SHIP LOCATIONS:
Ship & Group Locations Checked /
Updated (6/24-30)
- CARRIER OPS EX: Exercise with US and ROK naval units in the Yellow Sea ends (June 25)
- FRUKUS 2012: Interoperability EX with France, Russia, UK and US ships begins Sunday (June 24)
- RIMPAC 2012: International Naval Exercise begins (June 29)
SHIP LOGS:
June 22
- RFS N. Filchenkov (LST) arrives in Novorossiysk, Russia.
Western media claim the ship was delivering hardware to Syria.
Russia claims the ship was carrying equipment for overhaul, and will
return to Sevestopol next week.
June 25
- USS Stennis (CVN-74): enroute to San Diego for Fleet
Replenishment Squadron carrier qualifications and month of training
June 26
- HMS Protestor (Survey): returns to UK after Antartica patrol
- HMS Vigilant (SSBN): returns to operational status after
3-year long refit
- USS Elrod (FFG-55): rescued four people from sinking vessel
in Caribbean while on patrol
- USS New York (LPD-21): rescues jet skier about 15 miles off
coast of Kuwait
- USS Swift (HSV-2): Arrived in Dar Es Salam, Tanzania on (June
23)
June 27
- HMS Illustrious (CVH): exercises and drills with French Navy
in Bay of Biscay
- USS George Washington (CVN-73): visits Busan, SK for 3-days
- USS Pittsburg (SSN-720): returns from CENTCOM deployment
(remove from log)
June 28
- FS Forbin (DDG) & HMS Diamond (DDG): condunct exercises
in Mediterranean
- USS Underwood (FFG-36): visits Panama on (June 25)
June 29
- USS Chicago (SSN-721): visits Yokosuka, Japan
June 30
- PLAAN Zheng He (Training): visiting Halifax, Canada
- RFS Adm Panteleyev (DDG): joins RIMPAC 2012 @ Hawaii
GROUND UNITS LOGS:
Ground units locations updated per DOD
reports, up to (June 23-30)
- US 1st Armored Division, 3rd BCT – KIA @ Maiden Shahr, Afghanistan (June 27)
- US 1st Marine Division, 7th Regiment – KIA @ Helmand Province, Afghanistan (June 23)
- US 2nd Marine Division, 8th Regiment – KIA @ Helmand Province, Afghanistan (June 22, 23)
- US 3rd Infantry Division, 2nd Heavy Brigade – KIA @ Mazar E. Sharif, Afghanistan (June 22)
- US 173rd Airborne Brigade – KIA @ Maiden Shahr, Afghanistan (June 27)
NOTEWORTHY NEWS:
June 25
- AFGHANISTAN: Pakistan lodges a protest against Afghanistan and the US after 100 militants cross the border and attack a Pakistani army patrol. (...I'm sorry, I can't stop laughing, Maybe we should reply by saying there aren't any militant bases in Afghanistan)
- EGYPT: Muslim Brotherhood presidential candidate Morsi declared winner of Egyptian elections ...the current cabinet and prime minister submits their resignation to the Supreme Military Council today. (...let's see if Morsi and the SMC can get along)
- INDIA: India reports that once their indigenous program matures, they plan to operate two aircraft carriers at all times (...expect China to follow suit). India also states that after their successful test of an indigenous BM interceptor in February, 2012, they plan to set up ABM systems protecting New Delhi and Mumbai (...also expect China to protest and follow suit)
- ISRAEL: Russian President Putin visits Israel for 2-days, discuss Iran and continuing talks with Palestinians.
- RUSSIA: The MV Alaed, the freighter that returned to Murmansk with a load of refurb'ed attack helicopters bound for Syria, has been reflagged as a russian ship and set back out for Syria. The company says the destination of the cargo is Vladivostok (Pacific Fleet main base) and it carries disassembled helicopters, not gunships. (...Lets see what happens when it enters the Mediterranean)
- SYRIA: Syria and Russia warn NATO and Turkey against taking retalitory actions after Syria downs a Turkish F-4 near Latakia. The feeling in the media is that Turkey MIGHT invoke NATO to defend it, but that position is unlikely to materialize. In the meantime, it was reported that a Syrian Brigadier General defected to Turkey in the past couple days.
June 26
- SYRIA: unconfirmed reports say British SAS units have entered northern Syria in what appears to be an effort to establish a northern safe zone (...air cover not needed so much because Syria grounded it's fighter-bomber fleet to prevent more defections)
June 27
- SYRIA: Turkey appeals to the US to lead a military operation into N. Syria again ...and Obama says no again. In the meantime, Turkey mobilizes several armor and artillery units in the eastern part of the country and moves them to the Syrian border.
June 29
- JAPAN: US and Japanese military leaders decide to move forward with deploying MV-22 Osprey's to III MEF in Japan
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