Royal Navy – The captain of HMS Nottingham, which ran aground off of Australia, will be rewarded for helping to save the ship.

• Daily Telegraph: Commander ‘who ran aground’ revealed to be ship’s saviour

US Navy – Exercise Millenium Challenge 02 is over.

• Virginian Pilot: Elaborate special-operations war game wraps up
  

History – US Marines – Another look at the Battle for Guadalcanal.

• Sea Power: A Return to “The Ridge”-Guadalcanal Plus Sixty