Royal Navy – The HMS Ark Royal amphibious ready group sets sail for the Gulf.

• BBC: Ark Royal sets sail for Gulf
• BBC: Ark Royal crew braced for war

US Navy – The USS Iwo Jima and USS Bataan amphibious ready groups are getting ready to deploy alongside the USS Saipan amphibious ready group; Military Sealift Command cargo ships will load US Army heavy equipment for the Gulf next week.

• Virginian Pilot: 13 local ships will deploy early for possible conflict

US Navy – More about the end of the use of Vieques.

• Virginian Pilot: Navy relinquishes Vieques range after six decades

US Navy – The US gets a new information superiority weapon – the Coriolis satellite which can track ocean winds speeds and detect solar storms, and pass this information back to US naval forces so they may modify their operations in advance of weather and solar flare induced operational disruptions.

• Space.com: Titan 2 Lifts Military Research Satellite Into Earth Orbit

US Coast Guard and US Navy – What can the Coast Guard and Navy do to help each other perform their respective missions?

• Naval War College Review: It’s Time for a National Fleet