Japanese Maritime Self Defense Force – As the Japanese and Chinese navies expand in size, missions, and operational areas, they are beginning to encounter each other more often at sea, as illustrated by events of the past month.

• STRATFOR: Japan, China both newly ambitious in Asian waters

Taiwanese Navy – the Taiwanese Navy has received the U.S.S. Pensacola, an Anchorage class dock landing ship, from the United States.

• Reuters: Taiwan Navy gets U.S. landing ship

Turkish Marines – Turkish Marines are exercising with the Greek armed forces in Greece during NATO exercise Dynamic Mix 2000.

• Australian Broadcasting Corporation: Military exercise to unite old enemies