US Navy – Life at sea aboard the USS Constellation.

• Los Angeles Times: Persian Gulf Duty Will Be Farewell Tour for ‘Connie’

Russian Navy – Russia and NATO agree to cooperate on future submarine rescues.

• Reuters: Russia, NATO sign submarine rescue cooperation pact

Royal Australian Navy – Australia continues to defend its economic zone.

• ABC: Navy captures three Indonesian fishing boats
• Sunday Tasmanian: Australia to beef up navy presence

Background – Intelligence – William Arkin on the “wilderness of mirrors.”

• Los Angeles Times: Raw Data Rarely Produce Certainty

Background – Iraq – James F. Dunnigan describes the worst case scenarios for the invasion of Iraq.

• StrategyPage: Worst Things That Can Happen If Iraq is Invaded

Marine Corps – Does the Marine artillery communityís current acquisition plan best support expeditionary maneuver warfare?

• Marine Corps Gazette: Marine Artilleryís Dilemma: The Requirements-Acquisition Disconnect