Excellent Blogging

Captain Martin's blog post over at the USNI blog discussing the activities of the pirated ship take down yesterday is fascinating. I read it understanding it is a single instrument in the blue/green symphony involved in the action.

Wouldn't it be great to read Captain Bolt's observations in a similar way? I would, but I also understand he probably won't have time to contribute such observations until after the deployment. Just saying - it would be the kind of content to make that blog more interesting.

One final thought. Where does activity this fit into the discussion regarding the future of the Marine Corps? Forced entry boarding operations are a historical role of the US Marines, and yet not an activity of the US Marines discussed. I find it interesting how often the 21st century looks like the 19th century - both strategically and tactically.