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Indian Navy – India restores the Cross of St. George to its emblem.
- Daily Telegraph: Indian navy restores cross of St George
Royal Australian Navy – Australia is helping US Navy survivors of a suicide bomb attack that occured during the boarding of a dhow.
- The Australian: Navy rescue wounded Americans
US Marines – The Marines decide not to invade Fallujah with an all out assault.
- Washington Post: U.S. Opts To Delay Fallujah Offensive
US Navy – Seaswap is having a huge effect on the Navy. The Navyís top leadership has decided to pursue radical changes in the size and shape of its forces, likely resulting in the serviceís shrinking by ìthousands of sailorsî and scaling back plans to add a substantial number of ships in the next few year.
- Virginian Pilot: Navy will cut sailors and ships, official says
US Navy – The Navy moves forward to implement the seabasing concept.
US Marines – Progressive reconstruction of target nations must be added to the Marines’ concept of Expeditionary Maneuver Warfare.
- Marine Corps Gazette: Progressive Reconstruction: Melding Expeditionary Maneuver Warfare With Nation Building and Stability Operations
US Marines – Marines are convinced future battlefields will be just as chaotic and unpredictable as past conflicts, and perhaps even more so. And Corps officials say this ìfog of warî calls for a flexible net centricity that will adapt to various command styles and allow a commander to either continue the march or change his approach as the situation dictates.
Background – Iraq – The last excerpt from Bob Woodward’s book, “Plan of Attack.”
- Washington Post: U.S. Aimed for Hussein as War Began
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