US Navy – Another way to look at how the Navy and the whales can coexist in peace.

• Sea Power: Collaboration is Key to Saving Whales, Supporting Our Sailors

US Marines – This is the third of a three-part series on security and stabilization operations (SASO) during Operation Iraqi Freedom.

• Marine Corps Gazette: Part III: Tikrit, South to Babylon

US Marines – James F. Dunningan on the importance of snipers in urban combat.

• StrategyPage: Snipers and Sharpshooters Rule the Battlefield

Background – Iraq – William Lind on how the US may be finally making some wise choices in Iraq.

• Defense and the National Interest: Back From The Brink?

Background – Iraq – Niall Ferguson consels patience in Iraq.

• Washington Post: Success Requires Patience