Royal Navy – HMS Ark Royal is exercising off of Scotland.
- The Scotsman: Royal Navy Warship Returns to Scotland
US Navy – A cruise aboard the high speed vessel HSV 2 Swift.
- Virginian Pilot: New ship sails through Navyís early testing
US Navy – The Peleliu Expeditionary Strike Group is hunting down drug runners in the Persian Gulf.
- San Diego Union Tribune: U.S. warships pinching Persian Gulf drug trade
Background – Afghanistan – A first person account of patroling with US airborne troops in the Afghan countryside.
Background – Iraq – John Keegan compares the conflict in Iraq to the conflict in Ireland.
- Daily Telegraph: Murderous tactics echo the IRA’s war on Irish police
US Navy – Mentorship programs cannot be successful if they are foisted upon us. True leadership requires individual commitment.
- US Naval Institute Proceedings: True Mentorship Is Never Scripted
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