US Marines – US Marines are participating in Exercise Edged Mallet in Kenya.

• News24: US, Kenyan troops in joint training
  

• The Nation: US Troops Arrive
  

Royal Air Force – RAF Rescue helicopters rescued crewman from a number of sinking vessels during some fierce storms off of England.

• BBC: Crews rescued as storms batter UK
  

• Associated Press: British Fliers Rescue Fishing Crew

Background – Enduring Freedom – A summary of Operation Enduring Freedom to date, from the US Air Force’s perspective. To read this article, you’d never know the US Navy was even involved. Always interesting to read the other service’s point of view!

• Air Force: Enduring Freedom

Background – NATO – Thomas Friedman on how our NATO allies are becoming irrelevant to the US due to their antiquated military technology.

• New York Times: The End of NATO?