US Navy – CINCPAC has requested the USS Carl Vinson battlegroup as a deterrent against North Korea.
- New York Times: Admiral Seeks Deterrent Force in Korea Crisis
US Navy – Life aboard the amphibious transport dock USS Austin in the Gulf.
- Virginian Pilot: Norfolk-based amphibious group patrols Persian Gulf
US Navy – Aboard some of the smaller ships in the USS Kearsarge amphibious ready group.
- Virginian Pilot: Smaller Navy ships bullied by rough seas
Background – Information War – The US military faces a bandwidth crunch.
Background – Merchant Marine – Looking back at 2002 and forward to 2003 for the Merchant Marine.
- Sea Power: Red Sky in the Morning
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