January 5-11 Weekly Log Updates

WEEKLY LOG UPDATE January 05 – 11

NAVAL OPERATIONS

CHINA 15th ESCORT TASK FORCE NO NEWS 16th ESCORT TASK FORCE NO NEWS FRANCE WEST AFRICA CORYMBE TASK FORCE NO NEWS RUSSIA MEDITERRANEAN TASK FORCE NO NEWS RFS Adm. Kuznetsov (Carrier) (Jan 10) @ English Channel; transit Channel en-route to Mediterranean (RIA Novosti) (Jan 1) @ Atlantic off Scotland; anchor off coast due to inclement weather, being escorted by HMS Defender (D36) (RIA Novosti) (Dec 17) @ Murmansk; Carrier deploys to Mediterranean with 5-escort ships (RIA Novosti) UNITED KINGDOM HMS Daring (D32 – Destroyer) (Jan 10) @ Sattahip, Thailand; Destroyer arrives in Thailand for port visit and exchanges (UK-RN) HMS Illustrious (Carrier) (Jan 10) @ Portsmouth; Carrier returns home from COUGAR'13 Deployment and Philippines aid operations from Typhoon Haiyan; Carrier will undergo maintenance and return to duty later this year for a planned deployment (UK-RN) HMS Portland (F79 – Frigate) (Jan 13) @ Devonport; Frigate deploying to Atlantic patrols for 7-months (UK-RN) HMS Somerset (F82 – Frigate) (Jan 9) @ Devonport; Frigate deploys to Mediterranean and Indian Ocean for 6-months (UK-RN) HMAS Darwin (FFG-04 – Adelaide Class Frigate) (Jan 8) Australian Frigate achieves “Mission Readiness” in preparation for an upcoming deployment to OPERATION SLIPPER in Indian Ocean (AU-NAVY) HMAS Sirius (Tanker) (Jan 9) @ Indian Ocean; conducts resupply for HMAS Stuart (ANZAC Class Frigate) on Operation RESOLUTE border patrol duties (AU-NAVY) RFA Wave Knight (A389 – Supply Ship) (Dec 26) @ Caribbean; Ship and USCG law enforcement team pursue and board the vessel “Miss Kameney”, seizing ¼ ton of marijuana (UK-RN) UNITED STATES US CARRIER STRIKE GROUPS NO NEWS US AMPHIBIOUS READY GROUPS & COMMAND SHIPS NO NEWS US WARSHIPS USS Bainbridge (DDG-96) (Jan 9) @ Mediterranean; Destroyer departs 6th Fleet AOR, en-route home (USN) USS Kidd (DDG-100) (Jan 7) @ San Diego; Destroyer deploys to 7th Fleet / WESTPAC (USN) USS Monterey (CG-61) (Jan 5) @ Norfolk; Cruiser returns from 5th & 6th Fleet deployment (USN) USS Pinkney (DDG-91) (Jan 7) @ San Diego; Destroyer deploys to 7th Fleet / WESTPAC (USN) USS Taylor (FFG-50) (Jan 8) @ Mayport; Frigate deploys to 5th and 6th Fleet AOR for 7-months, this will be it's final deployment, then it will be decommissioned in 2015 (USN) USS Tucson (SSN-770) (Jan 10) @ Yokosuka; Attack submarine visits Japan during WESTPAC deployment (USN) OTHER REGIONAL POWERS / ORGANIZATIONS EU – OPERATION ATALANTA (CTF-465) (Jan 7) @ Indian Ocean; FGS Hessen (German Frigate) conducts PASSEX with Indian Navy ships INS Viraat (Carrier), Teg (Frigate) and Jyoti (Supply Ship) (Bundesmarine) NATO – OPERATION OCEAN SHIELD (CTF-508) (Patrolled by NATO-SNMG-2) (Jan 9) @ Arabian Sea; Flagship SPS Alvaro de Bazan (Spanish Frigate) conducted surface warfare and air defense training with USS Truman CSG, commanders meet to discuss maritime security (NATO) (Jan 7) @ Gulf of Aden; Last week TCG Gelibolu (Turkish Frigate) conducted meeting and joint training with S. Korean destroyer ROKS Choi Young (Sun-Sin Class Destroyer) (NATO) (Jan 7) @ Bahrain; Flagship SPS Alvaro de Bazan (Spanish Frigate) visited Bahrain last week, holds staff meeting with CTF-150 & 151 commanders to improve info sharing and coordination (NATO) GERMANY (Jan 7) FGS Brandenburg (Frigate) completes GOST training program, declared ready to deploy to EU Operation ATALANTA in Indian Ocean as Flagship (Bundesmarine) INDIA (Jan 7) @ Kanwar; INS Vikramaditya (Carrier) arrives at naval base with a team of Russian specialists and techs (RIA Novosti)(Pics) ITALY (Jan 10) @ Mediterranean; 105-African migrants were rescued by ITS Zeffiro (Frigate), transferred to ITS San Marco (Amphibious) for identification and care, then transferred to Augusta by ITS Sirius (OPS) (Marina) (Jan 3) @ Arabian Sea; ITS Cavour, USS Truman and FS Charles de Gaulle (Carriers) meet to conduct joint maneuvering and training (Marina) (Jan 2) @ Dubai, UAE; ITS Cavour Carrier Group departs UAE for Kenya after joint training and PASSEX with UAE naval units and boarding teams; ITS Bergamini conducts joint training with NATO flagship SPS Alvaro de Bazan (Marina)

GROUND OPERATIONS

AFRICA NONE AMERICAS NONE ASIA / PACIFIC AFGHANISTAN (Jan 4) US 1st Infantry Divisions, 3rd Brigade – KIA @ Nangarhar Province (DOD) SOUTH KOREA (Jan 7) US 1st Cavalry Division, 12th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Battalion – DOD announces battalion will deploy to SK as part of Pacific rebalancing starting (Feb 1) for 9-month rotation; equipment will remain in SK (DOD) EUROPE NONE