US Coast Guard – An editorial that makes the case for funding for the Coast Guard’s Deepwater program, given the importance of its mission.

• National Review: High-Seas, Low-Tech
  From a technology standpoint, todayís Coast Guard is more Horatio Hornblower than James Bond

US Navy – The US Navy has formally requested to lease the Norwegian Navy’s prototype of the Skjold-class fast attack craft for use with special forces.

• Jane’s: US Navy to test Skjold