Israeli naval commandos stormed onto a ship loaded with weapons near Cyprus and took it to Israel's southern port of Ashdod.

VOA: standard.2009.11.04

But the naval blockade remains in force to prevent weapons smuggling to the ruling Palestinian militant group Hamas.

VOA: standard.2010.07.12

More than 90 nations take part in the program, which involves intelligence sharing and naval coordination to prevent nuclear and other illegal weapons from being transported.

VOA: standard.2009.05.26

The district no longer includes a naval weapons station, Army fort, or a Marine mountain-warfare training center.

NEWYORKER: The Force

The most determined effort to develop a small, cheap guided weapon, though, is the Forward Firing Miniature Munition (F2M2, or Spike missile), from the Naval Air Weapons Station in China Lake, California.

ECONOMIST: Cheap smart weapons

In symmetry that seems almost too perfect, much as Syria is a significant consumer of Russian weapons and hosts a Russian naval base, Bahrain is a significant consumer of American weapons and hosts an American naval base.

FORBES: A Tale of Two Repressions: Bahrain and Syria