US Navy – Port security at most US Navy ports is lax. Bahrain, headquarters of the 5th Fleet, is an exception to the rule.

• US News and World Report: A lesson in readiness: Could the bombing of the USS Cole been prevented?

US Navy – Aboard the command ship USS Coronado, new experiments are being conducted in command and control.

• Los Angeles Times: Navy takes a scene out of Hollywood

Japanese Navy – A former Japanese naval officer accused of leaking US and Japanese naval secrets to a Russian military attache has pleaded guilty.

• CNN: Japanese naval officer pleads guilty to spying for Russia