US Navy – A look at life aboard the cruisers and destroyers of the carrier battlegroup.

• Virginian Pilot: ”Small boys” perform varied missions

US Navy – US forces are set to flow into the Gulf after Christmas. An update on what is already there???

• Washington Post: Rapid Buildup in Gulf on Horizon

US Marines – The Marines are forming a Marine Corps Special Operations Command Detachment.

• Orange County Register: Marines create experimental special forces unit

US Navy – The USS John F. Kennedy will be overhauled at its base rather than in a drydock.

• First Coast News: USS Kennedy to be overhauled at Mayport

Background – War on Terror – An interview with General Tommy Franks.

• Sea Power: Taking the Fight to the Enemy