US Navy – On board the USS Theodore Roosevelt – going after the caves with her pilots.

• Sunday Times: Aerial Assault: Pilots switch attack to Taliban caves

US Coast Guard – Aboard the USCGC Diligence, providing homeland security.

• The Day: A Coast Guard Cutter Turns Its Eye To Homeland Security

Background – Strategy – A look at the evolving US strategy.

• Washington Post: New Front Illustrates Evolving U.S. Strategy

Background – James F. Dunnigan on how today’s Afghan soldier is little different from his ancestors.

• Strategy Page: 19th Century War in the 21st Century