Russian Navy – in what is heralded as an important precedent for the Russian legal system, the Russian Supreme Court upheld the acquittal of an ex-navy officer who was jailed on espionage charges after exposing the perilous state of Russia’s decaying nuclear fleet.

• CNN: Victory for Russian Navy submarine whistleblower

U.S. Navy – the commander of naval air forces in the Pacific feels he has too many missions and too few resources to carry them out.

• WorldNetDaily: Admiral feels U.S. not ready