Royal Navy – A look at the Royal Navy’s assets in the Gulf.
- BBC: UK Forces Breakdown
Royal Navy – Aboard RFA Argus, which is serving as a hospital ship for the British.
US Navy – This will be the F-14’s last war.
- Virginian Pilot: F-14 Tomcat may see final mission in Iraq
US Marines – NCOs are the heart of the Marines.
- Virginian Pilot: Plain-spoken gunnery sergeant keeps his Marines sharp
Background – Iraq – Thomas Ricks on why this needs to be a short war.
- Washington Post: Duration of War Key to U.S. Victory
Background – Iraq – John Keegan on why Saddam has no where to run.
- Daily Telegraph: Saddam won’t go into exile: there’s nowhere for him to run
Background – Air Defenses – William Arkin analyses Iraq’s air defense system.
Background – North Korea – James Dunnigan gives an excellent review of North Korea’s intercontinental ballistic missile program.
- StrategyPage: Super SCUDs in North Korea
US Navy – Naval news from around the fleet.
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