US Navy– The USS George Washington battlegroup heads towards the Persian Gulf.

• Agence France Presse: US aircraft carrier group heads into Suez Canal

Russian Navy – In a pre-election bid to demonstrate the might of the Russian Navy, President Putin again heads to sea on a ballistic missile submarine to oversee a missile launch. Unfortunately, it all turns out to be a bit of a popped-cork fiasco that shows the true state of Russia’s Navy???

• Agence France Presse: Russia’s Putin sets sail in nuclear submarine on eve of election
• Associated Press: Putin Watches As Missile Launch Fails
• Daily Telegraph: Putin’s nuclear show blows up in his face

US Navy – The USS Wasp Expeditionary Strike Group heads to sea.

• Virginian Pilot: Ships train for new type of mission

Canadian Navy – Canada is part of the Proliferation Security Initiative, which encourages its 16 member countries to intercept any ships suspected of carrying missiles or nuclear material — even if those ships are outside the member countries’ home waters.

• Toronto Globe and Mail: Canada part of ship-intercept plan