It's monday morning, I have a fresh cup of coffee, and naval affairs is in the news ...

(I should be grading, but instead I'm writing a thread to reflect on our contemporary naval affairs and the links between the past and present, with the hope that it informs some of us.) For those who have or haven't been following along, forces out of Yemen have elected to launch direct attacks on global merchant shipping in the Red Sea & Arabian Gulf. This has included cruise missile, drone, and even ballistic missile attacks, as well as cutting out operations.