Canadian Navy – Onboard HMCS Winnipeg, patroling in the Persian Gulf.
US Navy – More on the surge of Atlantic Fleet amphibious assests to sea???.
- Virginian Pilot: Bataan, Kearsarge, Portland and Ashland get orders
- Virginian Pilot: Amid tears, troops leave in haste
US Navy – ???as the Pacific Fleet surges amphibious assets to sea???
- Associated Press: Navy planning to send thousands more Marines to Gulf aboard seven ships from West Coast
US Navy – The USS Carl Vinson battlegroup heads to sea.
- Associated Press: Aircraft carrier leaves Bremerton
US Navy – The Chief of Naval Operations reflects on 2002 and looks forward to 2003.
- Virginian Pilot: Navy chief says service will retire ships faster
Royal Navy – HMS Ark Royal picks up supplies in Scotland before heading to the Gulf.
Royal Navy – It cost $3 million to bring HMS Nottingham back to the UK from Australia where it ran aground.
Background – Iraq – James F. Dunnigan thinks the Iraqi military are ready to oust Saddam.
- StrategyPage: Iraq: “An Offer You Can’t Refuse”
Background – al Qaeda – An excellent view of the war on terrorism through the enemy’s eyes, by David Ignatius.
- Washington Post: What the Enemy Sees
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