December 29 - January 4 Weekly Log Updates

WEEKLY LOG UPDATE December 29 – January 04

NAVAL OPERATIONS

CHINA 15th ESCORT TASK FORCE (Jan 2) @ Mombasa, Kenya; Task Force arrives for 4-day visit, Hosts visits by Kenyan government officials (Peoples Daily) 16th ESCORT TASK FORCE (Dec 31) @ Jeddah, SA; PLAN Yancheng departs escort patrol in Gulf of Aden, en-route to Mediterranean to escort Syrian chemical weapons ship (Peoples Daily); Frigates conduct live weapons fire training (Peoples Daily) PLAN Liaoning (Carrier) (Jan 1) @ Qingdao; Carrier returns to homeport from training in S. China Sea (Peoples Daily) FRANCE WEST AFRICA CORYMBE TASK FORCE NO NEWS RUSSIA MEDITERRANEAN TASK FORCE (Dec UNITED KINGDOM HMS Illustrious (Carrier) (Jan 3) @ Suez Canal; UK Carrier passes through Suez Canal after stop at Goa, India, is en-route home (UK-RN) HMS Westminster (Frigate) (Jan 2) @ Dar es Salaam; UK Frigate visited Tanzania in December to facilitate a 3-day maritime boarding training package with LEDET (UK-RN) UNITED STATES US CARRIER STRIKE GROUPS NO NEWS US AMPHIBIOUS READY GROUPS & COMMAND SHIPS NO NEWS US WARSHIPS USS Monterey (CG-61) (Jan 2) @ Atlantic; USN Cruiser is transiting Atlantic, is returning home after 9-month deployment (USN-PIC) USS Stout (DDG-55) (Dec 24) @ Limassol, Cyprus; US Destroyer reaches halfway point of their Mediterranean deployment, make port visit to celebrate holidays (USN) OTHER REGIONAL POWERS / ORGANIZATIONS EU – OPERATION ATALANTA (CTF-465) NO NEWS NATO – OPERATION OCEAN SHIELD (CTF-508) (Patrolled by NATO-SNMG-2) NO NEWS

GROUND OPERATIONS

AFRICA NONE AMERICAS NONE ASIA / PACIFIC NONE EUROPE NONE