Iraqi Coast Guard – A look at the embryonic Iraqi Coast Guard, being trained by the US. Richmond Times Dispatch: Keeping Iraq secure, from ‘coast’ to ‘coast’ US Navy – The Navy stands up the Fleet Anti-submarine Warfare Command, to focus on ASW. Copley News Service: Waickwicz named San Diego ASW commander US Navy – [...]

US Navy – The USS Saipan amphibious ready group is ready to go to Haiti, if needed. Virginian Pilot: Three Hampton Roads Navy ships could be sent to Haiti Background – History – The Second Naval Battle of Guadalcanal spelled the difference between victory and defeat for the United States in the Pacific war. World [...]

Royal Australian Navy – Australia and the US sign a naval cooperation package; Australia’s new air defense destroyers will be built around the Aegis system. AAP: US tech for Aussie destroyer US Coast Guard – The Coast Guard stop Haitians fleeing unrest in their country from landing in the US. BBC: US agents arrest Haitians [...]

US Navy – The US Navy has plans to base a mobile ship repair unit in Kochi. Kerala: US Navy plans mobile ship repair unit in Kochi Royal Navy – Was the trawler Gaul sunk by a UK nuclear submarine? The Guardian: Gaul ‘sunk by nuclear submarine’ US Navy – The USS Enterprise battlegroup returns [...]

Royal New Zealand Navy – The frigate Canterbury returns to sea. ABC: Warship back at sea after repairs to fire damage Royal Navy – The cost of the UK’s new aircraft carriers continues to increase. Reuters: UK carrier pricetag may jump by 30 pct US Marines – When the enemy is all around us, it [...]

US Marines – The Fleet Anti Terrorism Support Team has deployed to Haiti to protect the US Embassy there. CNN: U.S. Marines arrive in Haiti US Marines – While the opportunity presents itself, letís reorganize our infantry units to better support both MEU(SOC) and the UDP. Marine Corps Gazette: Itís DÈj‡ Vu All Over Again [...]

Background – Force Structure – James Fallows on how the U.S. military is stretched to the breaking pointóand one more crisis could break it??? The Atlantic: The Hollow Army

Royal Marines – More problems with basic kit in the British military. BBC: MoD hit with more Army kit claims US Navy – Judged against the expectations created by President Bush and his defense team, the Navy’s transformation enterprise falls short. However, no compelling strategic rationale for military transformation has yet been articulated. A revolution [...]

US Navy – Many questions need to be answered about the new littoral combat ships. Virginian Pilot: Report says proposed ship needs more tests US Marines – Disbursing services during wartime range from contracting to ensuring that Marines receive their pay in the combat zone. Marine Corps Gazette: Disbursing Goes to War Background – History [...]

US Navy – The USS Eisenhower nears completion of an extensive overhaul. Virginian Pilot: Ike sailors yearning for more time at sea Background – Iraq – Long before the actual invasion, Iraqi forces were taking a ferocious beating from the air. Air Force: The ìWarî Before the War Background – History – John Keegan reviews [...]

US Navy- The USS George Washington battlegroup heads towards the Persian Gulf. Agence France Presse: US aircraft carrier group heads into Suez Canal Russian Navy – In a pre-election bid to demonstrate the might of the Russian Navy, President Putin again heads to sea on a ballistic missile submarine to oversee a missile launch. Unfortunately, [...]

US Marines – Major combat operations ended in Iraq during April 2003. Marine and coalition forces, however, were just entering into Phase IV of the operation. This phaseósecurity and stabilization operationsóhas received little attention. Following is the first of a three-part series providing details about 1st Marine Divisionís Phase IV operations. Marine Corps Gazette: Tikrit, [...]

Al Qaeda – Is Al Qaeda acquiring a navy to use for terrorist attacks against England? Jerusalem Post: Al Qaida boats to attack British targets US Navy – U.S. Navy sailors may board thousands of commercial ships in international waters to search for weapons of mass destruction under a landmark pact between the United States [...]

Royal Navy – HMS Ark Royal is exercising off of Scotland. The Scotsman: Royal Navy Warship Returns to Scotland US Navy – A cruise aboard the high speed vessel HSV 2 Swift. Virginian Pilot: New ship sails through Navyís early testing US Navy – The Peleliu Expeditionary Strike Group is hunting down drug runners in [...]

Royal Navy – The Royal Navy and French Navy will build their new aircraft carriers to a common design. The Guardian: Aircraft carrier deal will help heal Anglo-French rift US Marines – Being ready and capable of taking the fight to the enemy is something all Marines are trained to do, regardless of gender. Leatherneck: [...]

US Navy – To remain relevent to operators, naval intelligence officers must support todayís demand for precision strike. US Naval Institute Proceedings: Naval Intel Must (Re)Acquire Core Skills Background – Fourth Generation Warfare – How the global war on terror is like – and not like – the Cold War. Defense in the National Interest: [...]

Royal Australian Navy – Warships will take on a greater policing role to counter escalating threats to shipping and national security such as piracy, kidnappings and smuggling, navy chief Chris Ritchie said. In a speech to a maritime conference in Sydney on the role of the navy post-September 11, Rear Admiral Ritchie said the service [...]

Royal Navy – Environmentalists will begin prospectively monitoring naval exercises to detect whether low frequency active sonars are in use. The Scotsman: Fears that NATO sonar exercise will harm whales

Singaporean Navy – Singapore’s submarine fleet is now at it’s full strength of 4 submarines. The Straits Times: Singapore subs all home US Navy – A look at the current status of the DD(X). Washington Post: Radical Warship Takes Shape US Marines – Thomas Ricks looks at how the military is trying to pass Iraq [...]

US Navy – The 6th Fleet may move its headquarters from Naples to Rota, Spain. The Guardian: Sixth Fleet may move to Spain Background – Fifth Generation Warfare – William Lind describes warfare’s *fifth* generation. Defense in the National Interest: Fifth Generation Warfare?