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