US Marines – On the ground with the US Marines in Afghanistan at Forward Operating Base Rhino.

• Washington Post: More Marines Land in Afghanistan
• Washington Times: Marines establish combat base

Canadian Navy – Canadian ships are now part of the US Navy battlegroups in the Arabian Sea.

• Halifax Herald: Halifax-based ships escorting U.S. carriers

Indonesian Navy – The CINCPACLFT says that Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore need to do more to combat the piracy in their territorial waters.

• Associated Press: US Pacific commander says Indonesia, neighbors should prevent terror attacks on shipping

Background – Strategy – Former US Navy Secretary James Webb on what we can learn from the British and Soviet empires as we devise new doctrines for the new threats we face.

• Wall Street Journal: A New Doctrine for New Wars