US Navy – Aboard the USS Enterprise.

• BBC: Plain sailing for US air force
  

• Associated Press: Battle routine settles in; sailors can start sending greetings home
• Virginian Pilot: Enterprise aviator says safety is top concern
• The Times: Muslim chaplain feels the tension on US warship

US Navy – Aboard the USS Carl Vinson.

• Washington Post: Navy Pilots Under Orders to Visually Verify Targets
  

Background – Further insight from historian Sir John Keegan.

• Daily Telegraph: The fight will be long, but time must be used well

Background – History of Afghanistan – An excellent multi-part history of Afghanistan. Follow the links down the left-hand side of the page.

• The Times: The bloodstained history of Afghanistan