US Marines – The Marines of Amphibious Task Force East go ashore in Kuwait.

• Virginian Pilot: 7,000 Marines aboard packed warships start heading ashore

US Marines – With the Marines aboard the USS Nassau.

• Chicago Tribune: Marines expect bloodier war with Iraq

Royal Australian Navy – The Collins-class submarines are temporarily tied up due to a flooding that occured aboard HMAS Dechaineux while she was submerged.

• AAP: Flood fears force submarines to surface

Background – US Military – Thomas Ricks takes a tour of the military, from the sands of Saudi Arabia to the waters of the Mediterranean, and from the halls of Congress to the think tanks of national security strategists and academics. He goes on to show the sources and extent of U.S. military might — and the limitations on it.

• Washington Post: Unrivaled Military Feels Strains of Unending War

US Merchant Marine – An overivew of the US Merchant Marine.

• Sea Power: Maritime