US Coast Guard – How secure are our ports?

• New York Times: On the Dock, Holes in the Security Net Are Gaping
  

US Navy – Life aboard the guided missile destroyer USS Ross.

• Virginian Pilot: Exercises keep destroyer Ross ready for battle
  

• Virginian Pilot: Three destroyers depart Norfolk
  

Background – Afghanistan – John Keegan tries to put the last few day’s events in a historical perspective.

• Daily Telegraph: Success for the alliance, but it’s not over yet