Monday, August 18, 2014

August 10-16 Weekly News & Log Update


WEEKLY NEWS & LOG UPDATE
August 10 - 16
 
NAVAL & MARINE OPERATIONS
 
CHINA
Peoples Liberation Army – Navy
Task Forces
17th ESCORT TASK FORCE
PLAN Changchun (Destroyer)
U/I-Frigates
U/I-Supply Ship
LOCATION: Gulf of Aden
NO UPDATES
 
18th ESCORT TASK FORCE
PLAN Changbaishan (LPD)
PLAN Yuncheng (Frigate)
LOCATION: Indian Ocean (en-route to Gulf of Aden)
·         (Aug 12) @ Sri Lanka; Task Force arrives at Colombo for 1-day visit (People's Daily)
RIMPAC TASK FORCE
PLAN Haikou (Destroyer)
PLAN Yueyang (Frigate)
PLAN Qiandaohu (Supply)
LOCATION: East Pacific
·         (Aug 10) @ USA; Chinese task force arrives at San Diego for 5-day visit after participating in RIMPAC 2014 (People's Daily)
Other
NO UPDATES
    
FRANCE
Task Forces
70TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE PROVENCE LANDINGS
 
FRANCE
FS Aconit (Frigate)
FS AV Cdt Birot (Frigate)
FS Capricorn (MCM)
FS Ch. de Gaulle (CVN)
FS Chev. Paul (Destroyer)
FS Forbin (Destroyer)
FS Guepratte (Frigate)
FS Jean Bart (Destroyer)
FS Jean de Vienne (DDG)
FS Meuse (Supply)
FS Pluto (MCM)
FS Siroco (Landing Ship)
FS Tonnerre (Assault)
UK-ROYAL NAVY
HMS Echo (Survey)
HMS Ramsey (MCM)
USA
USS Mt. Whitney (LCC)
LOCATION: Based @ Martinique Island; Caribbean Sea
·         (Aug 15) @ Toulon; Large naval task force (Carrier, Amphibious, Escort) parade in celebration of the WWII landing at Provence in 1944; President of France and international dignitaries observe from the carrier FS Charles de Gaulle (MOD.FR)
·         (Aug 13) @ France; US Command Ship USS Mount Whitney arrives at Theoule-Sur-Mer to take part in WWII commemoration of the liberation of France (USN)
 
Atlantic
Patrols
<Forward-Deployed>
FS Germinal (Frigate)
FS Ventose (Frigate)
LOCATION: Based @ Martinique Island; Caribbean Sea
NO UPDATES
 
<CORYMBE Patrol>
FS Cdt Blaison (Frigate)
LOCATION: Gulf of Guinea
NO UPDATES
Med Patrol
<Med Air Defense>
FS Cassard (Destroyer)
LOCATION: East Mediterranean
NO UPDATES
<EUROMEDFOR>
FS Montcalm (Destroyer)
SEE EU-TASK FORCES
Indian Ocean
<Forward-Deployed>
FS Floreal (Frigate)
FS Nivose (Frigate)
LOCATION: Based @ Reunion Island; Indian Ocean
NO UPDATES                                                                                                            
<CMF-CTF-150>
FS Courbet (Frigate)
SEE CMF TASK FORCES
 
Pacific
Patrols
<Forward-Deployed>
FS Prairial (Frigate)
FS Vendemiaire (Frigate)
LOCATION: Based @ New Caledonia & Tahiti Island; Pacific Ocean
NO UPDATES
 
Other
NO UPDATES
    
RUSSIA
Task Forces
MED. TASK FORCE
RFS Vice Adm. Kulakov (DDG)
(3-5) U/I LSTs
LOCATION: Mediterranean
NO UPDATES
 
Other
NO UPDATES
    
UNITED KINGDOM – ROYAL NAVY
Atlantic Patrol
HMS Argyll (Frigate)
HMS Clyde (Patrol Ship)
HMS Iron Duke (Frigate)
HMS Protector (Ice Patrol)
LOCATION: Atlantic and Caribbean Sea
·         (Aug 12) @ Nigeria; HMS Iron Duke visited Lagos, conduct training with Nigerian Navy and host UK Trade and Industry Expo (MOD.UK)
Med Patrol
HMS Enterprise (Survey)
·         (Aug 14) @ Suez Canal; HMS Enterprise and HMS Echo rendezvous, exchange stores (MOD.UK)
<SNMG-2>
HMCS Toronto (Frigate)
SEE NATO TASK FORCES
 
Indian Ocean Patrol
HMAS Toowoomba (FFH-156)
RFA Cardigan Bay (LSD)
·         (Aug 6) @ Rockingham; HMAS Toowoomba departs for OPERATION MANITOU patrol in Indian Ocean (GOV.AU)
<CMF-CTF-150>
HMS Northumberland (FFG)
RFA Fort Austin (Supply)
SEE UN-CMF TASK FORCES
 
<CMF-CTF-151>
HMS Defender (Destroyer)
SEE UN-CMF TASK FORCES
 
Far East Patrol
HMAS Sydney (Frigate)
NO UPDATES
Other
HMAS Perth (FFH-157 – Frigate)
·         (Aug 8-12) @ Perth; Australian frigate heads home after 4-day visit to Perth (GOV.AU)
HMCS Regina (Frigate)
·         (Aug 14) @ Indian Ocean; Canadian frigate departs Indian Ocean, returning home to Esquimalt following 8-month deployment to Indian Ocean and Med as part of NATO-SNMG-2 (GC.CA)
    
UNITED STATES NAVY
Carrier Strike Groups
USS Carl Vinson (CSG-1)
USS Bunker Hill (CG)
USS Gridley (DDG)
USS Sterett (DDG)
USS Dewey (DDG)
LOCATION: California (Ready to Deploy)
NO UPDATES
 
USS George HW Bush (CSG-2)
USS Philippine Sea (CG)
USS A. Burke (DDG-51)(ABM)
USS Roosevelt (DDG-80)
USS Truxun (DDG)
<SNMG-2>
USS Leyte Gulf (CG)
LOCATION: 5th Fleet, CENTCOM, Arabian Gulf <IRAQ CRISIS>
NO UPDATES
 
USS Theodore Roosevelt (CSG-12)
Carrier Air Wing – 1
USS Normandy (CG-60)
USS Winston Churchill (DDG-81)
USS Forrest Sherman (DDG-98)
USS Farragut (DDG-99)
LOCATION: Atlantic, (Training to Deploy in 2015)
NO UPDATES
 
Amphibious Ready Groups
USS America
(SOUTHCOM Underway)
USS America (LHA-6)
300-Marines (SP-MAGTF)
MVX-22
LOCATION: 4th Fleet, SOUTHCOM, Caribbean Sea
·         (Aug 13) @ Atlantic; US ambassador to Uruguay visits the USS America (USN)
·         (Aug 9) @ Brazil; US assault ship departs Rio De Janeiro following a 4-day visit (USN)
USS Blue Ridge
<Forward-Deployed: Japan>
Commander, US 7th Fleet (Flag Staff)
USS Blue Ridge (LCC-19)
Helicopter Squadron (HSC-12)
USMC Fleet Anti-Terrorism Team
LOCATION: 7th Fleet, WESTPAC, Pacific Ocean
·         (Aug 14) @ Korea; US command ship USS Blue Ridge is honored as the oldest serving warship in the Navy, other than the USS Constitution; in 2016 it’s planned to upgrade the ship with the CANES network system (USN)
USS Bataan ARG
USS Bataan (LHD-5)
USS Mesa Verde (LPD);
USS Gunston Hall (LSD);
22nd MEU (USMC-Assault Battalion)
LOCATION: 5th Fleet; CENTCOM; Arabian Gulf
NO UPDATES
USS Makin Island ARG
Commander, PHIBRON-5
USS Makin Island (LHD-8)
USS San Diego (LPD-22)
USS Comstock (LSD-45)
11th MEU (USMC-Assault Battalion)
LOCATION: 7th Fleet; WESTPAC, Pacific (Heading West)
·         (Aug 11) US assault group enters 7th Fleet AOR, is en-route to 5th Fleet (USN)
 
USS Peleliu ARG
USS Peleliu (LHA-5)
USS Green Bay (LPD);
USS Rushmore (LSD);
15th MEU (USMC-Assault Battalion)
LOCATION: 7th Fleet, WESTPAC, Pacific (Heading West)
·         (Aug 15) @ Guam; US Assault ship visits Guam for 4-day visit (USN)
 
Exercises
&
Task Forces
PANAMAX 2014
(August 8-15)
US Navy
France
(13) Caribbean & American Navies
LOCATION: 4th Fleet @ Caribbean Sea
·         (Aug 7-9) @ Mayport; USS New York (LPD-21) hosts PANAMAX 2014 members from partner navies (USN)
·         (Aug 4) @ Mayport, FL; central and south American naval participants gather at Mayport NB, includes ships from US, France and (13) Caribbean, central and South American Navies; The exercise focuses on enforcing a UNSC resolution, forming a CMF Task Force, and defending the Panama Canal (USN)
SEACAT 2014
(Aug 11-16)
Commander, 7th Fleet TF-73
Commander, DESRON-7
USS Wayne E Meyer (DDG-108)
USNS Rappahannock (T-AO-204)
(1) P-3C Maritime Patrol Aircraft
LOCATION: 7th Fleet @ S. China Sea
·         (Aug 11) @ Singapore; 13th annual SEACAT exercise commences, includes liaison officers from Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and USA to examine practical responses to piracy, smuggling, and illicit activities at sea (USN)
 
3rd / 4th Fleet
(see Exercise PANAMAX 2014)
(see USS America ARG)
NO UPDATES
 
5th Fleet
(see USS Bataan ARG)
(see USS GHW Bush CSG)
USS Mahan (DDG-72)
·         (Aug 11) @ Norfolk; US destroyer deploys to 5th Fleet AOR / Indian Ocean / CENTCOM (USN)
6th Fleet
USS New Hampshire (SSN-778)
·         (Aug 13) @ Connecticut; US attack sub returns from 6th Fleet following 6-month deployment (USN)
USS Vella Gulf (CG-72)
·         (Aug 11) @ Romania; US cruiser arrives at Constanta, participates in Romania Navy Day (USN)
7th Fleet
(see Exercise SEACAT-2014)
(see USS Blue Ridge LCC)
(see USS Makin Island ARG)
(see USS Peleliu ARG)
USS Michigan (SSGN-727, Ohio-Class)
·         (Aug 10) @ Singapore; US guided-missile submarine visits Singapore during its forward deployment WESTPAC patrol from Guam (USN)
USS Preble (DDG-88) & USS John Paul Jones (DDG-53)
·         (Aug 14-15) @ Pearl Harbor; US destroyers Preble and JP Jones arrive at Hawaii from San Diego to replace USS Reuben James (FFG-57), which was retired, and USS Lake Erie (CG-70), which is returning to San Diego for maintenance; USS JP Jones will also rotate as BMD deployer (USN)
USS Rodney M. Davis (FFG-60)
·         (Aug 9) US frigate enters 7th Fleet AOR on final deployment before decommissioning in 2015, planning to patrol WESPAC area and work with USCG Law Enforcement Team Pacific and OMSI (USN)
Other News
USS Anchorage (LPD-23) & USS Spruance (DDG-111)
·         (Aug 7) @ Los Angeles; Sailors from USS Anchorage and Spruance perform COMREL to help restore USS Iowa (BB-61) (USN)
    
OTHER REGIONAL POWERS / ORGANIZATIONS
EU
Naval
Task Forces
EUROMARFOR
INDIAN OCEAN
“OPERATION ATALANTA”
(CTF-465)
FGS Berlin (Supply)
HS Psara (Frigate)
ITS Andrea Doria (Destroyer)
SPS Navarra (Frigate)
TCG Gelibolu (Frigate)
LOCATION: Indian Ocean
·         (Aug 12) @ Gulf of Aden; ITS Andrea Doria rescues sailors from a French sailing vessel in distress, help repair motor (DIFESA)
EUROMEDFOR
MEDITERRANEAN SEA
FS Montcalm (Destroyer);
PS Vasco de Gama (Frigate)
SPS Santa Maria (Frigate)
LOCATION: E. Mediterranean
NO UPDATES
 
NATO
Naval
Task Forces
NATO
OPERATION OCEAN SHIELD
(CTF-508)
HDMS Esbern Snare (Frigate)
LOCATION: Indian Ocean
NO UPDATES
NATO – SNMG-1
HNOMS Thor Heyerdahl (Frigate)
LOCATION: Mediterranean
NO UPDATES
 
NATO – SNMG-2
FGS Niedersachsen (Frigate)
HMCS Toronto (Frigate)
TCG Kemalreis (Frigate)
USS Leyte Gulf (CG) <GBCSG>
LOCATION: Atlantic Ocean; North American Patrol
·         (Aug 14) @ Mayport, FL; SNMG-2 task force ships arrived at Mayport NB in preparation for participation in FLEETEX 2014 (NATO)
·         (Aug 2) @ Canada; SNMG-2 sailors participated in a local Habitat For Humanity ReStore project at a warehouse during port visit at Halifax (NATO)
NATO – SNMCMG-1
ENS Sakala (MCM)
FGS Datteln (MCM)
HNOMS Karmoey (MCM)
LNS Jotvingis (MCM) <FLAG>
LVNS Talivaldis (MCM)
ORP Flaming (MCM)
<INCOMING>
BNS Crocus (MCM)
HNLMS Zierikzee (MCM)
LOCATION: Baltic Sea
NO UPDATES
NATO – SNMCMG-2
ITS Aviere (Frigate) <FLAG>
(3) Minehunters
LOCATION: Mediterranean “ACTIVE ENDEAVOUR” Patrol
NO UPDATES
NATO EXERCISE (TGEX)
(Aug 5 – 30)
CANADA
HMCS Athabaskan
HMCS Fredericton
HMCS Halifax
HMCS Glace Bay
HMCS Shawingan
SNMG-2
(see SNMG-2 for units)
LOCATION: Atlantic near Canada
NO UPDATES
 
UN
CMF Task Force
(CTF-150)
(UNSC-1368, 1373)
U/I Pakistani Warship <FLAG>
FS Courbet (Frigate)
HMS Northumberland (Frigate)
RFA Fort Austin (Supply)
LOCATION: Indian Ocean
·         (Aug 14) @ Bahrain; Pakistan assumes command of CTF-150 from the Royal Navy (CMF)
·         (Aug 14) @ Indian Ocean; HMS Northumberland intercepts dhow suspected of transporting drugs, find ship disabled, RN engineers rebuild engine (MOD.UK)
·         (Aug 6) @ Red Sea; FS Courbet refuels with USNS Laramie, is en-route to Indian Ocean for anti-piracy patrol from Gulf of Aden to Arabian Gulf (MOD.FR)
CMF Task Force
(CTF-151)
HMS Defender (Destroyer)
JS Samadare (Destroyer)
JS U/I Destroyer
ROKS Munmu The Great (Destroyer)
LOCATION: Gulf of Aden & Arabian Gulf
NO UPDATES
SYRIAN WMD
(UNSC-2118)
FGS Schleswig-Holstein (Frigate)
USNS Cape Ray
U/I Denmark Ship
LOCATION: Mediterranean Sea
NO UPDATES
 
Other
NO UPDATES
 
 
    
 
AIR-GROUND OPERATIONS
 
CHINA
NO UPDATES
 
FRANCE
NO UPDATES
 
RUSSIA
 
UKRAINE
 
(Aug 15) Ukraine claims to have partially destroyed a column of Russian armor (est 23-APCs, supported by fuel trucks and logistics vehicles) crossing the border into Ukraine using an artillery strike at night, Russia denies the report (Defense News)
(Aug 13) Russian aid convoy expected to arrive at Ukrainian border, Ukraine considers blocking the convoy for fear that it may prelude a Russian invasion (RIA)
UNITED KINGDOM
NO UPDATES
 
UNITED STATES
 
CENTCOM – AFGANISTAN
·         (Aug 12) 82nd Airborne Division, 1st Brigade – KIA @ Ghazni (DOD)
CENTCOM - IRAQ
 
·         (Aug 14) US fighters strike ISIS vehicles attacking Kurdish forces west of Arbil (Defense News)
·         (Aug 13) A group of 130-US troops arrive at Mount Sinjar to assess the situation (Defense News)
·         (Aug 12) Kurdish leadership says their recent loses are because their forces are scattered, but have recaptured the Mosul Dam, 3-4 Kurdish Brigades are being mobilized and will start offensive in 72 hours (Daily Star) 
·         (Aug 12) Pitched battles continue between ISIS and Kurds; ISIS continues advancing against Baghdad and Kurds and recruitment is strong; Iraqi president names a different Prime Minister, Al Maliki masses Iraqi army units in Baghdad in bid to maintain control (Zero Hedge)
·         (Aug 11) US begins airlifting military equipment from US stores in Jordan and Israel to Kurdish fighters at Irbil, to aid in their fight against ISIS; USS GHW Bush CSG continues bombing operations near Irbil (Debka)
   

 

 

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