Royal Navy – Royal Navy ships have joined the patrol off Pakistan’s coast to ensure that al Qaida members do not flee Afghanistan and Pakistan by the sea.

• The Guardian: British ships join patrol off Pakistan

US Marines – More on the Marine patrols around Kandahar.

• Daily Telegraph:
  Marines block flight from Kandahar

US Navy – The last cruise of the Spruance-class destroyer USS Ray.

• The Herald: Ray’s final voyage home

Background – Special Forces – With the US Army special forces on the ground in Afghanistan, to see how they have been functioning in this conflict.

• Washington Post: . . And His U.S. Partners