Westpac, Expressin'(click to view full) The Westpac Express fast ferry ship has been instrumental in changing the way the US Navy approaches sealift in the Western Pacific. It’s fast enough to substitute for airlift in many cases, and large enough to move a...
* ISIS has reportedly gained control [Reuters] of part of Ayn al-Arab/Kobani [CNN], a Syrian town near Turkey that Kurdish forces have been defending for weeks. * The jihadists are also gaining ground in the Anbar province west of Bagdhad: McClatchy | Institute for...