November 3-9 Weekly Log Updates

WEEKLY LOG UPDATE November 3 – 9

NAVAL OPERATIONS

CHINA QINGDAO TASK FORCE (Nov 4) @ Qingdao; Task Force returns to homeport (Peoples Daily) FRANCE FS PM L'Her (Frigate) (Nov 6) @ Cotonou, Benin; visits Benin for break during CORYMBE patrol, and train Beninese divers in safety and emergency procedures (MOD) RUSSIA MEDITERRANEAN TASK FORCE (Nov 7) @ Mediterranean; Russian-Italian bi-lateral naval exercise IONIEX-2013 begins in Ionian Sea off Taranto, includes joint maneuvers, artillery drills, air defense and anti-submarine warfare (RIA Novosti) PARTICIPANTS: ITS Durand de la Penne (Destroyer) ITS Espero (Frigate) RFS Smetlivy (Destroyer) UNITED KINGDOM COUGAR 2013 DEPLOYMENT (Nov 4) @ Arabian Sea; HMS Illustrious cross decks personnel and aircraft with USS Boxer and New Orleans (Royal Navy) HMS Diamond (Destroyer) (Nov 7) @ Portsmouth; ships hosts Families Day, plans to deploy in 2014 (Royal Navy) HMS Richmond (Frigate) (Nov 7) @ S. Atlantic; Air Commodore visits ship for extended period to observe operations (Royal Navy) (Nov 5) @ Tristan da Cunha, 2-day visit with villagers and islands administrator (Royal Navy) UNITED STATES US CARRIER GROUPS USS Ford (CVN-78) (Nov 9) @ Newport News; USS Gerald Ford christened, lead ship of a new class of nuclear powered aircraft carrier that demonstrates new technologies, and will eventually replace the Nimitz class carriers (DOD) USS Nimitz CSG (Nov 8) @ Red Sea; CSG returns to 5th Fleet AOR (US Navy) (Nov 8) @ San Diego; destroyers USS Stockdale (DDG-106) and W.P. Lawrence (DDG-110) return to homeport following extended deployments (US Navy) (Nov 4) @ Naples, Italy; CSG departs port after 5-day visit (US Navy) USS G. Washington CSG (Nov 8) @ Hong Kong; CSG visits Hong Kong for scheduled goodwill visit, CSG currently includes Cruisers USS Antietam and Cowpens, and Destroyers USS Lassen and Mustin (US Navy) US AMPHIBIOUS GROUPS & COMMAND SHIPS USS Iwo Jima (LHD-7) (Nov 9) @ Pensacola, FL; Flight Deck Crash & Salvage team completes refresher training at Naval Ait Technical Training Center (US Navy) US WARSHIPS USS Barry (DDG-52) (Nov 8) @ Norfolk; destroyer returns to homeport following deployment to 6th Fleet as BMD patrol ship (US Navy) USS City of Corpus Cristi (SSN-705) (Nov 4) @ Pearl Harbor; deploy for WESTPAC patrol (US Navy) USS McCampbell (DDG-85) (Nov 5-11) @ Bay of Bengal; participate in MALABAR 2013, bi-lateral naval exercise with India (Indian Navy) (Nov 3) @ Chennai, India; arrives for port visit (US Navy) USS Stout (DDG-55) (Nov 4) @ Aksaz Naval Base, Turkey; participate in Turkish training exercise DOGU AKDENIZ 2013 with Turkish Navy, Coast Guard, AF and ships from NATO-SNMG-2 (US Navy) OTHER REGIONAL POWERS / ORGANIZATIONS NATO TASK FORCE-508 “OCEAN SHIELD” (SNMG-1) (Nov 4) @ Gulf of Aden; CTF-508 commander meets S. Korean task force commander from ROK ship Choi Young onboard HNOMS F. Nansen (NATO) EXERCISE STEADFAST JAZZ (Nov 4) @ Gulf of Gdansk; HNLMS De Ruyter (FFG) and ITS Caio Duilio lead SNMCMG-1 in NATO exercise STEADFAST JAZZ (NATO) ITALY ITS Alesio (Frigate) (Nov 9) @ Mediterranean, off Cape Passero, Sicily; Frigate intercepts Syrian migrants on boat off Sicily, migrants were transferred for medical attention and registration, their boat was in poor condition and later sunk (Marina) ITS Cavour (Carrier) (Nov 14) @ Mediterranean; Cavour naval task force deploying to Indian Ocean area, ETA returning (April 7, 2014), will visit several ports in Indian Ocean and Arabian Gulf to provide humanitarian assistance and highlight Italian industry (MOD) (Nov 11) @ Civitavecchia, Italy; ITS Cavour arrives to on-load supplies for deployment (Marina) TASK FORCE: ITS Cavour (Carrier) ---FLAGSHIP--- ITS Bergamini (FREMM Class Frigate) ITS Bansal (Patrol Ship) ITS Etna (Supply) ITS Libeccio (Frigate) (Nov 8) @ Indian Ocean; provide medical assistance to Dhow heading to Somalia, currently deployed to Operation ATALANTA anti-piracy patrol (Marina)

GROUND OPERATIONS

AFRICA NONE AMERICAS NONE ASIA / PACIFIC AFGHANISTAN (Nov 3) US 3rd Infantry Division, 4th Brigade – KIA @ Pul-E-Alam (DOD) EUROPE NONE