Japanese Maritime Self Defense Force – Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force chief of staff reflects on a half-century of partnership with the U.S. Navy. Sea Power: A Half-Century’s Partnership Background – North Korea – James F. Dunnigan on why Korea is not as important to the US as Iraq. StrategyPage: Why North Korea Doesn’t Matter as [...]

US Marines – Training intensifies at Camp Pendleton. Washington Post: At Camp Pendleton, Marines Ready for War US Navy – Miscellaneous naval news from around the US defense industry. Sea Power: Tactical Tomahawk Passes Underwater Launch Test Background – War on Terrorism – William Arkin on the dark side of the war on terrorism. Los [...]

Indian Navy – India will build its own aircraft carrier within 10 years. The Hindu: Our own aircraft carrier in nine years: Fernandes US Marines – Another in a continuing series on Marines who joined the Corps after 9/11. Washington Post: One Call Answered, One Yet to Come History – A review of the evolution [...]

US Navy – Carrier battlegroups, amphibious ready groups, and a hospital ship are being readied to go to the Gulf. MSNBC: 25,000 U.S. troops headed to gulf New York Times: Navy Activates Hospital Ship, in Flurry of War Preparations Washington Post: Military Forces Ordered To Gulf US Navy – Life aboard the aircraft carrier USS [...]

Indian Navy – India evaluates dolphins to place mines on ships. Daily Times: Outrage as India trains dolphins to mine ships Indian Navy – India considers purchasing Rafale fighters for the aircraft carrier Admiral Gorshkov — if they ever finalize their purchase of it. Financial Express: Admiral Gorshkov May Be Overlooked For French Rafale M [...]

Myanarese Navy – Mynamar is expanding its naval facilities in the Coco Islands. Press Trust of India: Chinese help for Myanmar naval facilities US Navy – A tour of the USS Mount Whitney, on video. The link to the video is in the right hand column and requires Real Player. CBS: Military’s Nerve Center At [...]

US Navy – Christmas as sea aboard the USS Constellation. Associated Press: Holiday Spirits Are High on US Carrier US Navy – More on the Sea Power 21 vision. US Naval Institute Proceedings: Sea Strike: Projecting Persistent, Responsive, and Precise Power

Iranian Navy – Iran is cooperating more closely with the US in the Gulf. Associated Press: U.S., Iran Relations Improve in Gulf Taiwanese Navy – Taiwan’s diesel-powered submarines remain operational. Taipei Times: Navy manages to keep two vintage submarines running US Marines – Afghanistan serves as a pilot program for the transformation of the Marine [...]

Argentinian Navy – The supply ship that was trapped in Antarctic ice has finally made it to port. South African Press Association: German Ship Magdalena Oldendorff Back in Cape Town South Korean Navy – South Korea will allow women to have naval combat roles. JoongAng Ilbo: Navy to give women combat role on ships US [...]

Royal Navy – Royal Marines and US Marines will lead the attack into Iraq through an amphibious assault on the port of Basra. Daily Telgraph: Marines will lead seaborne invasion of southern Iraq Royal Navy – Aboard HMS Cardiff in the Gulf. Sunday Mirror: Nobody on this ship wants war Spanish Navy – A look [...]

Royal Navy – Aboard HMS Cardiff, patroling off of Iraq. The Guardian: British warship puts the squeeze on Iraq Royal Navy – Britain, France, and Holland are chartering RoRo ferries to transport vehicles and supplies to the Gulf. Daily Telegraph: MoD looks for more ships to ferry tanks US Marines – James F. Dunnigan on [...]

US Navy – A look at life aboard the cruisers and destroyers of the carrier battlegroup. Virginian Pilot: ”Small boys” perform varied missions US Navy – US forces are set to flow into the Gulf after Christmas. An update on what is already there??? Washington Post: Rapid Buildup in Gulf on Horizon US Marines – [...]

Royal Navy – The Royal Navy may not bring its Sea Harriers to the Gulf. The Times: Heat may spell the end for Sea Royal Navy – HMS Ocean will sail with a Marine Commando in mid-January. Daily Telegraph: Marines to leave next month ahead of assault on Iraq Taiwanese Navy – Work on getting [...]

US Navy – The US announces it will deploy a limited antiballistic missile system in 2004; a boost-phase intercept component of it will be sea based on Aegis-equipped destroyers using Standard missiles. Washington Post: Missile Defense To Start in 2004 New York Times: Bush Ordering Missile Shield US Marines – Part 3 in the series [...]

Iranian Navy – Iran has received more gunboats from North Korea. Washington Times: N. Korea delivers semi-submersible gunships to Iran Japanese Maritime Self Defense Force – More on the Kurishima’s capabilities. Daily Yomiuri: MSDF’s range in Indian Ocean may decrease US Navy – Training sailors to protect themselves against terrorism. Virginian Pilot: Sailor’s tough duty: [...]

German and Spanish Navies – A look at the day-to-day operations of Task Force 150, off the Horn of Africa. New York Times: German and Spanish Navies Take on Major Role Near Horn of Africa Japanese Maritime Self Defense Force – The Aegis-equipped Kirishima sets sail for the Gulf. CNN: Japan beefs up war on [...]

Royal Navy – The British are about to send HMS Ark Royal to the Gulf. BBC: UK task force heading to Gulf Daily Telegraph: Navy sends 2,600-man task force to the Gulf Background – The American Empire? – A humorous – and not so humorous – look at how the “American Empire” differs from those [...]

US Navy – The USS George Washington battlegroup is on its way home from the Gulf. Virginian Pilot: GW will be home for Christmas US Navy – The USS Kitty Hawk has returned to port in Japan. Reuters: U.S. aircraft carrier returns to Japan home port Spanish Navy – Spain is upset at the US’s [...]

US Navy – The USS Belleau Wood amphibious ready group is about to return home. San Diego Union Tribune: 3 Navy ships to return to S.D. this weekend Canadian Navy – Aboard HMCS Winnipeg in the Gulf. Toronto Globe and Mail: Boarding ships nerve-racking Royal Navy – A look at some of the rules of [...]

Venezuelan Navy – Venezuelan troops continue to seize tankers whose crews are part of a national strike. BBC: Venezuela head upbeat despite strike US Navy – The US has released from custody the ship carrying Scuds to Yemen. BBC: US frees missile-carrying ship BBC: Legal maze over Scud seizure BBC: Scud affair clouds US-Yemen ties [...]