Bahrain Navy – Bahrain will send a frigate to join the coalition forces in the Arabian Sea. The frigate is the Bans Sabha, an Oliver Hazard Perry class ship. CNN: Bahrain contributes troops for U.S. war on terrorism Royal Navy – An excellent overview of the choices facing the Royal Navy as it plans for [...]

US Navy – William Arkin on the importance of troop rotation in what will be a long war against terrorism. Los Angeles Times: Troops Gear Up for Phase 2 of War US Navy – How forces and scenarios are designed to be tested in the US Navy’s annual Global War Game run at the Naval [...]

Japanese Coast Guard – The sinking of a suspected North Korean spy trawler remains controversial in Japan. Washington Post: Sinking Renews Debate on Japan’s Military US Navy – Life aboard the USS Kitty Hawk, which just returned to port. Los Angeles Times: Kitty Hawk Savors Homecoming US Navy – The stress of life at sea [...]

Royal Marines – More of 40 Commando has arrived in Kabul. BBC: More UK troops sent to Afghanistan US Navy – “Armchair generals talk tactics; real generals talk logistics???” San Diego Union Tribune: Supplying the war machine US Coast Guard – US Coast Guard law-enforcement detachments are now deployed on board US Navy warships, which [...]

Royal Navy – A Royal Navy task force, including HMS Illustrious is taking holiday R+R in Kenya??? The Nation: Brisk Business for Hotels As Soldiers Arrive US Navy – ???Meanwhile there are reports that US Navy ships are helping to search for Al-Qaeda elements in nearby Somalia as there is continued concern Osama Bin Laden [...]

US Navy – An account of US Navy SEALs and the role they played reconoitering Camp Rhino in Afghanistan. San Diego Union Tribune: Mission was clear: Put ‘eyes on target’ Associated Press: SEALs tell of life behind enemy lines Royal Marines – The Royal Marines in Afghanistan have still not been issued with the new, [...]

US Navy – What the USS Kitty Hawk did during the war – served as a base for US Army and Air Force special forces and Navy SEALs. Aircraft embarked included a dozen MH-60 Blackhawk assault helicopters, a half-dozen MH-47 Chinook medium-lift transport helicopters and several MH-53 Pave Low helicopters. Washington Post: A Carrier’s Quiet, [...]

Royal Navy – Searching of a ship suspected to contain terrorist supplies continues and will be done in exacting detail. Meanwhile, UK ports have been placed on a terrorist alert for suspect materials being shipped into the UK. BBC: Ship search ‘will take weeks’ Daily Telegraph: Ports on terror alert for suspect shipping Royal Marines [...]

US Marines – A description of a US Marine ambush of a Taliban convoy near Kandahar. The US Marines are being used not for set piece battles, but instead as special forces. New York Times: The Marines’ 21st-Century Beachhead Is Far Inland Japanese Coast Guard – The Japanese Coast Guard has attacked and sunk a [...]

Royal Marines – Royal Marines are heading up the peacekeeping force in Kabul. The Times: Marines fly in to protect new Afghan leaders Royal Navy – Anti-terrorist police are searching a cargo ship from Mauritius which they intercepted in the English Channel on Friday morning which is suspected of carrying terrorist material. BBC: Anti-terror squad [...]

US Navy – A tanker suspected by the US Navy of smuggling oil for Iraq is said to be innocent by the Iranians. The Times: Iran hits back after US ‘attack’ on tanker US Coast Guard – Ice breaking on the Great Lakes. Michigan Live: Drydock looms for trusty old Mackinaw; Great Lakes fleet to [...]

US Navy – Carrier battlegroups will aim to be certified earlier in their training cycle for overseas deployments so they can be made available when needed. Virginian Pilot: Battle groups may aim for earlier certification of readiness Chinese Navy – Strategies for an invasion of Taiwan. Air Force: The Chinese Sharpen Their Options US Navy [...]

Canadian Navy – The Canadian Navy is contributing to the blockade off Pakistan that is searching for al Qaeda fighters that are attempting to flee by the sea. Globe and Mail: Canada aiding naval blockade Halifax Daily News: Sailors’ morale high for holidays Halifax Herald: Fleet helping to block al-Qaida escape US Navy – Aboard [...]

French Navy – The French military has been crippled by decreased defense spending, reorganizations, and poor administration. The most visible example of this is the aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle which has been riddled with defects. Daily Telegraph: French farce of the force de frappe US Navy – The Area Missile Defense System has been [...]

US Marines – The US Marines will begin to move their base from Camp Rhino to the Kandahar airport. Washington Post: Marines in Desert Pulling Up Stakes Indian Navy – The Indian Navy recent held joint exercises with the US Navy. BBC: India joins US naval exercises Royal Australian Navy – The Australian Navy turned [...]

US Navy – The USS John F Kennedy battlegroup will deploy 2 months early to the Persian Gulf; in the meantime her commander was relieved due to the ship failing an operational readiness inspection. But is he being made a scapegoat for a system that has chronically underfunded maintenance for years? Virginian Pilot: Kennedy battle [...]

US Marines – The US Marines have moved into the Kandahar airport. Daily Telegraph: Marines put on booby-trap alert as airport is repaired Washington Post: Marines Sweep Into Airport at Kandahar BBC: Marines take Kandahar airport Background – Close Air Support – Jim Dunnigan on the historical evolution of close air support, and how it [...]

US Navy – The USS Kitty Hawk battlegroup is returning to its homeport in Japan. Associated Press: U.S. warship based in Japan returns from duty in war against terror US Navy – The US Navy continues to actively board and search ships suspected of aiding al-Qaeda’s cause. Daily Telegraph: US navy scours oceans for bin [...]

US Navy – The USS Russell rescued crewman from a B-1 bomber who had to eject from the disabled aircraft 60 miles north of Diego Garcia. BBC: Crashed US bomber crew rescued Times of London: US crew eject as bomber crashes US Navy – How to do your holiday shopping from a combat zone, aboard [...]

Royal Navy – Royal Navy ships have joined the patrol off Pakistan’s coast to ensure that al Qaida members do not flee Afghanistan and Pakistan by the sea. The Guardian: British ships join patrol off Pakistan US Marines – More on the Marine patrols around Kandahar. Daily Telegraph: Marines block flight from Kandahar US Navy [...]