US Navy – The US Navy has launched its next generation of signal intelligence satellites that are the follow-on series to the Naval Ocean Surveillance System (NOSS) satellites.

• Space.com: Trio of NRO Spy Satellites to be Launched During Next Two Months
• CNN: Space sleuths speculate on spy satellite

US Navy – The 200th anniversary of the US Navy in the Mediterranean Sea.

• Sea Power: A Testimony to The World
  

Background – Afghanistan – James F. Dunnigan on how difficult peacekeeping in Afghanistan will be.

• Strategy Page: Peacekeeping in Afghanistan