October 20-26 Weekly Log Update

WEEKLY LOG UPDATE October 20 – 26

NAVAL OPERATIONS

CHINA PLAN Liaoning (Carrier) (Oct 23 – Nov 14) @ Qingdao; depart for training in Pacific, might be participating in ongoing Tri-Fleet exercises (Peoples Daily) FRANCE FS Aquitaine (Frigate) (Oct 21) @ Toulon; arrive following transit to Mediterranean for training (MOD) (Oct 19) @ Straits of Gibraltar, completed 2-weeks of training in Atlantic and Sea of Iroise and Bay of Biscay FS Cassard (Destroyer) (Oct 23) @ E. Mediterranean; after port visit @ Malta, relieves FS Ch. Paul as Air Defense Commander for E. Mediterranean (MOD) FS Chevalier Paul (Destroyer) (Oct 20-22) @ Mediterranean; escort USS Nimitz CSG, provide Air Defense and Air Traffic Control (MOD) FS Germinal & Ventose (Patrol Frigates) (Oct 17) @ Ft. De France, Martinique; Minister of the Interior visits patrol frigates Germinal and Ventose, congratulating them in their efforts to combat illicit trafficking (MOD) RUSSIA RFS Adm. Vinogradov (Pacific Fleet Destroyer) (Oct 22-25) @ Busan, SK; participate in KORMARINE 2013 International Shipbuilding and Marine Exhibition in S. Korea (RIA Novosti) RFS Pyotr Veliky (Battle Cruiser) (Oct 22) @ Murmansk; departs for Atlantic patrol and training for several months, recently concluded patrol in Laptev Sea and E. Siberian Sea (RIA Novosti) UNITED KINGDOM COUGAR 2013 DEPLOYMENT (Oct 25) @ Gulf of Oman; HMS Bulwark & Illustrious participate in Ex Omani Cougar with 5-Omani Navy ships and RFA Mounts Bay, 42 Commando stages amphibious landing at training village (Royal Navy) (Oct 24) @ Gulf of Oman, HMS Illustrious is escorted by HMS Montrose trough Straits of Hormuz for exercises off Omani coast (Royal Navy) (Oct 24) @ Dubai, UAE; HMS Bulwark completes port visit, hosted Emirati and British business community (Royal Navy) (Oct 23) @ Arabian Gulf; HMS Illustrious hosted Army Apache attack helicopters from 656 Squadron, 4 Regiment Army Air Corps during Ex. Sea Khanjar (Royal Navy) HMS Clyde (Patrol Ship) (Oct 22) @ San Carlos, Falklands; Ship anchors off-shore while crew restores monuments honoring sunken warships lost during 1982 Falklands War (Royal Navy) HMS Iron Duke (Frigate) (Oct 23) @ Atlantic off Dorset, UK; conduct gunnery exercises with new Mk.8 gun (Royal Navy) HMS Montrose (Frigate) (Oct 23) @ Arabian Gulf; recently conducted full replenishment with RFA Ft. Victoria and USNS Alan Shepard (Royal Navy) HMS Richmond (Frigate) (Oct 22) @ S. Georgia Island; visits area during Atlantic patrol (Royal Navy) UNITED STATES US CARRIER GROUPS USS Nimitz CSG (Oct 22) @ Mediterranean; conducts Air Defense Exercises with FS Ch. Paul (Destroyer) (US Navy) (Oct 20) @ Suez Canal; begin Central Mediterranean patrol with USS Monterrey (CG) (US Navy) USS G. Washington CSG (Oct 23) @ S. China Sea; hosts Malaysian government visitors during operations (US Navy) US AMPHIBIOUS GROUPS & COMMAND SHIPS USS BH Richard ARG (Oct 22) @ Norfolk, USS Tortuga (LSD-46) returns to US, Hull swap conducted with USS Asheland (LSD-48) at Sasebo, Japan (US Navy) USS Boxer ARG (Oct 22) @ Arabian Gulf; conducting operations in 5th Fleet AOR USS Kearsarge ARG (Oct 23) @ Rota, Spain; conducting patrol in 6th Fleet AOR US WARSHIPS USS Rentz (FFG-46) (Oct 20-21) @ Pacific off Ecuador; rescue crew of fishing vessel stranded at sea for 10-days (US Navy) USS Santa Fe (SSN-763) (Oct 23) @ Singapore; port visit during WESTPAC patrol (US Navy) USS SB Roberts (FFG-58) (Oct 23) @ Mayport; returns home from 6th Fleet Deployment (US Navy) OTHER REGIONAL POWERS / ORGANIZATIONS NATO SNMG-2 (Oct 23) @ Atlantic; SNMG-2 ships SPS A. De Bazan, FGS Sachsen and TCG Salihreis conduct PASSEX with Moroccan frigate Sultan Moulay Ismail following port visit at Casablanca (NATO) ITALY ITS Aliseo (Frigate) (Oct 22) @ Mediterranean; acting FLAGSHIP for NATO-SNMCMG-2 while assigned flagship FGS Mosel is at port for repairs (NATO) ITS Cavour (Carrier) (Oct 24-27) @ S. Tyrrenian Sea; acting Flagship for humanitarian relief and training for european exercise TWIST (Tidal Wave in S. Tyrrhenian Sea). Organized by Civil Protection Dept. and staffed by divers from the San Marco Brigade and other European civil rescue units from 6-countries (Marina) NETHERLANDS HNLMS De Ruyter (Frigate) (Nov 2-9) @ Baltic Sea off Poland & Latvia; Flagship for NATO exercise STEADFAST JAZZ (NATO) NORWAY HnoMS F. Nansen (Frigate) (Oct 25) @ Indian Ocean; conduct anti-piracy seaborne training with students of the East African Standby Force Maritime Task Force Command (NATO) SPAIN SPS Cantabria (Supply Ship) (Oct 21) @ Sydney, Australia; completed final underway deployment in Australia, will soon begin journey back to Spain (Armada)

GROUND OPERATIONS

AFRICA NONE AMERICAS NONE ASIA / PACIFIC AFGHANISTAN (Oct 20) US 2nd Marine Division, 9th Regiment – KIA @ Helmand Province (DOD) EUROPE NONE

October 13-19 Weekly Log Update

WEEKLY LOG UPDATE October 13 – 19

NAVAL OPERATIONS

CHINA MULTI-FLEET COMBAT DRILLS (Oct 18) @ Pacific; China's three fleets began 2-week long combat drills, includes ships from all fleets, subs, aircraft and shore batteries (Peoples Daily) PLAN Lanzhou TF (Oct 14) @ Straits of Magellen; transit straits into Atlantic, first for any PLAN ship (Peoples Daily) (Oct 10) @ Valparaiso, Chile; PLAN Lanzhou (DDG) and Liuzhou (FFG) participate in naval exercises with Chilean Navy ships Lynch (FF) and Captain Pratt (FFG) (Peoples Daily PIC)(Peoples Daily) PLAN Peace Ark (Hospital Ship) (Oct 12) @ Zhoushan; Return from HARMONIOUS MISSION 2013 deployment to Indian Ocean (Peoples Daily ) PLAN Qingdao TF (Oct 16) @ Auckland, New Zealand; depart after 4-day goodwill visit, returning to China (Peoples Daily) FRANCE FS Aconit (Frigate) (Oct 5) @ Arabian Gulf near Bahrain; join TF-150 counter-terror patrol (MOD) FS Charles de Gaulle (Carrier) (Oct 18) @ Mediterranean; begin carrier pilot qualification training (Rafale, Super-Etendard, Hawkeye) (MOD) FS Mistral (Amphibious Assault Ship) (Oct 17) @ Toulon?; Hosts NATO Response Force commanders (MARCOM & STRIKFORNATO), France assumes command for 1-year, plan to deploy to Indian Ocean soon (MOD ) FS PM L'Her (Frigate) (Oct 9-12) @ Guinea for CORYMBE patrol visit (MOD) RUSSIA RFS Adm. Vinogradov (Pacific Fleet Destroyer) (Oct 22-25) @ Busan, SK; participate in KORMARINE 2013 International Shipbuilding and Marine Exhibition in S. Korea (RIA Novosti) (Oct 19) @ Vladivostok; depart for 2-month Pacific patrol (RIA Novosti) RFS Adm. Vinogradov (DDG, Destroyer – FLAGSHIP) RFS Irkut (SUP-Tanker) RFS Kalar (TUG) UNITED KINGDOM COUGAR 2013 DEPLOYMENT (Oct 16) @ Abu Dhabi, UAE; HMS Bulwark host Defense & Security Industry Day highlighting UK defense industry to the region (Royal Navy) (Oct 15) @ Arabian Gulf off UAE; Exercise SEA KHANJAR concludes with amphibious landing with Royal Marines and UAE Marines (Royal Navy) (Oct 14) @ Arabian Gulf; Fleet Commander V-Adm. Jones visits HMS Montrose during Exercise Sea Khanjar (Royal Navy) JOINT WARRIOR 2013 (Oct 18) @ North Sea off Scotland; Tri-Service NATO / UK exercise closes (Royal Navy) HMS Dragon (Destroyer) (Oct 14) @ Cyprus; Royal Marines spend 5-days in field exercises, including training speed march through open countryside (Royal Navy) HMS Monmouth (Frigate) (Oct 15) @ Monmouth, Wales; 150-Sailors parade in namesakes town following deployment (Royal Navy) HMS Protector (Ice Patrol Ship) (Oct 17) @ Portsmouth; deploying to S. Atlantic / Antarctica for double-deployment before returning to Devonport in Spring, 2015 (Royal Navy) HMS Westminster (Frigate) (Oct 14-19) @ Goa, India; participate in KONKAN-2013 bilateral naval exercise with Indian destroyer INS Delhi (Delhi-Class) (Indian Navy) HMS Sutherland (Frigate) (Oct 11) @ Hamburg, Germany; diplomatic port visit and ship tour, last port visit before entering drydock for maintenance period (Royal Navy) HMAS Melbourne (Frigate) (Oct 15) @ Indian Ocean of Somalia; intercept suspected pirates (MOD) RFA Ft. Victoria (Supply Ship) (Oct 18) @ Indian Ocean; begin return trip to UK following 3-year deployment, will conduct maintenance following return (Royal Navy) UNITED STATES US CARRIER GROUPS NONE US AMPHIBIOUS GROUPS & COMMAND SHIPS USS Kearsarge ARG (Oct 17) @ Central Mediterranean; USS San Antonio (LPD) rescues 128-immigrants in raft, transfer to Maltese patrol ship (US Navy) (Oct 12) @ Suez Canal; depart 5th Fleet AOR, replaced by USS Boxer ARG (US Navy) US WARSHIPS TASK GROUP EXERCISE (PACIFIC) (Oct 7-11) @ San Diego; US Navy and Canadian RN ships participate in TGEX, includes air defense, AS warfare, surface warfare and interdiction exercises (US Navy) USS Dewey (DDG-105) USS Gary (FFG-51) USS Ingraham (FFG-61) USS McClusky (FFG-41) USS Mobile Bay (CG-53) HMCS Ottawa (FFH-341) HMCS Protecteur (AOR-509) HMCS Regina (FFH-334) USS Bainebridge (DDG-96) (Oct 18) @ Seychelles; second port visit to Port Victoria, currently deployed to EUCOM / Africa Patrol Station (US Navy) USS Helena (SSN-725) (Oct 15) @ Norfolk; return from EUCOM / CENTCOM / WESTPAC (PACOM) (US Navy) USS Rentz (FFG-46) (Oct 9) @ Caribbean; Intercept drug boat with Colombian Navy, seize 1-ton of cocaine (US Navy) USS Spruance (DDG-111) (Oct 16) @ San Diego; Depart on maiden deployment to WESTPAC (US Navy) OTHER REGIONAL POWERS / ORGANIZATIONS NATO SNMG-2 (Oct 16) @ W. Mediterranean; SNMG-2 participates in Air Defense Exercise, defending against a relentless assault by 18-Fighters (NATO) FGS Sachsen (German Frigate) ITS Grecale (Italian Frigate) SPS Alvaro de Bazan (Spanish Frigate) <FLAGSHIP> TCG Salihreis (Turkish Frigate) (3) EF-2000 Typhoon fighters supporting SNMG-2 OPFOR: mixed group of EF-2000, EF-18, AV8B, Mirage F-1, C-101, 2-EW Aircraft, 1-Patrol Aircraft, 1-Tanker (Oct 15) @ Barcelona; SPS A. de Bazan assumes duty as SNMG-2 FLAGSHIP, group ORBAT updates (NATO) BGS Drazki (Bulgarian Frigate) FGS Sachsen (German Frigate) ITS Grecale (Italian Frigate) ROS Regina Maria (Romanian Frigate) SPS Alvaro de Bazan (Spanish Frigate) TCG Salihreis (Turkish Frigate) UPS Ternopil (Ukrainian Grisha-V Corvette) GERMANY FGS Niedersachsen (Frigate) (Oct 10) @ Djibouti; Port visit during Op. Atalanta deployment, crews cross-tours Japanese navy destroyers JS Ariake and Setogiri (Bundesmarine) INDIA INS Jalashwa (Austin Class LPD) (Oct 12) Eastern Fleet preparing to send 2-ships in response to Cyclone Phailin striking eastern coastline of India (Indian Navy) INS Vikramaditya (Carrier) (Oct 14) Planning to depart for India on (Nov 30) (RIA Novosti) ITALY ITS Andrea Doria (Horizon Class Destroyer) (Sept 5) @ E. Mediterranean; Destroyer deploys to Lebanon (UNIFIL) in response to crisis in Syria to protect ships and troops (MOD) ITS Zeffiro (Frigate) (Oct 18) @ Taranto, Italy; return from Op. Atalanta deployment in Indian Ocean (MOD) UKRAINE UPS Hetman Sagaidachnyi (Krivak-III Frigate) (Oct 15) @ Gulf of Aden; assists MV Barwaago after captain suffers heart attack, currently on NATO OCEAN SHIELD (CTF-508) Deployment (NATO)

GROUND OPERATIONS

AFRICA NONE AMERICAS USA – KYRGYZSTAN / CENTCOM (Oct 19) KYRGYZSTAN: USAF begins withdrawal from from Manas AB, transferring materials and relay facilities to Romania (RIA Novosti)(DOD) USA – ROMANIA / EUCOM (Oct 19) ROMANIA: USAF moving transfer facilities from Manas, Kyrgyzstan to Romania, also setting up AEGIS Ashore Missile Defense System, will be ready by 2015 (RIA Novosti) (DOD) ASIA / PACIFIC AFGHANISTAN (Oct 18) UK draw-down begins, closing bases and handing over facilities to Afghan Army, transferring equipment to Camp Bastion for transport back to UK (GOV.UK) (Oct 13) US 10th Special Forces Group, 3rd Battalion – KIA @ Paktia Province (DOD) (Oct 3) US 3rd Infantry Division, 4th Brigade – Artillery exercise @ Combat Outpost Sultan Kheyl, Wardak Province RUSSIA – ARMENIA (Oct 18) @ Erebuni Airport, Armenia; Russia reinforces AB with combat helicopter squadron, currently hosts (16) MIG-29's (RIA Novosti) EUROPE NONE

October 12th Weekly Log Update

WEEKLY LOG UPDATE October 6 – 12

NAVAL OPERATIONS

CHINA PLAN Qingdao TF (Oct 11) @ Auckland, New Zealand; port visit during Pacific deployment (Peoples Daily) FRANCE FS Aconit (Frigate) (Oct 10) @ Bahrain; port visit after being guided into harbor by HMS Shoreham in counter-mine escort exercise (Royal Navy) FS Germinal (Frigate) (Oct 4) Complete CORYMBE deployment, replaced by FS PM l'Her (MOD) FS La Motte-Picquet (Destroyer) (Oct 7) @ North Sea near Scotland; participate in Exercise JOINT WARRIOR 2013 (MOD) FS Vendemiaire (Frigate) (Oct 9) @ Sydney, Australia; participate in International Fleet Review (MOD) RUSSIA MEDITERRANEAN TASK FORCE (Oct 9) @ Baltiisk, Kaliningrad; RFS Azov returning to Mediterranean Task Force after participating in ZAPAD 2013, will make port visit at Ceuta, Spain, then return to Sevestopol in November (RIA Novosti) UNITED KINGDOM COUGAR 2013 DEPLOYMENT (Oct 11) @ Arabian Gulf; HMS Quorn (MCM) guides HMS Bulwark and Illustrious through simulated minefield in Exercise SEA KHANJAR (Royal Navy) (Oct 10) @ Gulf of Oman; HMS Westminster visited by UK Ambassador to Oman (Royal Navy) HMS Clyde (Falklands Patrol) (Oct 8) @ Johnson's Harbor, Falklands; 8-sailors assist farmers in removing old fencing (Royal Navy ) HMS Daring (Destroyer) (Oct 11) @ Sydney, Australia; leave port, continue Far East deployment (Royal Navy ) HMS Dragon (Destroyer) (Oct 9) @ E. Mediterranean; Patrolling UK base areas and participating in local exercises (Royal Navy ) HMS Kent (Frigate) (Oct 9) @ Portsmouth, UK; Returns from Indian Ocean Deployment (Royal Navy ) HMS Lancaster (Frigate) (Oct 10) @ W. Caribbean; seize 400kg of cocaine and 1.2 tons of marijuana in separate actions (Royal Navy ) HMS Queen Elizabeth (Carrier) (Oct 8) @ Atlantic; RAF & Royal Navy Engineers train on F-35 STOVL fighters on USS Wasp for 18-Days (Royal Navy ) HMAS Newcastle (Frigate) (Oct 13) @ Sydney, Australia; End deployment RFA Ft. Victoria (Supply Ship) (Oct 11) @ Indian Ocean; provided medical assistance to chef of MV Restorer (Royal Navy) UNITED STATES US CARRIER GROUPS USS Washington CSG (Oct 7) @ Busan, SK; depart after 4-day visit (US Navy) US AMPHIBIOUS GROUPS & COMMAND SHIPS NONE US WARSHIPS USS Higgins (DDG-76) (Oct 7) @ San Diego; return from WESTPAC / CENTCOM deployment (US Navy) OTHER REGIONAL POWERS / ORGANIZATIONS GERMANY FGS Niedersachsen (Frigate) (Oct 8) @ Djibouti; Swap 2-Sea Lynx helicopters half-way through deployment (Bundeswehr ) NETHERLANDS HNLMS Johann de Witt (Amphibious Transport) (Oct 4) @ Indian Ocean; Op Atalanta commanders meet onboard ship (NATO) HNLMS Rotterdam (Amphibious Transport) (Oct 9) @ Achiase, Ghana; UK 45 Commando participate in 7-day AFRICAN WINDS jungle training (Royal Navy ) SPAIN SPS Alvaro de Bazan (Frigate) (Oct 9) @ Ferrol, Spain; depart for SNMG-2 as FLAGSHIP, relieves SPS Blaz de Lezo (Armada ) SPS Cantabria (Supply) (Oct 10) @ Coral Sea; participate in TRITON CENTENARY 2013, carrying out 11-replenishment’s (Armada)

GROUND OPERATIONS

AFRICA NONE AMERICAS NONE ASIA / PACIFIC AFGHANISTAN (Oct 10) UK 7th Armored Brigade assumes command of TF Helmand, starting Op. Herrick-19 (MOD ) (Oct 6) US 75th Ranger Regiment – KIA @ Zhari District (IED) (DOD) (Oct 5) US 1st Infantry Division, 3rd Brigade – KIA @ Zabul Province (DOD) (Sept 15) US 3rd Infantry Division, 4th Brigade – Security patrols @ Kashmiri Bala SYRIA (Oct 7) Hizballah units (about 1,500 troops out of 3,500) begin returning home in Lebanon, signifying victory for Syria, Iran and Russia (Debka) EUROPE FRANCE – CHAD (Oct 2) 1st Tirailleurs Reg, with 1st Spahis Reg of Valencia and 1st Naval Artillery Reg take command of Epervier Force in Chad (MOD)

October 5th Weekly Log Updates

WEEKLY LOG UPDATE September 29 – October 5

NAVAL OPERATIONS

CHINA PLAN Qingdao TF (Sept 30) @ Jervis Bay, Australia; participate in multinational maritime security exercise (Peoples Daily ) FRANCE FS Germinal (Frigate) (Sept 24-25) @ Gulf of Guinea; participate in multinational exercise NEMO 2013 with Benin, Togo and Netherlands LSD HNLMS Rotterdam (MOD ) (Sept 18-30) @ Benin, port visit for rest and training FS Surcouf (Frigate) (Sept 16-29) @ Mediterranean; participate in XEBEC exercise with Moroccan FFG Sultan Moulay Ismail (MOD ) RUSSIA RFS Vladivostok (LHD) (Oct 15) Saint Nazaire, France; scheduled to be floated out of dock, will be equipped and begin Sea Trials (RIA Novosti ) (Oct 4) Plan to deliver ship to Russian Navy Nov 1, 2014 (RIA Novosti) UNITED KINGDOM COUGAR 2013 DEPLOYMENT (Oct 3) @ Gulf of Oman; HMS Illustrious (CV), Westminster (FFG), and RFA Ft. Austin (LSD) with USS Bulkney (DDG) conduct anti-submarine exercises with USS Dallas (SSN) (Royal Navy ) (Oct 2) @ Albania; 42 Commando returns to Albania for 1-week Exercise Dragon Hammer around Vlore Bay (Royal Navy ) (Oct 2) @ Gulf of Oman; HMS Illustrious (CV) R&R at sea with movie “Top Gun” and ice cream on flight deck (Royal Navy ) JOINT WARRIOR 2013 (Oct 2) @ Scotland; major tri-service / NATO exercise JOINT WARRIOR 2013 set to begin in October for 2-weeks (Royal Navy) UK-FFG HMS Monmouth, Northumberland, Portland, Somerset, Sutherland UK-MCM HMS Cattistock, Brocklesby, Bangor UK-HM Naval Base Clyde UK-RAF Lossiemouth and Leuchars Tornados GR4 and Typhoon fighters Denmark HDMS Absalon (FFG) will flagship the multinational naval force including France and Norway HMS Daring (Destroyer) (Oct 4) @ Sydney, Australia; arrive to celebrate the Royal Australian Navy's 100th birthday with HMNZS Te Mana (FFG) and INS Sahyadri (FFG) (Royal Navy ) HMS Defender (Destroyer) (Oct 4-6) @ Exeter, UK; Friendship port visit, ship open for tours (Royal Navy ) HMS Duncan (Destroyer) (Oct 1) @ Portsmouth; Duke of Kent tours ship (Royal Navy ) HMS Queen Elizabeth (Carrier) (Oct 3) Flight deck completed, last two sponsons installed, Ski Ramp to be installed next month (GOV ) HMNZS Te Mana (New Zealand Frigate) (Oct 4) @ Sydney, Australia; arrive to celebrate the Royal Australian Navy's 100th birthday with HMS Daring (DDG) and INS Sahyadri (FFG) (Royal Navy) RFA Wave Knight (Supply) (Oct 1) @ Caribbean; R&R at sea with special Coffee and Cake breakfast for Macmillan Cancer Support (Royal Navy ) UNITED STATES US CARRIER GROUPS USS Roosevelt (CVN-71) (Sept 26) @ Norfolk; President Komorowski of Poland visits ship (US Navy ) USS Washington CSG (Oct 4) @ Busan, SK; arrive for port visit following completion of ULTRA-S certifications (US Navy ) (Oct 2) @ Yellow Sea, participating in trilateral exercises with S. Korea and Japan (Peoples Daily ) (Sept 30 – Oct 13) CSG participating in exercises with ROK Navy off Korea (US Navy) US AMPHIBIOUS GROUPS & COMMAND SHIPS USS Bataan ARG (Sept 20) @ Norfolk; depart for PHIBRON-MEU Integration off N. Carolina, ship and 22nd MEU preparing for upcoming deployment (US Navy ) USS BH Richard ARG (Oct 2) @ Sasebo, Japan; ships CO relieved of duties following a loss of confidence in his command ability following DOJ investigation (US Navy ) USS Boxer ARG (Oct 2) @ Singapore; Boxer and LPD-New Orleans visit following PHIBEX 2014 with Philippine Marine Corps (US Navy ) USS Kearsarge ARG (Sept 30) @ Gulf of Aden; commander of French Forces, Djibouti visits and tours ship at sea (US Navy ) US WARSHIPS USS Asheville (SSN-758) (Oct 2) @ NB Point Loma, CA, USA; Return from WESTPAC deployment (US Navy ) USS Charlotte (SSN-766) (Oct 2) @ Pearl Harbor; return from WESTPAC deployment (US Navy ) USS Chung-Hoon (DDG-93) (Oct 1) @ Pearl Harbor; return from WESTPAC deployment (US Navy ) USS Cowpens (CG-29) (Sept 29) @ Pacific, enter 7th Fleet AOR, begin WESTPAC deployment (US Navy ) USS DeWert (FFG-45) (Sept 5) @ Gulf of Aden; meet Somali leadership to discuss socio-economic issues and regional piracy (US Navy ) USS Mustin (DDG-89) (Sept 27) @ Pyeongtaek, SK; port visit for planning of upcoming naval exercise (US Navy ) USS Stethem (DDG-63) (Oct 4)@ Yokosuka, Japan; SecDef visits ship, discusses US shutdown and US-Japan relations (US Navy ) OTHER REGIONAL POWERS / ORGANIZATIONS GERMANY FGS Hesse (Frigate) (Oct 6) @ Wilhelmshaven, Germany; Ship returns from NATO-SNMG-1 deployment (Marine) INDIA INS Sahyadri (Frigate) (Oct 4) @ Sydney, Australia; arrive to celebrate the Royal Australian Navy's 100th birthday with HMNZS Te Mana (FFG) and HMS Daring (DDG) (Royal Navy ) (Sept 30) @ Jervis Bay, Australia; participate in multinational maritime security exercise (Peoples Daily) ITALY BRILLIANT MARINER 2013 (Sept 30) @ Mediterranean; BRILLIANT MARINER 2013 continues, Task Force-445 23-ships conducting “Serialized” drills (Gunnery, Anti-Sub / Anti-Air (NATO ) (Sept 26) @ Sardinia, Mediterranean; participates in major NATO maritime exercise BRILLIANT MARINER 2013 (Marina ) CV – ITS Cavour LHD – ITS San Marco DDG – ITS Caio Duilio DDG – ITS Mimbelli FFG – ITS Aliseo FFG – ITS Espero FFG – ITS Grecale FFG – ITS Stromboli 1-Corvettes 4-MCM 2-Submarines Italian Marines – San Marco Brigade ITS San Marco (LHD) (Oct 2) @ Cagliari; deliver P180 MPA-UAS drone to port of Trapani for experimental phase testing by Piaggio (Marina ) NETHERLANDS HNLMS De Zeven Provincien (Frigate) (Sept 25) @ St. Petersburg, Russia; port visit with HNLMS Friesland (Patrol) for NEVA Maritime Exhibition (MOD ) HNLMS Johann de Witt (Amphibious Transport) (Sept 26) @ Seychelles; train with Seychelles Peoples Defense Force and Coast Guard (MOD ) HNLMS Rotterdam (Amphibious Transport) (Sept 28) @ Sekondi, Ghana; port visit for security exercises during EUCOM-APS deployment (US Navy ) (Sept 24-25) @ Gulf of Guinea; participate in multinational exercise NEMO 2013 with Benin, Togo and French FFG FS Germinal (MOD) SPAIN SPS Blaz de Lezo (Frigate) (Oct 1) @ Sardinia, Italy; NATO-SACEUR visits SNMG-1 Flagship during BRILLIANT MARINER 2013 (NATO ) (Sept 26) @ Mediterranean; BRILLIANT MARINER 2013 continues, Task Force-445 23-ships conducting “Serialized” drills (Gunnery, Anti-Sub / Anti-Air (NATO )

GROUND OPERATIONS

AFRICA SOMALIA (Oct 5) @ Barawe, Somalia; US Navy Seals raid Al Shabaab compound for high profile Islamist leadership (Fox) AMERICAS NONE ASIA / PACIFIC AFGHANISTAN (Sept 26) US 101st Airborne Division, 4th Brigade – KIA @ Paktia province (DOD) (Sept 19) US 1st Cavalry Division, 2nd Brigade – performing US Consulate security @ Herat City RUSSIA (Oct 18-28) @ Mahajan Firing Range, India; 250-Paratroopers from the Eastern Military District participate in INDRA 2013 bilateral anti-terror exercises with Indian army (RIA Novosti ) RUSSIA – TAJIKISTAN (Oct 1) Tajikistan's Parliament (Lower House) ratifies Russia's base lease, time has been extended to 2042 (RIA Novosti ) EUROPE NONE