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.

• BBC: Russia closes Vietnam naval base

Canadian Navy – HMCS St. John’s deploys to the Arabian Sea.

• CBC: Canadian warship joins anti-terrorism effort

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.

• Jane’s: UK naval base workers begin industrial action

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.

• Virginian Pilot: Navy leader makes case for new ships designed to speed quietly to hot spots
  

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