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WEEKLY NEWS & LOG UPDATE
May 25 - 31
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NAVAL-MARINE OPERATIONS
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CHINA
16th
ESCORT TASK FORCE
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(May 27) @ Nigeria; PLAN Task Force conducts
joint anti-piracy drills with Nigerian Navy (People's Daily)
17th ESCORT TASK FORCE
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(May 24) @
Somalia; PLAN destroyer Changchun escorts Word Food Program ship Nawa 3 to
Bossaso, Somalia (People's
Daily)
JOINT SEA 2014 EXERCISE
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(May 26) @
Shanghai; Chinese destroyer PLAN Zhenghou and Russian cruiser RFS Varyag welcome
public aboard ship for tours (People's
Daily)
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(May 25) @
Shanghai; Chinese and Russian ships return to Shanghai following JOINT SEA
2014 at-sea combat exercises
FRANCE
WEST AFRICA
CORYMBE TASK FORCE
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Task
Force: FS Cmdt Blaison
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(May 18) @ Benin; French frigate FS Cmdt Blaison conducts training with
Belgian ship Godetia (A960 – Command & Logistics Ship) (MOD.FR)
JEAN DE ARC TASK FORCE
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Task Force: FS Mistral (Assault Ship); FS La
Fayette (Frigate)
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(May21-26) @
Martinique; Task Force spends time in port at Fort de France, hosting events
and tours (MOD.FR)
FRANCO-EGYPTIAN EXERCISE “CLEOPATRA 2014”
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(May 26 – June 4)
Egyptian frigates Alexandria, Rashied, October 6, and April 25, and tanker
Shalatien arrive at Toulon, France, begin bilateral naval exercises; French
warships include FS Montcalm (DDG), FS Courbet (FFG), FS Cmdt Bouan (FFG),
and FS Marne (Tanker) (MOD.FR)
FS Dixmude (Assault
Ship)
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(May21-23)
French assault ship FS Dixmude participates in amphibious exercise NARWHALE
2014 with 6th Armored Light Brigade and USMC 2nd MEB
(?) (MOD.FR)
FS Surcouf (Frigate)
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(May 28) @
Black Sea; French frigate enters Black Sea as part of NATO patrol (RIA
Novosti)
RUSSIA
MEDITERRANEAN
TASK FORCE
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NO NEWS
UNITED KINGDOM
HMS Bulwark (Landing Ship)
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(May 28) @
Greenwich; UK landing ship arrives for 350th Anniversary of Royal
Marines (MOD.UK)
HMS Montrose (Frigate)
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(May 30) @
London; UK frigate arrives at London, hosts ships affiliates and youth groups
(MOD.UK)
HMS Richmond (Frigate)
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(May 27) @
Belfast, Northern Ireland; UK frigate visits Belfast for the Belfast Titanic
Maritime Festival (MOD.UK)
HMS Sutherland (Frigate)
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(May 27) @
Devonport; UK Frigate prepares to refloat following 6 out of 11-months refit
(MOD.UK)
UNITED STATES
US CARRIER STRIKE
GROUPS
USS Bush CSG
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(May 13) USN
destroyer USS Truxtun departs Muscat, Oman following port visit (USN)
US AMPHIBIOUS READY
GROUPS & COMMAND SHIPS
USS Blue Ridge (LCC-19)
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(May 28) @
Indonesia; USN Command Ship completes 3-day visit to Jakarta, while in port,
the ship hosted tours for Indonesian military and nationals, participated in
several game events, and completed a fitness challenge at the US Embassy (USN)
US WARSHIPS
USS Independence (LCS-2)
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(May 20) San
Diego; USN Littoral Combat Ship tests it’s Mk110 57mm gun, preparing for
RIMPAC 2014 (USN)
USS Vandegrift (FFG-48)
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(May 21) USN
frigate enter 4th Fleet AOR, begin “Operation Martillo” anti-drug
patrol (USN)
USS Vela Gulf (CG-72)
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(May30) @ Bulgaria;
USN cruiser visits Varna, Bulgaria (USN)
OTHER REGIONAL POWERS / ORGANIZATIONS
EU – OPERATION
ATALANTA (CTF-465)
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NO NEWS
NATO – OPERATION OCEAN
SHIELD (CTF-508) (Patrolled by NATO-SNMG-2)
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NO NEWS
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
NO NEWS
FRANCE
NO NEWS
RUSSIA
UKRAINE
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(May 28)
Ukrainian PM says Russia is allowing trucks full of fighters and ammo to
cross border into Ukraine (BBC)
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(May 27) @
Luhansk; Rebels attack army base in Luhansk, heavy casualties on both sides (BBC)
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(May 26) @
Donetsk; Rebels launch major assault on Donetsk airport held by the army,
lose 100-fighters, Army controls area (BBC)
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(May 25)
Ukrainian elections, Petro Poroshenko elected president, offers to hold talks
with Putin to resolve crisis (BBC)
UNITED KINGDOM
NO NEWS
UNITED
STATES
CENTCOM – AFGHANISTAN
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(May 28) 4th
Infantry Division, 4th Brigade – KIA @ Kandahar (DOD)
MULTILATERAL
OPERATIONS
NO NEWS
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Sunday, June 1, 2014
May 25-31 Weekly News & Log Updates
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