US Navy – What the USS Kitty Hawk did during the war – served as a base for US Army and Air Force special forces and Navy SEALs. Aircraft embarked included a dozen MH-60 Blackhawk assault helicopters, a half-dozen MH-47 Chinook medium-lift transport helicopters and several MH-53 Pave Low helicopters.

• Washington Post: A Carrier’s Quiet, Key Mission

Canadian Navy – Canadian CP-140 Auroras are deploying to the Arabian Sea.

• Comox Valley Record: 407 Squadron crews off to Middle East

Japanese Coast Guard – More on the sinking of a suspected North Korean spy ship by the Japanese, who call it an act of self defense.

• Daily Telegraph: Japan sinks ‘North Korea spying ship’

Royal Navy – A ship suspected of carrying terrorist materials into the UK has been given the all clear after a thorough inspection.

• BBC: ‘Terror probe’ ship gets all-clear
  

Background – Smart Weapons – Decreasing the time lag between the sensor and the shooter coupled with precision-guided weapons has revolutioned the delivery of aerial ordinance.

• New York Times: Use of Pinpoint Air Power Comes of Age in New War