June 22-28 Weekly News & Log Updates

WEEKLY NEWS & LOG UPDATE June 22-28

NAVAL-MARINE OPERATIONS

CHINA 16th ESCORT TASK FORCE ·         Task Force: PLAN Huangshan (FFG); PLAN Luoyang (FFG); PLAN Yanchen (FFG); U/I Supply Ship ·         (Jun) 17th ESCORT TASK FORCE ·         Task Force: PLAN Changchun (DDG); U/I-(FFG); U/I Supply Ship ·         NO NEWS RIMPAC TASK FORCE ·         Task Force: PLAN Haikou (DDG); PLAN Yueyang (FFG); PLAN Peace Ark (HOS); PLAN Qiandaohu (SUP) ·          (Jun 24) @ USA; PLAN Task Force arrives at Hawaii for RIMPAC 2014 (People's Daily) PLAN Weifang (Frigate) & Zhenghe Training Ship) ·         (Jun 24) @ Dalian; PLAN Training Task Force returns to port following 56-Day cruise to India, Indonesia and Vietnam (People's Daily) FRANCE WEST AFRICA CORYMBE TASK FORCE ·         Task Force:  FS Cmdt Blaison (FFG) ·         (Jun 19) @ Gabon; French frigate conducts anti-piracy exercises with civilian vessel Bourbon Atlas (MOD.FR) JEAN DE ARC TASK FORCE ·         Task Force: FS Mistral (LHD); FS La Fayette (FFG) ·         NO NEWS   RUSSIA NO NEWS UNITED KINGDOM HMS Diamond (Destroyer) ·         (Jun 25) @ Mediterranean; UK destroyer begins next phase of Syrian WMD disposal, escorting Danish merchant ship on (Jun 23) (MOD.UK) HMS Enterprise (Survey) ·         (Jun 27) @ Cardiff; UK survey ship visits Cardiff for 2-days (MOD.UK) HMS Illustrious (Carrier) ·         (Jun 26) @ Portugal; UK carrier visits Lisbon following participation in Exercise DEEP BLUE (MOD.UK) UNITED STATES US CARRIER STRIKE GROUPS USS Roosevelt (CVN-71) ·         (Jun 26) @ Norfolk; US carrier successfully passes INSURV inspections (USN) USS Washington CSG ·         CSG = USS Antietam (CG); USS Shiloh (CG); USS Kidd (DDG) ·         (Jun 26) @ Singapore; US CSG visits Singapore, conducts tours and COMREL projects, CSG includes USS Antietam, Shiloh and Kidd (USN) US AMPHIBIOUS READY GROUPS & COMMAND SHIPS ·         NONE US WARSHIPS USS Donald Cook (DDG-75) ·         (Jun 26) @ Albania; US destroyer arrives at Durres, conducts maritime interdiction exercises with Albanian navy (USN) USS Ingraham (FFG-61) ·         (Jun 25) @ Pacific; US frigate intercepts and seizes 793kg of cocaine with USCG during 4th fleet patrol (USN) USS Pinckney (DDG-91) ·         (Jun 24) @ S. China Sea; US destroyer conducts PASSEX with Indonesian frigate KRI Slamet Riyadi (USN) USS Vandergrift (FFG-48) ·         (Jun 25) @ Pacific; US frigate intercepted about 2-tons of cocaine  with Coast Guard during OPERATION MARTILLO patrol (USN) CARAT 2014 – PHILIPPINES PHASE ·         TASK FORCE: USS Ashland; USS JS McCain; USS Safeguard ·         (Jun 26) @ Philippines; Task Force arrives at Manila, begins CARAT 2014, USS JS McCain replaces Pinckney (USN) PACIFIC PARTNERSHIP 2014 ·         TASK FORCE = JS Kunisaki ·          NONE RIMPAC 2014 ·         (Jun 24) @ Hawaii; naval participants for RIMPAC arrive, begin Multi-Group Sail EX (USN) …units include o    CG – USS Chosin o    DDG – PLAN Haikou (China) o    DDG – USS Howard o    FFG – PLAN Yueyang (China) o    FFG – RSS Intrepid (Singapore) o    HOS – PLAN Peace Ark (China) o    OPV – KDB Darulaman (Royal Brunei Navy) o    OPV – KDB Darussalam (Royal Brunei Navy) o    SUP – PLAN Qiandaohu (China) OTHER REGIONAL POWERS / ORGANIZATIONS EU – OPERATION ATALANTA (CTF-465) ·         NONE NATO – OPERATION OCEAN SHIELD (CTF-508) (Patrolled by NATO-SNMG-2) ·         NO NEWS NATO – SNMG-1 ·         NO NEWS NATO – SNMG-2 ·         SEE OPERATION OCEAN SHIELD

AIR-GROUND OPERATIONS

CHINA NO NEWS FRANCE CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC ·         (Jun 22) @ Bangui; following several overnight incidents, French army group STEEL conducts zone control operation to search and disarm possible insurgents, dismantle illegal checkpoints and control south approaches to the capital; currently 2,000-French and 800-MISCA troops are deployed (MOD.FR) IVORY COAST ·         (Jun 18) Joint Force LICORNE rotates, 2nd Marine Infantry regiment is replaced by 27th Mountain Battalion, supplemented by a unit of Marine infantry armor; Currently the LICORNE force includes 450-French Troops (MOD.FR) MALI ·         (Jun 22) France flies in 1-Mirage 2000 fighter-bomber to replace one that crashed on (Jun 9) (MOD.FR) RUSSIA GEORGIA / MOLDOVA / UKRAINE ·         (Jun 27) EU Council gives Russia 3-Days to de-escalate the crisis or face new sanctions (RIA) ·         (Jun 27) Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine sign EU agreement to create a free-trade zone with the EU, Russia threatens sanctions and retaliation (RIA) UNITED KINGDOM NO NEWS UNITED STATES CENTCOM – IRAQ ·         (Jun 26) ISIS seizes border crossings with Jordan and Saudi Arabia, Jordan / SA and Egypt mobilize troops to secure border (Debka) MULTILATERAL OPERATIONS NO NEWS