Royal Australian Navy – More problems with refugees trying to gain entry to Australia.

• BBC: Asylum seekers ‘torch ship’
  

US Navy – Aboard the USS Thedore Roosevelt, her pilots are now attacking more and more targets chosen by forward air controllers on the ground.

• Associated Press: Forward Air Controllers Aid Pilots

US Navy – The USS Enterprise’s air wing looks back on their missions over Aghanistan.

• Virginian Pilot: Enterprise air wing ready to come home
  

US Coast Guard – On patrol with the Coast Guard’s latest asset, the US Navy’s Cyclone-class patrol craft.

• New York Times: A New, Experienced Protector for the Navy in Home Waters

Background – Afghanistan – Journalist Robert Kaplan’s insight into the current situation in Afghanistan.

• The Atlantic: The View From Inside