Royal Navy – The current disposition of the Royal Navy as HMS Ark Royal sets sail for exercises in the Mediterranean.

• The Times: British military awaits clarion call
  

US Coast Guard – Aboard the patrol craft USS Typhoon, an illustration of how the Coast Guard is fighting terrorism at sea.

• Associated Press: Terrorism fight hits the high seas
  

US Navy – How network-centric warfare can be conducted under the sea.

• Sea Power: Transforming the Undersea Battlespace.

Background – Pakistan – Arnaud de Borchgrave on why Pakistan is the new Afghanistan, and how Pakistan is still at great risk of descending into chaos.

• Washington Times: The new Afghanistan

Background – Iraq – Thomas Friedman on what will be needed to rebuild Iraq.

• New York Times: Remaking Iraq looks like a tall order