Royal Navy – HMS Sheffield is to be placed in reduced readiness.

• Ananova: Sheffield successor to leave front-line service

German Navy – Aboard the German frigates making a port of call in Pakistan.

• Karachi News: Two German frigates berth at Karachi as part of coalition against international terrorism

Indian Navy – The US and Indian navies are planning joint exercises together.

• Hindustan Times: Indo-US military exercise in Agra
• BBC: India and US plan war games

Royal Marines – 45 Commando is making slow progress on the ground in Afghanistan.

• Daily Telegraph: Frustrated marines track enemy to hills

US Navy – How antisubmarine warfare is currently being performed by the US Navy.

• Sea Power: Network-Centric ASW: A View From the Fleet

Background – Iraq – The challenge of nation building in a post-Saddam Iraq.

• Economist: Putting Humpty together again

Royal Marines – With 45 Commando on Operation Snipe.

• Daily Telegraph: We know our enemy – these guys are good

US Navy – A US Navy oiler fired on small boats that approached it in the Straits of Hormuz.

• CNN: U.S. Navy fires on small boats thought to be pirates

Malaysian Navy – Malaysia and the US are cultivating a close naval relationship.

• The Straits Times: US wants closer military ties with KL, Jakarta

Columbian Navy – Columbia seized a large amount of cocaine at sea.

• Voice of America: Colombian Navy Seizes 2 Metric Tons of Cocaine
  

Background – Russia – The US and Russian militaries are cooperating more closely than ever.

• Washington Post: Anti-Terror War Binds U.S., Russian Militaries

Background – Iraq – Another strategy for toppling Saddam, by military analyst Austin Bay.

• Strategy Page: Invasion Iraq

Background – Saddam Hussein – What Saddam is *really* like???an interview with “Blackhawk Down” author Mark Bowden.

• The Atlantic: It’s Not Easy Being Mean

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

Malaysian Navy – Malaysia’s new submarines will be used for deep water, rather than littoral, operations.

• The Strait Times: KL subs for use in international waters

German Navy – More on the German naval task force off the Horn of Africa.

• BBC: Germany to lead Horn force
  

US Navy – Aboard the USS John F. Kennedy, in the Arabian Sea, where air support missions continue to be flown around the clock.

• Virginian Pilot: Kennedy air wing commander says ship is performing well

Japanese Maritime Self Defense Force – The Japanese are diving on the wreck of the suspected spy ship they sunk last year, to learn its secrets.

• BBC: Japan starts probe into mystery ship

US Marines – What role does artillery have to play in expeditionary maneuver warfare?

• Marine Corps Gazette: Artillery Support in EMW

Taiwanese Navy – Taiwan will buy the Kidd-class destroyers???while the US grows much closer to Taiwan.

• Agence France Presse: Navy to sign Kidd deal, report says
• Washington Post: In Fact and in Tone, U.S. Expresses New Fondness for Taiwan

Canadian Navy – Yet another problem with the Upholder-class submarines???possible cracks in diesel exhaust valves.

• Associated Press: Canada pulls subs bought from Britain from service

German Navy – Germany has assumed command of the naval task force off the Horn of Africa; its ships will make port calls in Pakistan soon.

• Voice of America: Germany to Command Naval Task Force Off the Coast of Africa
  

• Pakistan News Service: German Frigates ships to reach Karachi

Japanese Maritime Self Defense Force – The US will sell another Aegis installation to Japan; and the US has asked Japan to contribute an Aegis-equipped destroyer and P-3 Orions to the task force in the Arabian Sea.

• Reuters: Possible U.S. sale of Aegis to Japan passes hurdle

US Navy – The role of research and development in the US Navy.

• Sea Power: The Department of the Navy’s
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