Background – Open Source Intelligence – The history of open source intelligence in the US military.

• The Atlantic: Councils of War

US Navy – The USS Theodore Roosevelt may set a record for consecutive days at sea.

• Virginian Pilot: Roosevelt could be home for Easter
  

Canadian Navy – HMCS Halifax has returned from the Arabian Sea.

• Canadian Press: HMCS Halifax returns
  

Background – Budget – William Arkin on how the new defense budget discourages transformation.

• Washington Post: An Indefensible Budget