US Coast Guard – The US Coast Guard has activated a reserve port security team to go to the Persian Gulf and secure a port there so US Navy ships can dock and give their crews shore leave. Since the bombing of the USS Cole, US Navy ships in the Gulf have been at sea continuously, with the exception of replenishment ships.

• Virginian Pilot: Navy, Coast Guard security force to go to gulf

Indian Navy – The Chief of the Naval Staff of India has outlined two themes for the coming years: “building bridges of friendship across the seas” and “self reliance through indigenisation.”

• Rediff: India’s national interest has been made coterminus with maritime security

US Navy Exercise Joint Endeavor North 2000 is a completely computer run exercise involving the US and Norwegian navies.

• Virginian Pilot: US, Norway test joint battle readiness