US Navy – The USS Tortuga has run aground during exercises off of North Carolina but has been freed.

• Virginian Pilot: Little Creek-based ship gets free after grounding on N.C. sandba

Royal Marines – Operation Buzzard continues in Afghanistan.

• BBC: Marines blast huge cave network

Indian Navy – The Indian Navy says it is ready to go.

• Press Trust of India: Weíre geared for war at four hours’ notice: Navy

Taiwanese Navy – Is Taiwan producing stealthy missile craft?

• Straits Times: Taiwan navy to test ‘stealth’ boats

Background – East Asia – Why China is paranoid about defense.

• Economist: China feels encircled