Merchant Marine – The US will help investigate the mysterious explosion aboard a supertanker off Yemen. The preliminary US impression is that it was not a suicide bombing incident.

• BBC: US to help tanker explosion probe
  

Royal Navy – To pay for its 2 new aircraft carriers, the Royal Navy will lose more destroyers and frigates and minehunters.

• Daily Telegraph: Navy to lose 10 ships in carriers deal

Pakistani Navy – The Chief of Pakistan’s Navy admits it is outgunned by its adversaries.

• Sify News: New Pak naval chief admits force’s falls

US Navy – An overview of US prepositioning of Army and Marine equipment, ashore and at sea.

• National Journal: Military puts war preparations in high gear

Background – Command and Control – What happened to the idea that execution authority should be delegated to the lowest possible level? Technology is unfortunately reversing this???

• Air Force: Reach Forward