Royal Australian Navy – Australia has commissioned its fourth Anzac-class frigate.

• Australian Associated Press: Latest warship commissioned

Canadian Navy – The frigate HMCS Ottawa returns home after 6 months in the Arabian Sea.

• CBC: Frigate returns home from war on terrorism
  

US Coast Guard – Coast Guard Maritime Safety and Security Teams gear up for homeland-security mission.

• Sea Power: The Goal-Line Defense Paradigm

Background – Nation-Building – A fascinating look at how US Special Forces are conducting nation-building inside Afghanistan. An interesting quote from Afghanis: “Only America puts its peacekeepers in the sky???”

• New York Times Magazine: Nation-Building Lite