Royal Navy – UK minesweepers pass through the Suez Canal on their way to the Gulf.

• UPI: Britain sends warships to the Persian Gulf

Royal Navy – HMS Endurance begins her annual 8 month deployment to the Antarctic.

• MercoPress: HMS Endurance heads for the Antarctic
  

Japanese Maritime Self Defense Force – Japan renews its naval committment to the war on terror for another 6 months.

• Business Times: Japan extends navy’s presence in Indian Ocean, Arabian Sea

Taiwanese Marines – Taiwan receives its first AAVP7-A1 amphibious assault vehicles, which it would use for raids on China’s coast in time of war.

• Taipei Times: Marines unveil plans to obtain assault vehicles

US Navy – Retention in the US Navy continues to improve, facilitated by reenlistment bonuses.

• Virginian Pilot: Big bucks offered to retain sailors

US Navy – The US will start with CVNX-2 instead of CVNX-1.

• Washington Times: Rumsfeld comfortable with carriers proposal

US Navy – An overview of progress being made in aircraft carrier, surface warfare, expeditionary warfare, submarine, auxilliaries and aviation building programs.

• Sea Power: An Eclectic Overview of U.S. Navy Programs