US Marines – The 1st Marine Expeditionary Force has a new high tech Combat Operations Center that will allow it to oversee operations from around the world. Whether or not this is a good idea remains to be seen???

• San Diego Union Tribune: High-tech recruit on duty
  

US Navy – An update on the Advanced SEAL Delivery System (ASDS).

• Miami Herald: Pentagon eyes mini-subs to carry soldiers to beach

Background – – William Arkin on the good and the bad of the Bush Administration’s new policy of preemptive strategic offensives as outlined in its “Defense Planning Guidance” document.

• Los Angeles Times: The Best Defense