Royal Marines – 45 Commando is on the move again in Afghanistan, mounting Operation Snipe.
- BBC: British troops in fresh al-Qaeda hunt
- Daily Telegraph: Hundreds of US troops back up Royal Marines
Sri Lankan Navy – Sri Lanka and the Tamil Tigers are battling again at sea.
- Reuters: Sea clash upsets Sri Lanka truce
Russian Navy – Russia will close its base at Cam Ranh Bay this weekend.
Canadian Navy – HMCS St. John’s deploys to the Arabian Sea.
Royal Australian Navy – Why Australia passed on purchasing the British Upholder-class submarines, leaving them for Canada to buy.
- Ottawa Citizen: Why Australia rejected Canada’s ‘new’ submarines
Royal Navy – More strikes loom for Royal Navy dockyards.
US Navy – The Ready Reserve Force ship Cornhusker State returns home from delivering supplies to the Persian Gulf.
- Virginian Pilot: With no fanfare, crane ship returns after 6 months at sea
US Navy – The CNO says he wants the littoral combat ship.
Background – War on Terrorism – Excellent essay by Robert Kaplan on how Samuel Huntington’s theories are being proven correct by the war on terror.
- The Atlantic: Looking the World in the Eye