Phillipine Marines – Phillipine Marines participated in an operation to free an American held hostage by guerillas.

• Associated Press: Military rescues U.S. hostage in Philippines

US Navy – an Iraqi tanker that sunk off the United Arab Emirates was smuggling oil for Iraq.

• Reuters: U.S. Navy: Sunken Tanker Was Smuggling Iraqi Oil
  

Royal Australian Navy – Australian troops, with the assistance of the South African Navy, and after a very long chase, have captured a fishing boat accused of illegally fishing in Australian waters.

• Daily Telegraph: 2,500-mile chase snares rogue boat
• The Advertiser: High seas pursuit to nab poachers