US Marines – The USS Iwo Jima amphibious ready group is ordered to sail to Liberia and await further orders.

• Washington Post: Marines Will Be Sent to Liberia
• BBC: US sends warships to Liberia

US Navy – A new affordable cruise missile, called The Affordable Weapon, is being developed.

• Washington Times: Inside the Ring

Background – Syria – A look at how Syria has been aiding the war on terror???and why they are not any longer.

• The New Yorker: The Syrian Bet