US Marines – The latest on the MV-22 Osprey.

• SeaPower: Future Outlook Bright as Osprey Flies Through DOD Review

Background – CENTCOM – Thomas Ricks on the new Commander of Central Command.

• Washington Post: Centcom’s Renaissance Man

Background – Al Queda – An interesting review of why we have not found Bin Laden yet.

• The New Yorker: The Search for Osama
• The New Yorker: Questions and Answers with the author

Background – History – ëThe storm broke suddenly, about four oíclock in the morning. About six battalions of the enemy launched a ëdo-or-dieí counterattack preceded by intense mortar fire. Approximately a battalion of this force struck the positions of the [M]arines on Fonte Hill, with other hostile units hitting the line to [the] left and right in the zones of the 3d and 21st Marines. About two hours of fierce hand-to-hand combat ensued with the enemy coming in apparently never ending waves.í

• Marine Corps Gazette: The Battle of Fonte Hill, Guam, 25ñ26 July 1944

International Naval News – The latest news on the Indian, Greek, Canadian and Royal Navies.

• SeaPower: Indian Navy Orders Three Vikrant Carriers

US Navy – A very interesting paper based on lessons learned from high speed vessel concept development and experimentation.

• Naval Warfare Development Command: High Speed Vessel (HSV): Adaptability, Modularity and Flexibility for the Joint Force