July 20th Weekly Update

WEEKLY LOG UPDATE July 14 – July 20

NAVAL OPERATIONS

CHINA NORTH FLEET (July 16) @ La Perouse Straits, after exercise 5-ships conduct training (Peoples Daily ) DDG-Shengyang DDG-Shijiazhuang FFG-Yancheng FFG-Yantai Supply-Hongze Lake 14th ESCORT TASK FORCE (July 11) @ Gulf of Aden, ETF Commander meets EU CTF-465 Commander (Peoples Daily ) PLAN Peace Ark (Hospital Ship) (July 12) Peace Ark @ Gulf of Aden with 14th ETF, provide medical services for sailors from DDG-Harbin (US Navy ) FRANCE NONE RUSSIA NONE UNITED KINGDOM HMS Kent (Frigate) (July 15) @ Indian Ocean off Horn of Africa, currently escorting ships through Bab Al Mendab Strait and boarding Dhows and medium size ships (Royal Navy ) UNITED STATES US CARRIER GROUPS USS Truman CSG (July 22) @ Norfolk, CSG deploys to EUCOM / CENTCOM for 8-9 months (US Navy ) US COMMAND SHIPS NONE US AMPHIBIOUS GROUPS USS BH Richard ARG (July 15-16) @ Shoalwater Bay, Australia; LSD-Germantown launches Fleet Survey Team to conduct hydrographic surveys prior to Talisman Saber Exercise (US Navy ) USS Pearl Harbor (LSD-52) (July 16) @ Tarawa, Kiribati; PACIFIC PARTNERSHIP visit, host 5-day workshop for nurses (US Navy ) US WARSHIPS USS Gonzalez (DDG-66) (July 16) @ Souda Bay, Greece; DESRON-60 Commander visits ship during port call (US Navy ) USS Houston (SSN-713) (July 15) @ Pearl Harbor, depart for WESTPAC Deployment (US Navy ) USS Monterrey (CG-61) (July 6) @ Bahrain, crew visits Philippine Embassy Woman’s Shelter (US Navy ) OTHER REGIONAL POWERS / ORGANIZATIONS

GROUND OPERATIONS

AFRICA NONE AMERICAS NONE ASIA / PACIFIC NONE EUROPE NONE