– Washington Post – The U.S. government is turning to elite units of Mexican marines to go after drug cartel bosses in aggressive “capture or kill” missions, providing intelligence and training to bolster what officials say is Mexico’s most trustworthy and nimble force.
Royal Navy – WikiLeaks: Foreign Office accused of misleading public over Diego Garcia
– Guardian – The Foreign Office stands accused of misleading the public over the plight of thousands of islanders who were expelled from their Indian Ocean homeland to make way for a large US military base.
Royal Navy -HMS Ark Royal returns home after final voyage
– The Guardian – Royal Navy flagship back in Portsmouth for decommissioning after defence spending review.
US Marines – Flexible future
– Armed Forces Journal – The F-35B will give the Marine Corps unprecedented basing options.
Geopolitics / India – Monsoon: Robert Kaplan's new book
– Foreign Policy – An interview with Robert D. Kaplan on his new book Monsoon.
Chinese Navy – Big-War Thinking in a Small-War Era: The Rise of the AirSea Battle Concept
– China Security – Thomas P.M. Barnett takes a look at the Air Sea Battle Concept.
Chinese Navy – From “Curious” to “Concerned”
– Air Force – The unchecked growth of China’s military seems designed to blunt US advantages.
Afghanistan – The Last Patrol
– The Atlantic – In the heart of Taliban country, the paratroopers of 2 Charlie begin their final mission, braving snipers, IEDs, and the unrelenting sun.
Chinese Navy – China’s Secret Co-orbital Satellites: The Quiet Surge in Space
– AsiaEye – Has China launched an ocean-surveillance satellite constellation?
Pakistani Navy – Karachi Scandal Rocks French Political Establishment
– Defense Technology International – Karachi. Capital of Pakistan. But also the name of a scandal in France which is keeping the country fascinated, if totally confused, involving as it does a contract for submarines, overhand and underhand commissions, senior politicians and military officials, financing of a presidential bid, frequent references to current President Nicolas Sarkozy and, tragically, the violent deaths of 15 people.
Russian Navy – Russia seeks new naval bases abroad
– Guardian – President Dmitry Medvedev says Russia is looking to restore its naval power but will not say where the bases may be.
US Navy – U.S. aircraft carrier's arrival off Korean peninsula also sends a message to China
– Washington Post – In dispatching the aircraft carrier USS George Washington to the Korean Peninsula on Wednesday, the Obama administration said it was putting on a show of U.S. support for South Korea…But the carrier has another audience: China. Exasperated with a lack of help from Beijing on the Korean Peninsula, the Obama administration is trying to pressure China to constrain North Korea.
Piracy – Five Somalis found guilty of piracy charges in Norfolk
– Virginian Pilot – For the first time in nearly 200 years, a jury in a U.S. court returns a guilty verdict in a piracy case, convicting five Somali nationals of piracy in the April 1 attack on the Norfolk-based frigate Nicholas.
US Navy – U.S. Sends Carrier to Korea Region
– Wall Street Journal – South Korea on Wednesday took its first steps to penalize North Korea for its artillery attack on a South Korean island, announcing a naval drill with the U.S.S. George Washington carrier group, cutting off humanitarian assistance and halting traffic into the North.
Royal Navy – Final Goodbyes
– Defense Technology International – The Harrier GR.9s will depart a British aircraft carrier for the last time on Wednesday.
Geopolitics / China – In China's Orbit
– Wall Street Journal – After 500 years of Western predominance, Niall Ferguson argues, the world is tilting back to the East.
South Korean Navy – South Korea’s Blue-water Ambitions
– The Diplomat – In the second article on Asia’s navies, a look at the South Korean Navy’s blue-water naval ambitions.
Geopolitics / Indian Ocean – Next geopolitical power play will be all at sea
– The Australian – Robert D. Kaplan says that the Indian Ocean is set to be the central theatre of conflict and rivalry for the US, China and India.
Dutch Navy – Somali Pirates Get Amsterdamned
– Defense Technology International – Somali pirates have been taught another lesson by the Royal Netherlands Navy’s Fast Combat Support Ship Amsterdam. Yesterday, the Amsterdam intercepted a group of pirates off the Somali coast, and not for the first time.
Indian Navy – America's Evolving Passage to India
– Strategy Page – President Barack Obama’s looming post-election state visit to India is another indication of evolution and maturation — the incremental but genuine change measured in decades that marks the coalescing of U.S. and Indian global interests.
US Navy – US navy Hong Kong visit hints at warmer China ties
– BBC – A US navy ship, the USS Essex, is on a high profile visit to Hong Kong in a sign that military tensions between China and the US could be relaxing.
Royal Navy – British warship sails into Havana Bay on official visit
– Royal Navy – British warship sails into Havana Bay on official visit – The first British warship to visit Cuba since before the 1959 revolution sailed into Havana Bay on Monday, where it was greeted by a Cuban Navy band playing “God Save the Queen.”
US Navy – Where are the Carriers?
– Forbes – “When word of a crisis breaks out in Washington, it’s no accident that the first question that comes to everyone’s lips is: ‘Where’s the nearest carrier?'” – President Bill Clinton
Kenyan Navy – Kenya Navy kills three suspected Somali pirates
– Reuters – Kenyan navy officers on patrol in the India Ocean shot dead three suspected Somali pirates who boarded their vessel after mistaking it for a merchant ship.
US Marines – Marines learn lessons from tragedy in Afghanistan
– Associated Press – The Marines patrolling through the green fields and tall mud compounds of Helmand province’s Sangin district say they are literally in a race for their lives. They are trying to adjust their tactics to outwit Taliban fighters, who have killed more coalition troops here than in any other Afghan district this year.
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