US Navy – With the Seabees in Kuwait.

• Washington Post: Seabees Get Ready To Pave Trail to Iraq

US Navy – With the Amphibious Task Force East, in Djibouti.

• Virginian Pilot: Ships’ Marines go ashore in Africa for training mission
• Virginian Pilot: Strength of ”Gator Navy” rests in speed, flexibility

Background – NATO – Desert Storm suggested that even at the climax of the Cold War, the military capabilities of Natoís European members were incommensurate with those of the United States. Another decade of insufficient defense spending in Europe has made the gap much larger. If the trend continues, Nato will become capable only of token contributions to out-of-area operations, and the United States will be without European security partners for major responsibilities in international security, especially in the Middle East and Asia.

• Naval War College Review: NATO’s European Members – Partners or Depedents