way it worked out...

http://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-28439159

Thanks JM

An interesting approach...

http://nextnavy.com/what-is-chinas-view-of-americas-expanding-pacific-national-monuments/

Cruisin' the Northwest Passage!

http://gcaptain.com/luxury-cruise-line-plans-first-ever-voyage-through-famed-northwest-passage/

Maersk Tankers Explores 3D Printing Aboard Ships

http://gcaptain.com/maersk-tankers-explores-3d-printing-of-spare-parts/

http://gcaptain.com/time-lapse-video-shows-just-beatifully-orchestrated-port-operations-really/

The Indispensable Liberty Ship

http://gcaptain.com/indispensable-liberty-ship/

Longevity

http://tugster.wordpress.com/2014/07/05/longevity

A great write-up on the forward partnering concept. Although written from a Navy-centric perspective, consider how routinely forward deployed USCG cutters can and do conduct this mission.



http://warontherocks.com/2014/07/no-strategic-success-without-21st-century-seapower-forward-partnering/

Lunar Coincidence

http://www.ifweassume.com/2014/07/lunar-coincidence.html

The Culture Keeping Women Out of Tech

http://fivethirtyeight.com/datalab/the-culture-keeping-women-out-of-tech-jobs/

Online Topo Maps!

http://caltopo.com

Thanks to AG

Communities vs. Networks

http://www.artofmanliness.com/2014/07/01/communities-vs-networks-to-which-do-you-belong/

Coast Guard’s deadly accidents

http://cironline.org/reports/coast-guard%E2%80%99s-deadly-accidents-highlight-lapses-safety-leadership-6486