The Rarest Bird on the Water: National Eagle Scout Day and the Mariners It Made
The Rarest Bird on the Water: National Eagle Scout Day and the Mariners It Made August 1 is National Eagle Scout Day — a salute to the rarest rank in American Scouting, first earned by a seventeen-year-old back in 1912. It is also, quietly, a maritime holiday: a remarkable share of the young people who pinned on that eagle went on to command warships, crew tall ships, and — on one famous occasion — fly to the Moon and steer a crippled spacecraft safely home. Read this and more on our website
Drones, Seagliders, and the Future of Maritime Operations: What You Need to Know
On the morning of June 8, 2026, a U.S. Army AH-64 Apache attack helicopter went down near the coast of Oman while conducting patrol operations over the Strait of Hormuz. According to U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM), both crew members were recovered from the water within approximately two hours and were reported in stable condition. Though some U.S. officials, including President Trump, have indicated the cause of the crash to be an Iranian drone strike, the incident remains under investigation. What made