Sunday, September 7, 2014

August 31 - Sept 6 Weekly News & Log Updates


WEEKLY NEWS & LOG UPDATE
August 31 – Sept 06
 
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
·         (Sept 2) @ Jordan; Task Force arrives at Aqaba for 4-day visit, mission in Gulf of Aden is complete (People's Daily)
 
18th ESCORT TASK FORCE
PLAN Changbaishan (LPD)
PLAN Yuncheng (Frigate)
LOCATION: Gulf of Aden
·          NO UPDATES
 
RIMPAC TASK FORCE
PLAN Haikou (Destroyer)
PLAN Peace Ark (Hospital Ship)
PLAN Yueyang (Frigate)
PLAN Qiandaohu (Supply)
LOCATION: East Pacific
·          (Sept 3) @ Sanya; RIMPAC Task Force returns to homeports, PLAN Peace Ark is currently at Vanuatu (People's Daily)
 
Other
NO UPDATES
    
FRANCE
Task Forces
NO UPDATES
 
Atlantic
Patrols
<Forward-Deployed>
FS Germinal (Frigate)
LOCATION: Based @ Martinique Island; Caribbean Sea
NO UPDATES
 
<CORYMBE Patrol>
FS Ventose (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
RFS Sevestopol & Vladivostok (LHD)
·         (Sept 6) French President says will decide on fate of the two Mistral Class LHD’s in late October (RIA)
 
    
UNITED KINGDOM – ROYAL NAVY
TASK FORCES
COUGAR 2014
(Aug – Dec)
HMS Bulwark (LPD)
·         Commander, 3 Commando
·         40 Commando
HMS Ocean (LHA)
RFA Lyme Bay (LSD)
RFA Wave Knight (Supply)
LOCATION: Atlantic near UK
·         (Sept 1) @ UK; COUGAR 2014 Task Force units leave for 4-month deployment to Mediterranean and Arabian Gulf (MOD.UK)
 
Atlantic Patrol
HMS Argyll (Frigate)
HMS Clyde (Patrol Ship)
HMS Iron Duke (Frigate)
HMS Protector (Ice Patrol)
LOCATION: Atlantic and Caribbean Sea
·         NO UPDATES
 
Med Patrol
HMS Enterprise (Survey)
·         NO UPDATES
 
<SNMG-2>
HMCS Toronto (Frigate)
SEE NATO TASK FORCES
 
Indian Ocean Patrol
RFA Cardigan Bay (LSD)
·         NO UPDATES
 
<EU-ATALANTA>
HMAS Toowoomba (FFH-156)
SEE UN-CMF TASK FORCE
<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
HMS Duncan (Destroyer)
·         (Sept 3) @ Cardiff; UK destroyer arrives at Cardiff for NATO summit (MOD.UK)
HMAS Darwin (Frigate)
·         (Sept 7) @ Sydney; HMAS Darwin returns home from OPERATION SLIPPER and MANITOU deployment to Indian Ocean (GOV.AU)
 
    
UNITED STATES NAVY
Carrier Strike Groups
USS Carl Vinson (CSG-1)
USS Carl Vinson (CVN-70)
·         Carrier Air Wing - 17
USS Bunker Hill (CG-52)
USS Gridley (DDG-101)
USS Sterett (DDG-104)
USS Dewey (DDG-105)
LOCATION: 3rd Fleet, Pacific (Heading west)
·         (Sept 3) @ Pacific; Vinson-CSG completes USWEX anti-submarine exercise near Hawaii (USN)
·         (Sept 1) @ Pacific; USS Vinson holds Change of Command Ceremony at sea off Hawaii, Capt. Thomas assumes command (USN)
 
USS George HW Bush (CSG-2)
USS GHW Bush (CVN)
·         Carrier Air Wing – 8
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 George Washington
<Forward-Deployed: Japan>
USS George Washington (CVN-73)
·         Carrier Air Wing – 5
 
LOCATION: 7th Fleet, WESTPAC, Pacific Ocean
·         (Sept 2) @ Japan; GWCSG continues WESTPAC patrol; departs Yokosuka to patrol Indo-Asia Pacific region following a month of maintenance (USN)
 
USS Theodore Roosevelt (CSG-12)
USS T. Roosevelt (CVN-71)
·         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
 
&
 
Command
Ships
USS America
(SOUTHCOM Underway)
USS America (LHA-6)
·         Commander, ESG-3
·         300-Marines (SP-MAGTF)
·         VMX-22 “Argonauts”
LOCATION: 4th Fleet, SOUTHCOM, South America
·         (Aug 31) @ Peru; new US assault ship visits Callao, this will be the final visit before arriving at San Diego for commissioning (USN)
 
USS Blue Ridge
<Forward-Deployed: Japan>
USS Blue Ridge (LCC-19)
·         Commander, US 7th Fleet
·         Helicopter Squadron (HSC-12)
·         USMC Fleet Anti-Terrorism Team
LOCATION: 7th Fleet, WESTPAC
·         (Sept 2) @ Japan; US command ship returns to Yokosuka, completes 5-week WESTPAC patrol, begins SRA maintenance period (USN)
·         (Aug 30) @ Korea; US command ship participates in exercise ULCHI FREEDOM GUARDIAN 2014 with South Korea while docked at Busan for 17-days (USN)
 
USS Bataan ARG
USS Bataan (LHD-5)
USS Mesa Verde (LPD-19);
USS Gunston Hall (LSD);
22nd MEU (USMC-Assault Battalion)
LOCATION: 5th Fleet; CENTCOM; Arabian Gulf
·         (Sept 1) @ Gulf of Aden; USMC helicopter crashes in Gulf following training at Djibouti, all Marines were safely recovered aboard the USS Mesa Verde (USN)
·         (Aug 30) US-SECDEF announces that the Bataan ARG deployment to 5th Fleet has been extended until October (USN)
 
USS Makin Island ARG
USS Makin Island (LHD-8)
USS San Diego (LPD-22)
USS Comstock (LSD-45)
11th MEU (USMC-Assault Battalion)
LOCATION: 7th Fleet; WESTPAC, S. China Sea
·         NO UPDATES
 
USS Mount Whitney
<Forward-Deployed: Italy>
USS Mount Whitney (LCC-20)
·         Commander, US 6th Fleet
LOCATION: 6th Fleet, EUCOM, Mediterranean
·         NO UPDATES
 
USS Peleliu ARG
USS Peleliu (LHA-5)
USS Germantown (LSD-42)
31st MEU (USMC-Assault Battalion)
PHIBRON-11
LOCATION: 7th Fleet, WESTPAC, Philippine Sea
·         (Sept 4) @ Japan; USS Germantown departs Sasebo, joins PEL-ARG (USN)
·         (Sept 3) @ Japan; USS Germantown completes VBSS certifications (USN)
·         (Sept 2) @ Okinawa; PEL-ARG arrives, embarks 31st MEU, USS Germantown will join ARG for WESTPAC patrol, this will be USS Peleliu final deployment before decommissioning (USN)
·         (Aug 31) @ Japan; USS Peleliu embarks PHIBRON-11 at Sasebo (
·         (Aug 27-29) @ Japan; USS Peleliu docks at Sasebo, conducts 3-day ammo on-load (USN)
 
Exercises
 
MISSILEX
USS Jason Dunham (DDG-109)
USS Mitscher (DDG-57)
USS Vicksburg (CG-69)
(Sept 3) @ Atlantic; USS Dunham, Mitscher and Vicksburg participate in MISSILEX (USN)
 
 
FLEETEX
NATO-SNMG-2
HMCS Athabaskan
HMCS Fredericton
HMCS Halifax
USS Gettysburg (CG-64)
(Aug 20-25) @ Atlantic; USS Gettysburg participates in NATO FLEETEX with SNMG-2 and Canadian task force (USN)
3rd / 4th Fleet
(see USS America ARG)
(see USS Carl Vinson CSG)
USS Ingraham & McCluskey (Frigates)
·         (Aug) @ East Pacific; US Frigates USS Ingraham (FFG-61) and McClusky (FFG-41) track and intercept 486 kg of cocaine during OPERATION MARTILLO patrols off Central America (USN)
 
5th Fleet
(see USS Bataan ARG)
(see USS GHW Bush CSG)
 
6th Fleet
(see USS Mount Whitney LCC)
USS Ross (DDG-71)
·         (Sept 3) @ Black Sea; US destroyer enters Black Sea for 6th Fleet patrol and cooperate with NATO allies (USN)  
 
7th Fleet
(see USS Blue Ridge LCC)
(see USS Makin Island ARG)
(see USS Peleliu ARG)
USS Key West (SSN-722)
·         (Aug 29) @ Japan; US attack sub visits Yokosuka during WESTPAC deployment (USN)
USS La Jolla (SSN-701)
·         (Sept 3) @ Pearl Harbor; Fast attack sub returns from final WESTPAC deployment, will be decommissioned later this year (USN)
USS Olympia (SSN-717)
·         (Sept 1) @ Guam; US attack sub visits Apra Harbor during WESTPAC deployment (USN)  
 
Other
·         NO UPDATES
 
    
OTHER REGIONAL POWERS / ORGANIZATIONS
EU
Naval
Task Forces
EUROMARFOR
INDIAN OCEAN
“OPERATION ATALANTA”
(CTF-465)
FGS Berlin (Supply)
HMAS Toowoomba (FFH-156)
HNLMS Van Speijk (Frigate)
HS Psara (Frigate)
ITS Andrea Doria (Destroyer)
SPS Navarra (Frigate)
TCG Gelibolu (Frigate)
LOCATION: Indian Ocean
·         (Sept 3) @ Gulf of Aden; ITS Andrea Doria continues anti-piracy escort duties with HMAS Toowoomba and JS Takanami (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)
TCG Kemalreis (Frigate)
USS Leyte Gulf (CG) <GBCSG>
LOCATION: Atlantic Ocean; North American Patrol
·         NO UPDATES
 
NATO – SNMG-2 (Unit-2)
HMCS Toronto (Frigate)
SPS Alm. Juan de Borbon (Frigate)
LOCATION: Atlantic Ocean; North American Patrol
·         (Sept 6-27) @ Black Sea; Canada announces HMCS Toronto will operate in the Black Sea as part of OPERATION REASSURANCE, and will participate in numerous exercises with allies (GC.CA)
·         (Sept 6) @ Black Sea; SNMG-2 (2) enters the Black Sea to conduct exercises with allies, Unit-2 includes HMCS Toronto and SPS Juan de Borbon (NATO)
 
NATO – SNMCMG-1
LNS Jotvingis (MCM) <FLAG>
(6-8) NATO Minehunters
LOCATION: Baltic Sea
·         NO UPDATES
 
NATO – SNMCMG-2
ITS Aviere (Frigate) <FLAG>
(6) NATO Minehunters
LOCATION: Mediterranean “ACTIVE ENDEAVOUR” Patrol
·         (Sept 5) @ Morocco; SNMCMG-2 arrives at Casablanca for scheduled visit (NATO)
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 20) @ Kuwait; FS Courbet participated in anti-terror training with the Kuwaiti navy during a visit to Kuwait City (GOV.FR)
CMF Task Force
(CTF-151)
HMS Defender (Destroyer)
JS Samadare (Destroyer)
JS Takanami (Destroyer)
ROKS Munmu The Great (Destroyer)
LOCATION: Gulf of Aden & Arabian Gulf
·         NO UPDATES
 
SYRIAN WMD
(UNSC-2118)
FGS Hamburg (Frigate)
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
 
·         (Sept 6) Donetsk and Ukraine agree to begin prisoner transfer (RIA)
·         (Sept 3) Ukraine announces ceasefire following rebel counter-attack (WND)
 
UNITED KINGDOM
NO UPDATES
 
 
UNITED STATES
 
CENTCOM – AFGHANISTAN
·         (Sept 4) 82nd Airborne Division, 1st Brigade – KIA @ Ghazni (DOD)
 
CENTCOM – IRAQ
·         (Sept 4-6) US resumes airstrikes in Iraq against ISIS near Mosul Dam (RIA)
 
 
CENTCOM – SYRIA
 
·         (Sept 3) @ Golan; Syrian 7th Division stages to assault Quneitra, on border with Israel, and retake from rebels; Rebels had earlier captured 44-Fiji UN troops and their vehicles from Observer force (DEBKA)
 
EUCOM – NATO
·         (Sept 5) @ Wales, UK; NATO Summit declares NATO is forming a Rapid Reaction Force able to deploy anywhere in 48 hours (eg. Light Infantry Brigade, airmobile-capable, 4-5,000-troops) (World Bulletin)
·         (Sept 2-8) @ Latvia; NATO stages large exercise STEADFAST JAVELIN II, participants include US, UK, Germany, Estonia, Lithuania, Poland (2,000-troops, armor, aircraft) (World Bulletin)
 
   

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