Chinese Navy – The former Soviety Navy carrier Varyag has transitted the Bosporus Strait on its way to China.

• Los Angeles Times: Aircraft Carrier Jams Bosporus Strait Traffic
  

US Navy – US Marine Harriers from the USS Peleliu took part in air strikes against Afghanistan for the first time.

• Associated Press: Marine Jump Jets Take Part in Raids

US Navy – Aboard the USS Peleliu, the Marine troops wait for the call to action.

• Washington Post: Aboard Assault Ship, Marines Await Their ‘Piece of the Action’

Royal Navy – The Royal Navy is investigating ways to defend its ships from attacks from small fast craft

• Jane’s: Attack craft threat to RN ships addressed
  

Background – Nuclear Weapons / Radiological Weapons – The threat of an attack against the US from terrorists armed with nuclear or radiological weapons is higher than most assume.

• Economist: Could worse be yet to come?
  

US Navy – The DD-21 program has been effectively canceled. A new, modular design adaptable to several missions, will be solicited from the design teams.

• Virginian Pilot: Navy drops its destroyer plans in favor of a revised hull form
  

US Navy – Air to air refueling is a key component of every US Navy strike over Afghanistan, and S-3 Vikings are performing yeoman work in that regard.

• Washington Post: Gas Stations in the Sky Extend Fighters’ Reach

US Navy – With the ordinance specialists on the USS Thedore Roosevelt.

• Associated Press: Piece by piece, sailors on aircraft carrier assemble precision bombs to match the target

Greek Navy – An interview with the Commander in Chief of the Greek Navy.

• SeaPower: Hellenic Navy Plays “Crucial Role” in NATO Operations
  

US Navy – Somewhere over Aghanistan, with pilots from the USS Carl Vinson.

• Washignton Post: Over Afghanistan, Gantlets in the Sky

US Marine Corps – The MV-22 Osprey will be grounded until next spring, and then will require 2 years of flight test to certify it is truely ready for production.

• Seattle Times: Osprey’s grounded for the time being, Pentagon says
  

US Navy – A possible breakthrough in submarine communications.

• New Scientist: Reversed broadcasts key to underwater secrecy

Background – Biological Weapons – An absolutely chilling essay on what biological weapons could potentially do.

• New Yorker: The Bioweaponeers

US Navy – With the aviation mechanics aboard the USS Theodore Roosevelt.

• Virginian Pilot: Roosevelt’s mechanics keep warplanes flying

Royal Marines – 40 Commando continues to prepare for action, but how will they be used?

• Daily Telegraph: Marines not yet ready to attack, says
• The Times: Marines to join ranks of ‘Fearless’
• Daily Telegraph:
  ‘My men know what’s needed to eradicate the terrorist cancer’

US Coast Guard – A new icebreaker will be built for use on the Great Lakes, to replace the USCGC Mackinaw which dates from WWII.

• MSNBC: New Great Lakes icebreaker to replace WWII-era ship

Background – Biological Weapons – Smallpox – An excellent history of smallpox as a disease, and how it can be turned into a lethal weapon.

• New Yorker: The Demon in the Freezer