US Navy – The USS George Washington battlegroup is on its way home from the Gulf.

• Virginian Pilot: GW will be home for Christmas

US Navy – The USS Kitty Hawk has returned to port in Japan.

• Reuters: U.S. aircraft carrier returns to Japan home port

Spanish Navy – Spain is upset at the US’s release of the merchant ship carrying SCUDs. Is the US serious about non-proliferation — or not?

• Los Angeles Times: Spain’s Military Upset With U.S. Over Ship
• Washington Post: Waylaid at Sea: Launch of Policy

Background – Taiwan – Are the US and Taiwan growing closer???or not?

• Jane’s: US-Taiwanese military relations: strategic ambiguity