Royal Marines – Royal Marines aboard HMS Ocean in the Arabian Sea await the call to action.

• Daily Telegraph:
  British soldiers in bloody fight to clear caves

US Navy – If you have been wondering how P-3 Orion maritime patrol aircraft can be used to monitor ground operations over Afghanistan, Somalia, and Yemen, wonder no more. This excellent set of articles describes how the P-3’s with the aircraft improvement program (AIP) modification are conducting ground surveillance as well as surface ship surveillance throughout the Arabian Sea. The lessons learned here are being applied to the requirements specifications of the P-3’s successor.

• Aviation Week: Navy Exploits P-3
  In Overland Recce Role

• Aviation Week: Air Patrols Watch For Fleeing Leaders
• Aviation Week: P-3’s Tactical Value
  Increases With Age
  

• Aviation Week: War Experience Shapes
  Navy P-3 Follow-on