US Navy – The submarine force is being utilized at an extremely high rate.

• Virginian Pilot: Subs in high demand, force commander says

US Navy – The USS Carl Vinson battlegroup is operating off of Kauai.

• Honolulu Star Bulletin: Navy ships off Kauai prepare for war in Iraq
  

Royal Navy – The HMS Ark Royal task group is exercising off of Cyprus.

• The Times: Navy and Marines to start training in Cyprus

Background – Transformation – James Fallows continues his discussions with two authors on how to transform the US military.

• The Atlantic: The American Way of War – Part 3
• The Atlantic: Reply – Robert Coram
• The Atlantic: Reply – Donald Vandergriff