US Marines – The US Marines have moved into the Kandahar airport.

• Daily Telegraph: Marines put on booby-trap alert as airport is repaired
• Washington Post: Marines Sweep Into Airport at Kandahar
• BBC: Marines take Kandahar airport
  

Background – Close Air Support – Jim Dunnigan on the historical evolution of close air support, and how it has been revolutionized in Afghanistan.

• Strategy Page: The Revolution in Close Air Support