May 11th Weekly Update

WORLD SUPERPOWER NAVAL OPERATIONS AND UPDATES (May 5 – May 11)

CHINA PLAN Liaoning (Carrier) (May 10) @ Beijing, Central Military Commission formally establishes the Navy's first carrier-borne aviation force (Peoples Daily ) 14th ESCORT TASK FORCE (May 5) 14th ETF @ Gulf of Aden, visited by commander of CTF-151 (Peoples Daily ) HUAIHUA TASK FORCE (May 6) @ Donghai, Fujian Prov, PLAN Huaihua (FFG), Foshan (FFG) and Qiandaohu (SUP) depart for drills in Pacific (Peoples Daily ) FRANCE NONE RUSSIA NONE UNITED KINGDOM HMS Argyll (Frigate) (May 9) @ Walvis Bay, Namibia (Royal Navy ) HMS Bulwark (LPD) (May 24-28) @ Liverpool, UK for the Battle of the Atlantic 70th Anniversary (Royal Navy ) (May 8) @ Rotterdam, Netherlands to celebrate the formation of the UKNLLF (Royal Navy ) HMS Defender (Destroyer) (May 9) @ Hamburg, Germany for Harbor Festival (Royal Navy ) HMS Northumberland (Frigate) (May 10) @ Plymouth, UK, returns home from Indian Ocean deployment (Royal Navy ) HMS Queen Elizabeth (Carrier) (May 10) @ Scotland, UK, second island built, ready for installation (Royal Navy ) HMS Sutherland (Frigate) (May 8) @ Plymouth, UK (Royal Navy ) UNITED STATES USS Blue Ridge (LCC-19) (May 10) @ Yokosuka, Japan, Us Navy CNO Adm. Greenert visits ship (US Navy Pic ) USS BH Richard ARG (May 10) @ E. China Sea, conducting counter-measure wash down, preparing for INSURV (US Navy PIC ) USS GHW Bush (CVN-77) (May 6) @ Norfolk, Unmanned Combat Air System (UCAS) demonstrator on-loaded, plan to be first carrier to launch UCAS (US Navy PIC ) USS Chosin (CG-65) (May 4) Enters 7th Fleet AOR, plans to join Nimitz CSG (US Navy ) USS Eisenhower CSG (May 8) @ N. Arabian Sea (US Navy PIC ) USS Ford (FFG-54) (May 3) @ Vancouver BC, Canada, Exercise TRIDENT FURY with Royal Canadian Navy (US Navy ) USS Frank Cable (AS-40) (May 1) @ Guam, Toby Keith performs on board ship (US Navy ) USS Lassen (DDG-82) (May 7) @ Vladivostok, Russia on friendship visit (US Navy ) USS Ponce (AFSB(I)-15) (May 6-30) @ Bahrain, lead the multinational mine countermeasures exercise IMCMEX-2013 (US Navy ) USS SB Roberts (FFG-58) (May 10) @ Souda Bay, Crete, currently deployed to 6th Fleet AOR (US Navy ) USS Spruance (DDG-111) (May 3) @ Vancouver BC, Canada, Exercise TRIDENT FURY with Royal Canadian Navy (US Navy ) USS Washington CSG (May 6) @ Yokosuka, Japan, HMAS Sydney (Adelaide Class Frigate) arrives, plans to embed in CSG (US Navy ) OTHER REGIONAL POWERS / ORGANIZATIONS ITS Cavour (Italian Carrier) (May 9) @ Taranto, Italy, US 6th Fleet commander tours ship (US Navy PIC)

WORLD SUPERPOWER GROUND OPERATIONS AND UPDATES (May 5 – May 11)

AFRICA NONE AMERICAS USA (May 7) DOD releases report detailing activated NG and Reserve forces in Federal service (DOD ) USA – WESTPAC (May 6) @ Yellow Sea, joint 5-day naval exercise with South Korea, N. Korea protests (Peoples Daily ) ASIA / PACIFIC AFGHANISTAN (May 8) UK 1st Mechanized Brigade begins Herrick-18 Deployment (May 4) US 1st Armored Division, 1st Brigade – KIA @ Maiwand SYRIA (May 6-15) @ Adana, Turkey, Turkish Army stages 10-day YILDIRIM 2013 mobilization exercise (Peoples Daily ) (May 6) Syria deploys missile batteries opposite Israel (Peoples Daily ) EUROPE NONE

MAPPING UPDATES (April 7 - 13)

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