German Navy – Germany recommits to the war on terror.

• Associated Press: German Extends Mandate for Troops

US Navy – The US has agreed to scale back its testing of its low frequency active sonar system.

• Associated Press: U.S. Navy Agrees to Limit Sona

US Navy – How the US is keeping F/A-18 Hornet availability rates high.

• Aviation Week: Center Barrel Replacement Will Keep F/A-18s Flying

US Marines – An interview with the incoming Commandant of the Marine Corps.

• San Diego Union Tribune: Marines ready for war, next commandant says

Background – Open Source Intelligence – When do collectors of open source intelligence become identified as possible terrorists?

• Washington Post: Wronged Side of the Tracks?

Background – Falklands – A look at the economic resources the sea yields off of the Falklands.

• The Times: Gone fishing: the ten Falklands millionaires
  

Background – Iraq – Ralph Peters unfavorably critiques the current war plan against Iraq.

• Washington Post: Hobbling Into War