US Navy – The first Expeditionary Strike Group, with the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit, is pioneering new tactics that call for closer integration of Marine and Navy forces. Associated Press: Marine, Navy Joint Patrols Debut in Iraq Background – China – The recent crisis over North Korea’s nuclear weapons has had at least one unexpected [...]

Myanmarese Navy – Myanmar agressively defends its territorial waters. Associated Press: Myanmar navy fires on Thai trawlers Nigerian Navy – Nigeria is exercising to defend its oil facilities. This Day: Navy Commences Anti-Terrorism Training Exercise US Navy – How will the US increase its forces on Guam? Washington Times: Inside the Ring US Marines – [...]

Background – Central Command – General John Abizaid has driven big changes in the American military. Now, as he commands U.S. forces in the Middle East, his ideas are being put to the test. The Atlantic: Abizaid of Arabia

US Marines – More Marines will head to Iraq. San Diego Union Tribune: More Marines than originally planned heading to Iraq BBC: US to send extra marines to Iraq US Marines – U.S. forces have disrupted several planned terrorist attacks against Western and other targets in the Horn of Africa and local authorities have killed [...]

US Navy – The USS Cole deploys for the first time since it was attacked in Yemen. Virginian Pilot: Cole ready to deploy again Background – Al Qaeda – James F. Dunnigan asks if it is inevitable that terrorist organizations ultimately evolve into mafia-like organizations more focused on profit than terror. StrategyPage: The Mullah’s Mafia

Royal Navy – The new aircraft carrier’s names have been chosen – Queen Elizabeth and Prince of Wales. The Sun: ‘Queen’ rules the waves US Navy – The latest naval news from around the US fleet. Sea Power: Super Hornet Basing Divided on East Coast

Royal New Zealand Navy – HMNZS Canterbury will be repaired, after an onboard fire. Stuff: Crippled steam warship to be repaired Background – Ocean Gliders – The latest on ocean gliders, a form of unmanned underwater vehicle. Associated Press: Gliders of the sea take flight Background – Public Awareness of Naval Affairs – Most Britons [...]

US Navy – A surface action group departs for the Mediterranean Sea. Virginian Pilot: Destroyers leaving for Med duty next week Background – Foreign Aid – Critics have long derided the U.S. government for stinginess in international giving. But such charges miss the point. Today, it is private funds that make the difference in poor [...]

US Marines – The first Marine to lead an Expeditionary Strike Group takes charge. San Diego Union Tribune: Marine colonel takes charge of Navy strike unit Royal Navy – The UK’s First Sea Lord says a sea-borne terrorist strike against the UK is inevitable. Reuters: Maritime terror now prime concern US Marines – The Marines [...]

US Navy – Aircraft from the USS Enterprise are providing close air support in Iraq. Virginian Pilot: Two jets from Enterprise strike suspected insurgent targets in Iraq Background – War in Kosovo and General Wesley Clark – An interesting look at the War in Kosovo and its lessons, told through the lens of Wesley Clark’s [...]

US Navy – HSV-2 Swift is exercising with the Ghanaian military. Accra Mail: US High-Speed Vessel in Tema Indian Navy – India has finally signed a deal for the Russian aircraft carrier Gorshkov? Indian Express: Gorshkov: Government to Announce Deal Next Week US Navy – The latest naval defense industry news. Sea Power: Shipbuilders Push [...]

US Navy – More on the significance of the USS Vandegrift’s visit to Vietnam. BBC: Warship visit lifts US-Vietnam ties US Marines – More on the Marine’s new deployment plans. Sea Power: One Certainty for Marine Corps: Constant Change

Background – War Planning – The US is substantially modifying its warplanning, based on its experiences in Afghanistan and Iraq. Washington Post: Military Alters Plans For Possible Conflicts: Focus Is on Ending Wars More Quickly Background – Saudi Arabia – James F. Dunnigan analyses the developing civil war in Saudi Arabia. StrategyPage: Al Qaeda Makes [...]

Background – Terrorism at Sea – A more indepth look at the potential for a terrorist act in the Straits of Malacca. The Straits Times: Terror at sea: The world’s lifelines are at risk US Marines – An interview with the Commandant of the Marine Corps. Sea Power: Marine Corps Commandant Hagee: Projecting Power Faster, [...]

Background – Lessons Learned on Occupation – U.S. troops on conquered territory, infrastructure in ruins, international squabbling over reconstruction: a window onto occupied Germany seven months after V-E Day, when progress was still unsteady and Europe’s future hung in the balance. Foreign Affairs: That Was Then: Allen W. Dulles on the Occupation of Germany

Chinese Navy – More details of the Chinese – Indian exercises this week. Associated Press: China, India Conduct Joint Naval Exercise Xinhua: Interview with Eastern Commander of Indian Navy Background – Iraq – Ralph Peters analyzes the situation in Iraq. New York Post: Saddam’s Strategy Background – Air Power – For three months, it was [...]

Background – Piracy – A look at how deadly links between pirates and terrorists could be in the Straits of Malacca. The Straits Times: Greatest threat at sea? A terrorist-pirate link-up US Navy – A profound change is occurring in the way the Navy will acquire computer combat systems. In the past, vessels and aircraft [...]

US Navy – More on the Sea Power 21 vision??? US Naval Institute Proceedings: Sea Trial: Enabler for a Transformed Fleet Background – Iraq – John Keegan analyzes the situation in Iraq??? Daily Telegraph: Like it or not, America is becoming an imperial power Background – Iraq – ???while Thomas Ricks asks if Saddam’s plan [...]

Sea Power International – The latest naval news from the Spanish, Turkish, UK, Danish, Indonesian, Singaporean, Indian, and South African navies. Sea Power: Spanish Approve New Submarine Program

Asian Navies – Navies in Asia are expected to double their spending on shipbuilding in the next few years. As the European naval market dries up, the Asian market is expanding??? The China Post: Naval ship spending to increase in Asia Pacific, defense experts say Taiwanese Navy – Taiwan says the US submarine being offered [...]