Japanese Maritime Self Defense Force – Japan sends 2 more ships to fight the war on terror.

• Associated Press: Japan sends two ships to assist in war on terror
  

US Navy – Life aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln.

• Daily Telegraph: Carrier pilots ready for fight as Gulf action is stepped up

Royal Navy – The First Sea Lord expects more terrorist attacks on British ships.

• The Guardian: Sea lord warns of terror threat to ships

Background – Wargaming – Taiwan is using Jane’s Fleet Commander computer wargame to conduct political military wargames for members of the Taiwanese government, to hone their decision making skills in case of conflict with China.

• Taiwan News: War game gives insights to decision-making process

Background – Information Warfare – William Arkin on how while fighting in the new sphere of information warfare, the Pentagon is blurring the lines between news and propaganda. This will have a deleterious effect on the US electorate.

• Los Angeles Times: The Military’s New War of Words