US Navy – The USS Iwo Jima amphibious ready group is off of Liberia.

• CNN: Peacekeepers expect Taylor to leave power

US Navy – The USS John F. Kennedy comes out of overhaul.

• Associated Press: Carrier John F. Kennedy coming back to life in Fla.

Royal Navy – More on how the Royal Navy may be forced to downgrade their aircraft carrier plans.

• Jane’s: Cost concerns force UK to consider smaller carrier

US Coast Guard – The Integrated Deepwater System project is under way, and will change the face of Coast Guard aviation as it introduces new systemsósuch as CASA twin-engine maritime patrol aircraftó and upgrades legacy aircraft.

• US Naval Institute Proceedings: Coast Guard Aviation Gets a New Look

Background – Asymetrical Warfare – Yet another way to think about asymetrical warfare.

• The Guardian: A worm’s eye view