Canadian Navy – HMCS Halifax has cleared the Suez Canal on her way to the Gulf.

• Globe and Mail: Gulf-bound HMCS Halifax past Suez Canal, navy says

US Navy – Underway replenishment aboard the USS Carl Vinson.

• Reuters: Fruit, Bikes, Bombs Replenish U.S. Aircraft Carrier
• Reuters: Helicopters Reload U.S. Carrier as Raids Go On

US Marines – More on the US Marines Mountain Warfare Training Center.

• Associated Press: Marines prepare for battle in Afghanistan-like Sierra setting

Background – National Security Agency (NSA) – An essay on what went wrong at the NSA that allowed the US to be blindsided on September 11 – a desire to live in the cryptological past rather than trying to embrace the future.

• New Yorker: The Intelligence Gap