US Navy – Difficulties faced between target designators on the ground and pilots at high altitude and how US forces are trying to resolve them.

• Washington Post: In War, Mud Huts And Hard Calls

US Navy – The USS Theodore Roosevelt sets a record for most continuous days at sea.

• Virginian Pilot: Roosevelt becomes Navy’s new Iron Man
  

US Navy – How reservists are helping port security.

• San Diego Union Tribune: Naval reservists on patrol
  

Canadian Navy – The supply ship HMCS Preserver rescued two sailors stranded at sea in the Arabian Sea.

• Halifax Herald: Preserver crew saves starving sailors

Background – US defense budget – How the proposed US defense budget fails to transform.

• Economist: Transformation postponed