Celestial navigation still matters

Useful article from USNI about a recent exercise where USS Essex sailed from Hawaii to US West Coast navigating without assistance of electronic systems - an essential skill that needs to be re-learned in a world where satellite navigation would be quickly disabled in a high level conflict.

https://www.usni.org/magazines/proceedings/2025/january/ships-must-practice-celestial-navigation?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR3yYLTRzwT_mcUotDMHy5nb1nWWyzUpWUKHiLXVtMeiTisrPeLg1G1NSjk_aem_Ta8zs-2YgtunR2QlM1vkKA