US Navy – The captain of the USS Kitty Hawk has been relieved of his command.

• BBC: US carrier captain sacked in Japan
• Associated Press: Carrier’s skipper relieved, transferred to San Diego

Royal Navy – HMS Ark Royal is deploying with Merlin helicopters.

• The Times: Families fearing war bid Ark Royal sailors farewell

US Navy – A critical look by James Dunnigan on the number of nuclear attack submarines in the US Navy.

• StrategyPage: Lost at Sea

Background – War on Terrorism – William Arkin reflects on what the US has accomplished since 9/11/01.

• Washington Post Dot Mil: War Grows Up