US Navy – Aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln in the Persian Gulf.

• New York Times: U.S. Pilots in Gulf Use Southern Iraq for Practice Runs

US Navy – More on the next generation carrier.

• Virginian Pilot: Navy may leapfrog to newer carrier design

US Navy – More on the court-ordered restrictions on the use of low frequency active sonar.

• Washington Post:
  Federal Judge Blocks New Navy Sonar

Background – Diego Garcia – The residents of Diego Garcia continue their quest to return home (this is a repost from Friday with the correct link)???and why Diego Garcia is so important to the US.

• BBC: Diego Garcia islanders battle to return
• BBC: America’s super bomber squadron

Background – Transformation – A panel discussion on the definition of transformation, and the barriers to implementing it in the US military.

• Naval War College Review: What Do We Mean by Transformation?