Sunday, September 14, 2014

Sept 7-13 Weekly News & Log Updates


WEEKLY NEWS & LOG UPDATE
Sept 7 - 13
 
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: Gulf of Aden
·          NO UPDATES
 
Other
NO UPDATES
    
FRANCE
Task Forces
NO UPDATES
 
Atlantic
Patrols
<Forward-Deployed>
FS Dumont d’Urville (LST)
FS Germinal (Frigate)
LOCATION: Based @ Martinique Island; Caribbean Sea
(Sept 3-6) @ Martinique; FS Germinal and FS Dumont d’Urville conduct joint operation readiness training off the coast of Martinique (GOV.FR)
 
<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
·         (Aug 30 – Sept 5) @ New Caledonia; FS Vendemiaire and HMNZS Canterbury (LST) participate in exercise SOUTHERN CROSS 2014, conduct LIVEX and evacuation of nationals and response to humanitarian disaster (GOV.FR)
 
Other
FS Provence (FREMM Class Destroyer)
·         (Sept 11) Commander of ALFAN at Brest recognizes the establishment of the first crew of the new destroyer FS Provence, currently undergoing Sea Trials, will be commissioned into the French Navy in 2015 (GOV.FR)
 
    
RUSSIA
Task Forces
MED. TASK FORCE
RFS Vice Adm. Kulakov (DDG)
(3-5) U/I LSTs
LOCATION: Mediterranean
·         NO UPDATES
 
Exercises
N. Fleet Tactical Exercises
@ Barents Sea
RFS Adm Ushakov (Cruiser)
RFS Alex. Ostrovsky (LST)
RFS BT-111 (MCM)
RFS Kotelnich (MCM)
RFS Polyarny (MCM)
RFS Severomorsk (Destroyer)
RFS Snezhnororsk (Corvette)
RFS Yunga (Corvette)
N. Fleet Anti-Sub Aircraft
Coastal Defense Batteries
LOCATION: Barents Sea
·         (Sept 7-13) Russian North Fleet conducts large anti-submarine exercises in Barents Sea, participants involve anti-sub destroyers, MCM and sub-hunter ships, anti-sub aircraft and helicopters and placement of coastal missile batteries on Sredny Peninsula (RIA)
 
Other
RFS Vladivostok (LHD)
·         (Sept 13) @ St. Nazaire; RFS Vladivostok, 1st of two Mistral Class LHD’s on contract, begins Sea Trials (RIA)
 
    
UNITED KINGDOM – ROYAL NAVY
TASK FORCES
COUGAR 2014
(Aug – Dec)
FGS Schleswig-Holstein (FFG)
HMS Bulwark (LPD)
·         Commander, 3 Commando
·         40 Commando
HMS Ocean (LHA)
·         820 NAS
RFA Lyme Bay (LSD)
RFA Wave Knight (Supply)
LOCATION: Mediterranean, Adriatic Sea off Albania
·         (Sept 12) German frigate FGS Schleswig-Holstein deploys to escort British task force to Middle East (Marine.DE)
·         (Sept 12) @ Albania; Task Force and 40 Commando begin ALBANIAN LION 2014, begin projecting Marines ashore for combat exercises (MOD.UK)
·         (Sept 8) Merlin Mk. 2 helicopters from 820 NAS begin flying onboard HMS Ocean for COUGAR 2014 deployment (MOD.UK)
·         (Sept 8) @ Gibraltar; HMS Bulwark departs Gibraltar with additional supplies and personnel (MOD.UK)
 
Atlantic Patrol
HMS Argyll (Frigate)
HMS Clyde (Patrol Ship)
HMS Iron Duke (Frigate)
HMS Protector (Ice Patrol)
LOCATION: Atlantic and Caribbean Sea
·         (Sept 11) @ Baltimore; HMS Argyll arrives in US for a week long commemoration of the US national Anthem celebrations (MOD.UK)
 
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
HMAS Canberra (LHD)
·         (Sept 14) @ Williamstown, Victoria; NUSHIP Canberra completes 2-weeks of  contractor Sea Trials, remaining crew begins to embark; landing ship will be commissioned on (Nov 28) (GOV.AU)
 
    
UNITED STATES NAVY
Carrier Strike Groups
USS Carl Vinson (CSG-1)
USS Carl Vinson (CVN-70)
·         Carrier Air Wing – 17
·         DESRON – 1
USS Bunker Hill (CG-52)
USS Gridley (DDG-101)
USS Sterett (DDG-104)
USS Dewey (DDG-105)
LOCATION: 7th Fleet, Pacific (Heading west)
·         (Sept 12) @ Pacific near Wake; US Navy calls off search for missing pilot following F/A-18 crash at sea (USN)
·         (Sept 9) @ Pacific; CV-CSG arrives in 7th Fleet AOR (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>
·         (Sept 1) see CTF-150
 
USS George Washington
<Forward-Deployed: Japan>
USS George Washington (CVN-73)
·         Carrier Air Wing – 5
 
LOCATION: 7th Fleet, WESTPAC, Philippine Sea
·         (Sept 10) @ Philippine Sea; GW-CSG completes ULTRA-S certifications near Guam (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 Pacific
·         NO UPDATES
 
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 Sea
·         NO UPDATES
 
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 6-8) @ Okinawa; USS Germantown embarks elements of 31st MEU (USN)
 
Exercises
 
SEA BREEZE 2014
USS Ross (DDG-71)
NATO-SNMG-2 (Unit-2)
LOCATION: 6th Fleet, Black Sea
(Sept 8-10) @ Black Sea; USS Ross hosts the opening ceremony for SEA BREEZE 2014, includes NATO-SNMG-2 (TU.02) and naval forces from Ukraine, Georgia, Romania, Turkey, and Latvia; the NATO exercise improves interoperability and regional stability (USN)
 
3rd / 4th Fleet
(see USS America ARG)
(see USS Carl Vinson CSG)
 
5th Fleet
(see USS Bataan ARG)
(see USS GHW Bush CSG)
 
6th Fleet
(see USS Mount Whitney LCC)
(see SEA BREEZE 2014)
USS Annapolis (SSN-760)
·         (Sept 11) @ Norfolk; US attack sub returns to home port following 6-month deployment to Atlantic, Mediterranean and Arabian Gulf (USN)
USS Ross (DDG-71)
·         (Sept 12) @ Bosporus; US destroyer exits Black Sea (USN)
·         (Sept 8) see Exercises SEA BREEZE
 
7th Fleet
(see USS Blue Ridge LCC)
(see USS Makin Island ARG)
(see USS Peleliu ARG)
USS Rodney M. Davis (FFG-60)
·         (Sept 11) @ Japan; US frigate conducts repairs a Yokosuka, embarks HSM-51, Det-1, and departs to continue WESTPAC patrol (USN)
 
Other
USS Halyburton (FFG-40)
·         (Sept 6) @ Mayport; US frigate is decommissioned after more than 30-years of service (USN)
USS Jason Dunham (DDG-109)
·         (Sept 11) @ Atlantic; USS J. Dunham rescues sailor at-sea from USS New York; after sailor missed muster, USS Dunham, Vicksburg and USCGC Tybee initiated SAR (USN)
USS John Warner (SSN-785, Virginia Class Attack Submarine)
·         (Sept 6) @ Newport News; new Virginia-Class attack sub is christened, will be homeported at Norfolk (USN)
 
    
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
·         NO UPDATES
 
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
·         (Sept 12) @ Baltimore; SNMG-2 units visit Baltimore during commemoration, naval chefs conduct Cook Off with cooks from HMCS Athabaskan, TCG Kemalreis, HMS Argyll, Norway, and FGS Niedersachsen (USN)
·         (Sept 10) @ Baltimore; SNMG-2 visits US as part of Star-Spangled Banner celebrations (NATO)
 
NATO – SNMG-2 (Unit-2)
HMCS Toronto (Frigate)
ROS Regele Ferdinand (Frigate)
SPS Alm. Juan de Borbon (Frigate)
LOCATION: Atlantic Ocean; North American Patrol
·         (Sept 8) see US Exercise SEA BREEZE 2014
 
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
·         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
·         (Sept 1) @ Arabian Gulf; FS Courbet participates in Joint exercises with ships from the Bush CSG (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
RUSSIA
·         (Sept 11-18) Russian Pacific Fleet aircraft conduct combat readiness checks over Sea of Japan and Sea of Okhotsk (Maritime Patrol / Anti-Submarine) (RIA)
·         (Sept 11) President Putin orders Far Eastern Districts to assess their wartime readiness (RIA)
 
 
UKRAINE
 
·         (Sept 12) Russia deploys (20?) SU-30 fighters to Crimea (RIA)
 
UNITED KINGDOM
IRAQ
·         (Sept 14) Australia deploys (8) F/A-18, 1-early warning, 1-refueling aircraft, and 800-personnel to UAE to support operation in Iraq vs. ISIS (RIA)
·         (Sept 12) ISIS releases video of beheading of UK journalist; UK PM condemns act and vows to bring killers to justice (RIA)
·         (Sept 9) UK provides body armor and ammo to Kurds in fight vs. ISIS (GOV.UK)
 
 
UNITED STATES
 
CENTCOM – IRAQ
 
·         (Sept 14) US advisors arrive at Ramadi, in Al Anbar Provence to coordinate the fight vs. ISIS and airstrikes (RIA)
·         (Sept 11) US President dispatches 500-Advisers / Troops to Iraq, currently over 1,000 are in Iraq (RIA)
 
   

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