WP_Post Object ( [ID] => 230273 [post_author] => 24 [post_date] => 2020-09-02 15:59:10 [post_date_gmt] => 2020-09-02 15:59:10 [post_content] => EDITORIAL NOTE: Elements of this story have been fictionalized for brevity. OP-ED By John Konrad (gCaptain) Those five words have special meaning. They motivate like no other. They ring for years in the sweat-soaked nightmares of any sailor who has ever heard them. They excite and calm. Words have power and meaning but few words […] [post_title] => THIS IS NOT A DRILL – A Long Story About A Short Meeting To Save US Shipping [post_excerpt] => EDITORIAL NOTE: Elements of this story have been fictionalized for brevity. OP-ED By John Konrad (gCaptain) Those five words have special meaning. They motivate like no other. They ring for years in the sweat-soaked nightmares of any sailor who has eve... [post_status] => publish [comment_status] => open [ping_status] => closed [post_password] => [post_name] => this-is-not-a-drill-a-long-story-about-a-short-meeting-to-save-us-shipping [to_ping] => [pinged] => [post_modified] => 2020-09-02 15:59:10 [post_modified_gmt] => 2020-09-02 15:59:10 [post_content_filtered] => [post_parent] => 0 [guid] => https://gcaptain.com/?p=142178 [menu_order] => 0 [post_type] => news [post_mime_type] => [comment_count] => 0 [filter] => raw )