Royal Navy – The UK surface fleet is to lose 20% of its ships.

• Daily Telegraph: Forces face ‘ruthless’ cuts as MoD seeks to save £1bn

US Coast Guard – The latest on the Deepwater Program.

• Sea Power: Coast Guard Mulls Major Changes To Deepwater Program Requirements

Background – Iraq – Seymour Hersh looks at what happened at the Abu Ghraib prison, and how it is related to the flaws in the American war plan.

• The New Yorker: Torture at Abu Ghraib
• The New Yorker: Chain of Command