US Marines – The 11th and 24th Marine Expeditionary Units will head to Iraq this summer.

• Washington Post: U.S. Troop Levels in Iraq to Remain High

US Navy – We have brushed aside battlefield resolution and action and allowed images of victimization to take their place.

• US Naval Institute Proceedings: Why Are Victims Our Only War Heroes?

International Navies – The latest naval news from the UK, Saudi Arabia, the Netherlands, India, and Australia.

• Sea Power: Britain, France May Cooperate on Aircraft Carrier Programs

Background – Iraq – James F. Dunnigan debunks some of the myths of Iraq.

• StrategyPage: The Myths of Iraq

Background – Islam – Bernard Lewis talks about his seventy years spent studying the Middle Eastóand his thoughts on the region’s future

• The Atlantic: Islam’s Interpreter

NOSI will next be updated on Saturday. See you then!