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WEEKLY NEWS & LOG UPDATE
May 18 - 24
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NAVAL-MARINE OPERATIONS
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CHINA
16th
ESCORT TASK FORCE
JOINT SEA 2014 EXERCISE
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(May 22)
Chinese & Russian ships depart Shanghai for At-Sea phase of JOINT SEA
2014 (People's Daily)
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(May 21)
Chinese ships participating in JOINT SEA 2014 join exercise with Russian
ships (People's Daily) …units include
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PLAN Harbin
(Destroyer)
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PLAN Liuzhou
(Frigate)
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PLAN Ninbo
(Destroyer)
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PLAN Yantai
(Frigate)
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PLAN Zhenghou
(Destroyer)
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2-Missile Boats
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2-Submarines
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Various
Aircraft and Helicopters
PLAN Wei Fang (Frigate)
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(May 23) @
Mayanmar; Chinese frigate PLAN Wei Fang and training ship PLAN Zheng He visit
Yangon for 5-day goodwill visit (People's Daily)
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(May 17) @
India; Chinese frigate PLAN Wei Fang and training ship PLAN Zheng He visit
Visakhapatnam for 4-day goodwill visit to the Indian Eastern Naval Command (Frontier India)
FRANCE
WEST AFRICA
CORYMBE TASK FORCE
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Task
Force: FS Cmdt Blaison
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NO NEWS
JEAN DE ARC TASK FORCE
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Task Force: FS Mistral (Assault Ship); FS La
Fayette (Frigate)
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(May 17-23) Task
Force leads CARIBBEAN 2014 exercises with French West Indies forces, focusing
on joint response and relief during catastrophic natural disaster (MOD.FR)
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(May 10-11)
40-Task Force sailors and soldiers conduct training course at Equatorial
Forest Training Center (MOD.FR)
FS Prairial (Frigate)
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(May 19) French
frigate replenishes at sea with USNS Wally Schirra, preparing for participation
in RIMPAC 2014 at Hawaii, plans to traing with Japanese warship JS Harusame
and visit Honshu Island (MOD.FR)
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(May 16) @
Okinawa; French frigate patrols Straits of Formosa, arrives at USMC base at
Okinawa (MOD.FR)
RUSSIA
MEDITERRANEAN
TASK FORCE
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NO NEWS
RFS Sevestopol (Assault
Ship)
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(May 23) France
considers options for cancelling delivery of second Mistral-Class Assault
Ship to Russia (Defense News)
UNITED KINGDOM
HMS Duncan (Destroyer)
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(May 20) UK
destroyer spends 4-days in Oslo celebrating the 200th birthday of
the Norwegian Royal Navy (MOD.UK)
HMS Lancaster (Frigate)
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(May 20) @
Portsmouth; Her Majesty the Queen visited the UK frigate while at home port,
sharing private lunch with crew and discussing their recent deployment to the
Atlantic and Caribbean (MOD.UK)
HMS Queen Elizabeth
(Carrier)
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(May 22) New UK
Carrier has main mast installed, making it tower 206’ above its water line,
ship will be named by Queen on July 4th (MOD.UK)
AUSTRALIA
HMAS Darwin (Frigate)
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(May 22) @
Arabian Sea; Australian frigate intercepts 786 kg of narcotics being smuggled
on dhow, warship is currently patrolling in Indian Ocean as part of OPERATION
SLIPPER and integrated into CTF-150 (GOV.AU)
UNITED STATES
US CARRIER STRIKE
GROUPS
USS Nimitz (CVN-68)
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(May 21) @
Everett, WA; US Pacific Fleet Commander visits USN Carrier during tour of
Navy Region NW (USN)
USS Washington (CVN-73)
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(May 23) @
Japan; USN carrier returns to home port Yokosuka after completing sea trials,
preparing for next WESTPAC patrol (USN)
US AMPHIBIOUS READY
GROUPS & COMMAND SHIPS
USS Blue Ridge (LCC-19)
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(May 19) @
Malaysia; USN 7th Fleet staff and Malaysian Royal Navy meet to
plan CARAT exercises during visit to West Port (USN)
US WARSHIPS
USS Jason Dunham (DDG-109)
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(May 19) @
Bahamas; USN destroyer USS Jason Dunham participates in the theater
anti-submarine warfare phase of the Submarine Commanders Course-40 with USS
Farragut (DDG-99), USS Gettysburg (CG-64) and DESRON-28 staff (USN)
USS JS McCain (DDG-56)
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(May 16) @
Japan; USN destroyers USS McCain and USS Mustin (DDG-89) visit Shimoda for
the 75th Annual Black Ship Festival (USN)
USS Oscar Austin (DDG-79)
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(May 20) @
Norfolk; USN destroyer USS Oscar Austin departs home port for 2-month
deployment to North Atlantic and Baltic Sea, Plans to participate in BALTOPS
2014 with USS Mount Whitney (LCC-20) following joint exercises with the Royal
Norwegian Navy (USN)
USS Shiloh (CG-67)
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(May 20) @
Japan; USN Cruiser visits Hakodate with Japanese destroyer JS Suzanami
(DD-114), celebrates 160th anniversary of Commodore Perry’s visit
to Japan in 1854 (USN)
USS Vela Gulf (CG-72)
NEW YORK FLEET WEEK PARADE OF SHIPS
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USS Cole
(DDG-67)
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USS McFaul
(DDG-74)
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USS Oak Hill
(LSD-51)
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USCGC Campbell
(WMEC-909)
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USCGC Katherine
Walker (WLM-552)
OTHER REGIONAL POWERS / ORGANIZATIONS
EU – OPERATION
ATALANTA (CTF-465)
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(May 13) @ Oman; French frigate FS Floreal takes operational break at
Muscat, hosts 4-french expatriates for their JDC orientation (MOD.FR)
NATO – OPERATION OCEAN
SHIELD (CTF-508) (Patrolled by NATO-SNMG-2)
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(May 22) @ Arabian Sea; Spanish frigate SPS C. Colon responds to
medical emergency on Iranian dhow (Armada)
NATO – SNMG-1
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NO NEWS
NATO – SNMG-2
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SEE OPERATION
OCEAN SHIELD
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AIR-GROUND OPERATIONS
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CHINA
MAINLAND CHINA
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(May 13) Chinese
Aviation Brigade conducts attack helicopter live-fire exercise in Nanjing MAC
(People's Daily)
S. CHINA SEA
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(May 17) China
dispatches 5-ships to evacuate nationals out of Vietnam due to large scale
anti-Chinese riots following placement of large drilling rig in Vietnamese
waters claimed by China (Yahoo)
FRANCE
POLAND
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(May 23) @
Malbork; French AF 2-Rafale fighters participate in air intercept exercise
with Polish AF F-16s; France currently has 4-Rafale fighters in Poland for
NATO air patrol (MOD.FR)
RUSSIA
UKRAINE
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(May 22) NATO
sees limited movements by Russian troops on Ukrainian border, possibly
suggesting they may be preparing to return to base (Defense News)
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(May 22) @
Volnovakha; Pro-Russian militia attacked Ukrainian army checkpoint, destroying
vehicles and killing 14, Ukrainian Prime Minister claims he has proof that
Russian troops or Mercenaries conducted attack, calls for UN Security Council
meeting (BBC)
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(May 22) Newly
declared Peoples Republic of Luhansk declares a general mobilization of all
men aged 18-45 for military service (RIA Novosti)
UNITED KINGDOM
NO NEWS
UNITED
STATES
EUCOM
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(May 23) US DOD
announces 21-Facilities in Europe will be returned to their host nations
(Belgium, Denmark, Germany, Greece, Italy, UK) (DOD)
CENTCOM (JORDAN &
ISRAEL)
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(May 22) US
assigns 13,000 troops, 2-Aegis warships and amphibious ships for trilateral
exercises JUNIPER COBRA (Israel) and EAGER LION (Jordan, May 25 – June 10),
both exercises occur opposite heavy fighting in Syrian Golan, as Syrian 9th
Tank Division attempts to repeal a rebel assault at Quneitra, Golan (Debka)
PACCOM – KOREA
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(May 22) N.
Korea fires on S. Korea patrol ship near Yeonpyeong Island, S. Korean forces
return fire (BBC)
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(May 20) S.
Korea fires warning shots at three N. Korean ships that crossed the maritime
border, N. Korea threatens to retaliate
AFRICOM – NIGERIA
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(May 21) @
Chad; US deploys 80-personnel and predator drones in effort to locate 300-missing
girls kidnapped by Islamic rebels (Defense News)
USA – CONTINENTAL
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(May 21) @
Hawaii; The first test of the Aegis-Ashore ABM system successful, striking a
simulated target using an SM-3 (Block-1B) and SPY-1D system originally
developed for shipboard use on Aegis cruisers and destroyers; testing with
real targets is planned for next year, and deployment to Romania is planned
for 2015, and the Moorestown, NJ mobile Aegis facility has been taken down
for transport to Romania (Defense News)
MULTILATERAL
OPERATIONS
NO NEWS
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NAVAL-MARINE OPERATIONS
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CHINA
16th
ESCORT TASK FORCE
JOINT SEA 2014 EXERCISE
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(May 14) @
Vladivostok; Six Russian warships depart for Shanghai, China to participate
in major bi-lateral exercise JOINT SEA 2014 (People's Daily) …units include
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RFS Adm. Nevelskoy
(Landing Ship)
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RFS Adm.
Panteleyev (Destroyer)
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RFS Bystry
(Destroyer)
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RFS Ilim
(Tanker)
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RFS Kalar
(Tugboat)
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RFS Varyag
(Cruiser)
FRANCE
WEST AFRICA
CORYMBE TASK FORCE
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Task
Force: FS Cmdt Blaison
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NONE
JEAN DE ARC TASK FORCE
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Task Force: FS Mistral (Assault Ship); FS La
Fayette (Frigate)
FS Dupleix (Destroyer)
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(May 16) @
Toulon; French destroyer conducts its last day at sea with former shipmates
and commanders, and will be retired following 33-years of service (MOD.FR)
FS La Motte-Picquet
(Destroyer)
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(May 8-14)
French destroyer FS La Motte-Picquet conducts PASSEX with Moroccan frigate
Allal Ben Abdellah, anti-submarine joint training and refueling with FS Somme
(MOD.FR)
FS Prairial (Frigate)
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(May 7) @ Hong
Kong; French patrol frigate visits Hong Kong, will visit Chinese naval port
Qingdao on May 22-26 (MOD.FR)
FS Ventose (Frigate)
RUSSIA
MEDITERRANEAN
TASK FORCE
NO NEWS
UNITED KINGDOM
HMS Lancaster (Frigate)
HMS Northumberland (Frigate)
HMS Protector (Ice patrol)
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(May 16) @
Panama Canal; Royal Navy Ice Patrol ship transited the Panama Canal, is en
route to Charleston (MOD.UK)
HMS Somerset (Frigate)
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(May 12) @
Oman; UK frigate on Indian Ocean patrol visits Muscat, supports Queen’s
Birthday Party at British Embassy, currently halfway through 6-month
deployment (MOD.UK)
UNITED STATES
US CARRIER STRIKE
GROUPS
USS Eisenhower (CVN-69)
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(May 16) @ Portsmouth;
USN carrier is halfway through its 14-month DPIA maintenance and is on track
for undocking later this summer (USN)
US AMPHIBIOUS READY
GROUPS & COMMAND SHIPS
USS Blue Ridge (LCC-19)
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(May 13) @
Thailand; US 7th Fleet Command ship concludes 3-day visit to
Sattahip, delivering toys to Pattaya Orphanage and Child Protection and
Development Center, and hosting visit by Royal Thai Navy staff (USN)
US WARSHIPS
USS San Juan (SSN-751)
OTHER REGIONAL POWERS / ORGANIZATIONS
EU – OPERATION
ATALANTA (CTF-465)
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(May 15) @ Tanzania; German frigate FGS Brandenburg visits Dar Es Salam
for European Week (Marine)
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(May 14) German frigate FGS
Brandenburg updates it’s shipboard blog, includes beginning at Djibouti;
rough seas and combat exercises; onboard sports; visit by Defense Minister
Leyen and media (Marine)
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(May 5-8) French frigate FS Floreal participates in joint exercise with
Oman in exercise KANJAR HADD (MOD.FR)
NATO – OPERATION OCEAN
SHIELD (CTF-508) (Patrolled by NATO-SNMG-2)
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(May 12) @ Arabian Sea; Spanish frigate SPS C. Colon continues training
with USS Bush CSG, and conducted a joint air defense exercise with the USS
Philippine Sea (Cruiser) (Armada)
NATO – SNMG-1
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(May 15) @
Mediterranean; German Corvette FGS Magdeburg completes port visit at Crete,
heading to Aksaz, Turkey where Denmark will assume FLAG of task force, then
will return home (Marine)
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(May 12) @
Mediterranean; Three additional frigates join NATO task force, USS Taylor,
TCG Gemlik, HMCS Regina, and have been assigned to patrol E. Med. And Black
Sea due to the Ukrainian Crisis (NATO)
NATO – SNMG-2
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SEE OPERATION
OCEAN SHIELD
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AIR-GROUND OPERATIONS
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CHINA
MAINLAND CHINA
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(May 6) PLA
Aviation Regiment and Brigade conducts air assault combat training in Nanjing
MAC (People's Daily)
S. CHINA SEA
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(May 14) @ S.
Vietnam; Protestors burn 15-foreign factories following conflict over Chinese
oil rig being placed in Vietnamese disputed waters (BBC)
FRANCE
NO NEWS
RUSSIA
KALININGRAD
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(May 16)
Russian Baltic Fleet Marines conduct amphibious assault training, units
include 300-Marines and Zubr Class hovercraft (RIA Novosti)
KAZAKHSTAN
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(May 15) Kazakh
Parliament ratifies treaty with Russia to establish a CIS joint air defense
shield, the CIS shield is currently operational in Belarus, and negotiations
with Armenia continue (RIA Novosti)
UKRAINE
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(May 16) Russia
claims the Ukrainian special operation in SE Ukraine has cost 127 lives to
date, ad 250 deaths since November (RIA Novosti)
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(May 14) @
Slavyansk; Pro-Russian fighters opposing Ukrainian forces state their
changing their strategy from defensive to offensive (RIA Novosti)
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(May 11) Donesk
and Luhansk regions vote for independence from Ukraine
UNITED KINGDOM
NO NEWS
UNITED
STATES
AFGHANISTAN
NIGERIA
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(May 14) @
Kala-Balge; 3-villages attacked by Boko Haram Islamic rebels, village vigilantes
organize resistance and repeal attack, killing 200 (BBC)
MULTILATERAL
OPERATIONS
NO NEWS
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