Israeli Navy – Israel would like to buy 2 more Dolphin-class submarines, but does not know how to afford them.
- Haaretz: Navy eyes 2 new Dolphin submarines
Russian Navy – Russia completes another facility to help it dismantle its nuclear submarines.
- Agence France-Presse: Nuclear sub dismantling center built in Russia’s far east
US Navy A US amphibious ready group will be dispatched to actively take part in combat operations against terrorists in the Phillipines.
- Washington Post: U.S. to Attack in Philippines
US Navy – With the SEALS in the Gulf.
- Washington Post: Navy SEALs Ready To Hit Ground in Iraq
US Navy – The deployment of the Nassau amphibious ready group has been extended, indefinitely.
- Virginian Pilot: Navy extends deployment for amphibious ready group
US Navy – Why Navy corpsmen are key personnel in any Marine unit.
- Virginian Pilot: Corpsmen can mean life or death for Marines
US Navy – A busy day in the life of one sailor aboard the USS Kearsarge.
- Virginian Pilot: A day in the life of one sailor
Background – Iraq – Is Iraq hiding weapons of mass destruction at sea?
- Reuters: Report: Ships with Suspected Iraq Arms Tracked
- Reuters: Spy agencies fail to confirm Iraqi ships’ existence
Background – Information Warfare – A review of directed energy weapons. Although the US appears to be leading the field in their development, paradoxically the US is most vulnerable to them.
- New York Times: Weapons that disable circuitry may get first use in Iraq