Sea Power – Lockheed Martin has expanded yet again the missions proposed for its Covert High-Speed Attack & Reconnaissance Craft (CHARC). Originally envisioned primarily as a surface warfare platform, Lockheed has added the support of Special Operations Forces and, subsequently, littoral antisubmarine warfare and mine countermeasures to its repertoire. An unmanned version also is under consideration.
Israeli Navy – The navy is well prepared
Haaretz – The foreign submarine that secretly entered Israel’s territorial waters and quickly left upon being discovered by the Israel Navy was probably American or French, experts say. The possibility that it was Iranian, Egyptian or Syrian has been ruled out completely.
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US Marines – Small Unit Leadership in Future Security and Stability Operations
Marine Corps Gazette – Several years ago the Army began the use of the acronym, SASO (stability and support operations), as a counter to the staid MOOTW (military operations other than war). The Marines have adopted the SASO acronym to mean security and stability operations as describing current activities in Iraq. The author stresses the importance of decentralization and small unit leadership in SASO.
Japanese Maritime Self Defense Force – China 'sorry' over mystery sub
BBC – China has apologised for what it called an accidental incursion by one of its submarines into Japanese waters last week, Tokyo has said.
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US Navy – US spy plane spotted flying along Russian border
Kazinform – A US P-3 Orion has been intercepted off of Russia.
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Iraq – Troops Climbing First Rung of Steep Ladder
Washington Post – Thomas Ricks on what comes next for the insurgency in Iraq after Fallujah.
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US Navy – Navy Unit Discovers Perils In Task of Rebuilding Fallujah
Washington Post – With the SeaBees in Fallujah.
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US Marines – War Images
PBS NewsHour – The U.S. military began investigating the videotaped shooting of an unarmed and wounded man in Fallujah by a Marine. Ray Suarez leads a discussion about what ramifications the footage will have on the U.S. military in Iraq and the Arab world.
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Fourth Generation Warfare – Germany's Blunder
Defense and the National Interest – William Lind on how the US risks making the strategic mistake the Germans made in both World Wars.
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US Navy – Ohio Subs Would Be Best Basing Mode for New Interceptor Missile
Sea Power – The U.S. ballistic-missile defense system will be significantly enhanced with the deployment of the new Kinetic Energy Interceptor (KEI) being developed to intercept hostile missiles in the boost and midcourse phases of attack. The KEI is a large missile, which is necessary for it to develop the acceleration and speed needed by the missile defense system.
Israeli Navy – Israel says submarine infiltrated its coastal waters
Associated Press – A foreign submarine slipped into Israeli waters last week, cruising the coastline near Lebanon before being detected and departing, Israeli authorities said Monday.
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Iraq – How Iraq Came Undone
New Yorker – Jon Lee Anderson talks to The New Yorkerís Amy Davidson about the situation on the ground, Falluja, and what the Presidential election means for Iraq.
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US Marines – Marines Deliver in Mountain Storm
US Naval Institute Proceedings – In its deployment to Afghanistan earlier this year, the 22d Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) highlighted the contributions Marine air- ground task forces make to joint commands and validated the effectiveness of hard predeployment training.
Israeli Navy – Navy acquires three new fast-class ships
Jerusalem Post – The Israel Navy has commissioned three Israeli-made Super Dvora Mk-III fast patrol ships in a generational leap for its protection of the coast.
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Iraq – Barren Ground for Democracy
New York Times – Robert Kaplan on how the US should be pragmatic in its attempts to introduce democracy into Iraq.
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Iraq – Letter From Iraq: Out on the Street.
New Yorker – The United Statesí de-Baathification program fuelled the insurgency. Is it too late for Bush to change course?
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US Navy – Navy Pursues SM-6 as Defense Against Cruise Missile Threats
Sea Power – The global proliferation of cruise missiles, predicted widely after Operation Desert Storm, has yet to materialize. But the lack of an immediate threat is not stopping the U.S. Navy from updating measures to counter antiship missiles as well as land-attack cruise missiles.
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US Marines – Battle 'almost over' in Falluja
BBC – US and Iraqi forces in the city of Falluja say they are now in control of almost all of the former rebel stronghold.
Washington Post: Troops Battle for Last Parts Of Fallujah
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Daily Telegraph: Iraqi rebels slip away to fight another day.
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US Marines – For the First Time Since Vietnam, the Army Prints a Guide to Fighting Insurgents
Geopolitics / Iran – Iran in Iraq's Shadow: Dealing with Tehran's Nuclear Weapons Bid
Parameters – This article seeks to illuminate the commonalities and variations between past Iraq and todayís Iran as well as the strengths and weaknesses of American policy options for dealing with the growing security challenge posed by Tehranís quest for nuclear weapons.
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US Marines – Fearsome power of marines in Fallujah
BBC – A summary of the latest from Fallujah.
Daily Telegraph – US troops stretched to limit as insurgents fight back
New York Times – Marines and snipers in a contest of wills
Christian Science Monitor – New rebel tactics emerge in Fallujah
Washington Post – U.S. Forces Meet Fierce Resistance In Fallujah
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Japanese Maritime Self Defense Force – Apology sought for China sub
Asahi Shimbun – Japan on Friday requested an apology and explanation from China over a submarine that intruded into Japanese waters, but Tokyo restrained its protest to avoid further straining relations with Beijing.
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Information Warfare – Pentagon Envisioning a Costly Internet for War
New York Times – A look at the evolution of the battlefield Internet.
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Iraq – Six questions for Rumsfeld
New York Times – Thomas Friedman asks 6 questions about Iraq.
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History – U.S. Battleships Avenge Pearl Harbor Attack at Surigao Strait
Sea Power – A look at the battle of Surigao Strait.
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