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