The January 2009 revision to the Navy reading list included the following changes:

Books added:

Lone Survivor: The Eyewitness Account of Operation Redwing and the Lost Heroes of SEAL Team 10 was added to the 'Junior Enlisted' section.

The Sand Pebbles was added to the 'Junior Enlisted' section.

D Day: June 6, 1944: The Climactic Battle of World War II was added to the 'Leading Petty Officer' section.

The Elephant and the Dragon: The Rise of India and China and What It Means for All of Us was added to the 'Leading Petty Officer' section.

Forgotten Continent: The Battle for Latin America's Soul was added to the 'Division Leader' section.

Six Frigates: The Epic History of the Founding of the U.S. Navy was added to the 'Division Leader' section.

Aircraft Carriers at War: A Personal Retrospective of Korea, Vietnam, and the Soviet Confrontation was added to the 'Senior Leaders' section.

Books removed:

D Day: June 6, 1944: The Climactic Battle of World War II was removed from the 'Junior Enlisted' section.

A Passage to India was removed from the 'Junior Enlisted' section.

The World Is Flat 3.0: A Brief History of the Twenty-first Century was removed from the 'Junior Enlisted' section.

Recognizing Islam: Religion and Society in the Modern Middle East was removed from the 'Division Leader' section.

White Jacket, or The World in a Man-of-War: Volume Five was removed from the 'Division Leader' section.