US Navy – US special forces, staging from the USS Kitty Hawk, have raided Taliban targets on the ground.

• BBC: US troops clash with Taleban
• CNN: U.S. Special Operations troops in commando raid
  

• Washington Post: Rangers Attack Taliban Target

US Navy – Aboard the USS Theodore Roosevelt, the latest aircraft carrier to arrive in theater.

• Associated Press: Carrier Jets Ready to Support Troops

Royal Marine – The Royal Marines will be offered to the US for use in ground operations.

• The Times: Marines poised to join ground offensive

Background – Taliban troops – The caliber of the troops US forces will face on the ground, by analyst James F. Dunnigan.

• Strategy Page: The “No Surrender” Brigades