Sunday, August 25, 2013

August 24 Weekly Log Update


WEEKLY LOG UPDATE
August 18 – August 24
NAVAL OPERATIONS
CHINA
PLAN Jinggangshan (Amphibious Landing Ship)
  • (Aug 21) @ Gulf of Aden; conduct joint escort missions with 14th Escort Task Force (Peoples Daily )
PLAN Peace Ark (Hospital Ship)
  • (Aug 19) @ Chittagong, Bangladesh; ship arrives for 7-day medical services port visit (Peoples Daily )
PLAN Qindao Task Force
  • (Aug 20) @ Qingdao, China; Qingdao TF leaves for tour of Pacific, will visit USA, Australia and New Zealand (Peoples Daily )
TASK FORCE UNITS:
PLAN Qingdao (Destroyer)
PLAN Linyi (Frigate)
PLAN Hongzehu (Supply)
FRANCE
FS CD Gaulle (Carrier)
  • (Aug 24) @ Toulon, France; May be tasked with responding to SYRIA CRISIS (Yahoo)
FS Guepratte (Stealth Frigate)
  • (Aug 15) End participation in Indian Ocean Operation Atalante Anti-Piracy patrol (DM )
RUSSIA
NONE
UNITED KINGDOM
HMS Argyll (Frigate)
  • (Aug 22) @ Panama Canal; cross into Caribbean, begin return trip home (Royal Navy )
HMS Bulwark (LPD – Amphibious Assault Ship)
  • (Aug 23) @ Lisbon, Portugal; depart with detachment of Portuguese marines (Royal Navy )
HMS Dragon (Destroyer)
  • (Aug 22) @ Arabian Gulf, off Bahrain; link up with 4-MCM for joint training (Royal Navy )
  • (Aug 21) @ Arabian Gulf; Surface Contact Exercise with USAF and RAF (Royal Navy )
HMS Illustrious (Helicopter Carrier)
  • (Aug 21) @ Mediterranean; refuel with french tanker FS Somme (Royal Navy )
HMS Westminster (Frigate)
  • (Aug 19) @ Gibraltar; arrive amid diplomatic squabble over controversial border control reef (Express )
UNITED STATES
US CARRIER GROUPS
USS Roosevelt (CVN-71)
  • (Aug 19) @ Newport News; Conducting Fast Cruise in preparation for returning to the fleet, execute simulated Sea & Anchor detail (US Navy )(US Navy )
USS Stennis (CVN-74)
  • (Aug 5) Carrier identified as possible candidate for budget mothballing (WTKR )
USS Truman CSG
  • (Aug 24) @ Red Sea, SYRIA CRISIS, could be tasked with striking Syria in response to use of WMDs (Yahoo )
  • (Aug 5) Carrier identified as possible candidate for budget mothballing (WTKR )
USS Washington CSG
  • (Aug 23) @ Yokosuka, Japan; return to Home Port, END 1st half of 2013 patrol (Stars & Stripes )
  • (Aug 20) @ Philippine Sea; host guests from Japan while at sea (US Navy )
  • (Aug 5) Carrier identified as possible candidate for budget mothballing (WTKR )

US AMPHIBIOUS GROUPS & COMMAND SHIPS
USS BH Richard ARG
  • (Aug 22) @ Darwin, Australia; LPD-Denver arrives following successful CERTEX in Coral Sea (US Navy )
  • (Aug 20) @ Sydney, Australia; BHR depart after 4-day visit (US Navy )
USS Boxer ARG
  • (Aug 23) @ San Diego; deploy for 5th and 7th Fleet AOR (US Navy )
USS Mt. Whitney (LCC-20)
  • (Aug 17) @ Theoule-Sur-Mer, France; conclude port visit (US Navy )

US WARSHIPS
USS Albuquerque (SSN-706)
  • (Aug 21) @ Point Loma, CA, USA; return home from WESTPAC patrol (US Navy )
USS Mahan (DDG-72)
  • (Aug 24) @ Mediterranean; currently en-route home, diverted to SYRIA CRISIS in response to use of WMDs along with 3-DDGs (Yahoo)
USS Momsen (DDG-92)
OTHER REGIONAL POWERS / ORGANIZATIONS
SPS Blas de Lezo (Frigate)
  • (Aug 4) @ Ferrol Naval Base; return from 2-month SNMG-2 patrol (Armada )
SPS Numancia (Frigate)
  • (Aug 21) @ Rota, Spain; returns from Op. Atalanta Anti-Piracy patrol in Indian Ocean (Armada )
GROUND OPERATIONS
AFRICA
NONE
AMERICAS
USA – CENTCOM
  • (Aug 18) US 1st Armored Division, 501st Aviation Regiment – KIA @ Kuwait City, Kuwait (Non-Combat Illness)
USA – WESTPAC / KOREA
  • (Aug 19) @ South Korea; ULCHI FREEDOM GUARDIAN 2013 joint exercises begin, will mobilize 50,000 SK troops and 30,000 US troops for 12-days (RIA Novosti )
ASIA / PACIFIC
AFGHANISTAN
  • (Aug 20) 3rd Special Forces Group, 3rd Battalion – KIA @ Wardak Province (DOD )
RUSSIA
  • (Aug 19) @ Nizhny Novgorod & Tver Regions, Russia; begin 4-day joint Russian AF and French AF tactical drills (RIA Novosti )
SYRIA
  • (Aug 25) US, UK, France, Saudi, Qatar, Turkey, Italy, Canada reportedly prepare for punitive strike on Syria following chemical attack, Russia places forces on alert (Debka )(Yahoo)
  • (Aug 21) @ Damascus; rebels claim army attacked eastern suburb with chemical weapons (BBC )
EUROPE
NONE

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