US Navy – Aboard the USS Carl Vinson, a close look at the Navy’s air war.

• Aviation Week and Space Technology: Navy Adapts Operations
  For Afghan War Hurdles

Royal Marines – A review of what British forces will be committed on the ground for peacekeeping, namely The Parachute Regiment and the Royal Marines, and what they can be expected to do. Meanwhile, there is controversy over the initial deployment of Royal Marines in Kabul – the Northern Alliance wants them removed.

• Daily Telegraph: Paras take lead as British soldiers prepare to fly in
• BBC: UK troops ‘staying in Afghanistan’
  

• BBC: UK troops: Risks on the ground
  

Royal Marines – Who are the Special Boat Service (SBS)?

• BBC: The secretive sister of the SAS

Background – UAVs – How Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) are being used in combat roles.

• Sunday Times: Death of Bin Laden’s deputy: How the US killed Al-Qaeda leaders by remote control