Iranian Navy – Iran is cooperating more closely with the US in the Gulf.

• Associated Press: U.S., Iran Relations Improve in Gulf

Taiwanese Navy – Taiwan’s diesel-powered submarines remain operational.

• Taipei Times: Navy manages to keep two vintage submarines running

US Marines – Afghanistan serves as a pilot program for the transformation of the Marine Corps.

• Sea Power: Still Doing the Impossible

Background – Axis of Evil – James F. Dunnigan analyzes the similarities and differences within the axis of evil.

• StrategyPage: The Axis of Outcasts