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WEEKLY NEWS & LOG UPDATE
Sept 28 – Oct 04
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NAVAL & MARINE OPERATIONS
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CHINA
Peoples Liberation Army – Navy
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Task Forces
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17th
ESCORT TASK FORCE
PLAN Changchun
(Destroyer)
U/I-Frigates
U/I-Supply Ship
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LOCATION: Indian Ocean
(Returning Home)
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NO UPDATES
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18th
ESCORT TASK FORCE
PLAN Changbaishan
(LPD)
PLAN Yuncheng
(Frigate)
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LOCATION: Gulf of Aden
(Anti-Piracy Patrols / Commercial Shipping Escorts)
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NO UPDATES
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Other
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NO UPDATES
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FRANCE
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RUSSIA
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UNITED
KINGDOM – ROYAL NAVY
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TASK FORCES
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COUGAR 2014
(Aug – Dec)
FGS Schleswig-Holstein (FFG)
HMS Bulwark (LPD)
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Commander, 3 Commando
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40 Commando
HMS Ocean (LHA)
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820 NAS
RFA Lyme Bay (LSD)
RFA Wave Ruler (Supply)
<see CTF-150>
HMS Northumberland (FFG)
<see CTF-151>
FS Courbet (Frigate)
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LOCATION: Red Sea, Heading to
Arabian Sea
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(Oct 1) @ Red Sea; HMS
Bulwark, with support ships and FGS S-Holstein, transit Suez Canal and join
up with FS Courbet (CTF-151) and HMS Northumberland (CTF-150) for joint
operations, Task Force is en-route to Arabian Gulf (http://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/news-and-latest-activity/news/2014/october/01/141001-royal-navy-task-group-rendezvous-with-french-allies)
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JOINT
WARRIOR 14-2
(October)
---UK-Royal Navy---
U/I UK Ships
---NATO---
SNMCMG-1
SPS Cristobal Colon (Frigate)
---US Navy---
USS Jason Dunham (Destroyer)
USS Vicksburg (Cruiser)
USNS Kanawha (Supply)
CPRW-11 (Patrol & Rec Wing)
HMSS-46 (Naval Strike Sqdrn)
HMSS-48 (Naval Strike Sqdrn)
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LOCATION: North Sea, off Scotland
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(Oct 2) @ UK; US warships arrive at Faslan, preparing for major UK hosted
JOINT WARRIOR exercise (http://www.navy.mil/submit/display.asp?story_id=83667)
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(Sept 30) @ Spain; Spanish frigate SPS Cristobal Colon departs for
Faslane, Scotland to participate in JOINT WARRIOR 14.B, will arrive (Oct 5)
and return home (Oct 21) (Armada.ES)
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Atlantic Patrol
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HMS Argyll (Frigate)
HMS Clyde (Patrol Ship)
HMS Iron Duke (Frigate)
HMS Protector (Ice Patrol)
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LOCATION: Atlantic and Caribbean
Sea
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(Oct 3) @ Mexico; HMS Argyll visits Veracruz, Mexico; hosts state’s
governor and regional naval commander (http://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/news-and-latest-activity/news/2014/october/03/141003-warmest-of-mexican-welcomes)
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Med Patrol
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HMS Enterprise (Survey)
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NO UPDATES
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<SNMG-2>
HMCS Toronto (Frigate)
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SEE NATO TASK FORCES
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Indian Ocean Patrol
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HMS Defender (Destroyer)
RFA Cardigan Bay (LSD)
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<EU-ATALANTA>
HMAS Toowoomba (FFH-156)
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SEE UN-CMF TASK FORCE
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<CMF-CTF-150>
HMS Northumberland (FFG)
RFA Fort Austin (Supply)
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SEE UN-CMF TASK FORCES
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Far East Patrol
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NO UPDATES
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Other
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HMAS Arunta (Frigate)
HMAS
Stuart (Frigate)
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UNITED STATES
NAVY
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Carrier Strike Groups
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USS Carl Vinson (CSG-1)
Commander,
DESRON – 1
USS Carl
Vinson (CVN-70)
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Carrier
Air Wing – 17
USS
Bunker Hill (CG-52)
USS
Gridley (DDG-101)
USS
Sterett (DDG-104)
USS Dewey
(DDG-105)
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LOCATION: 7th Fleet, WESTPAC
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(Oct 2) @ S. China Sea; CSG-1 planning to relieve USS GHW Bush CSG-2
in mid-October following port visit at Singapore, will continue airstrike
vs. ISIS in Iraq (http://www.janes.com/article/44038/carl-vinson-strike-group-readies-for-gulf-deployment)
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USS George HW Bush (CSG-2)
USS GHW Bush (CVN)
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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)
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LOCATION: <IRAQ OPERATIONS> 5th
Fleet, CENTCOM, Arabian Gulf
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USS George Washington
<Forward-Deployed: Japan>
USS George Washington
(CVN-73)
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Carrier Air
Wing – 5
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LOCATION: 7th Fleet,
WESTPAC, Philippine Sea
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(Oct 4) @ Guam; sailors from USS G. Washington perform COMREL at Guam
Memorial Hospital (http://www.navy.mil/submit/display.asp?story_id=83689)
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(Oct 3) @ Guam; sailors from USS G. Washington visit high school at
Mangilao during port visit (http://www.navy.mil/submit/display.asp?story_id=83669)
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(Oct 1) @ Guam; GW-CSG visits Guam after completing exercise VALIENT
SHIELD and ULTRA-S certifications (http://www.navy.mil/submit/display.asp?story_id=83640)
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USS Theodore Roosevelt (CSG-12)
USS T. Roosevelt (CVN-71)
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Carrier Air
Wing – 1
USS Normandy (CG-60)
USS Winston Churchill
(DDG-81)
USS Forrest Sherman
(DDG-98)
USS Farragut (DDG-99)
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LOCATION: <TRAINING> Atlantic
@ Norfolk (2015 Deployment)
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(Sept 30) @ Atlantic; British ambassador visits USS T. Roosevelt
during training operations, toured ship and discussed carrier operations
and logistics (http://www.navy.mil/submit/display.asp?story_id=83621)
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(Sept 29) @ Atlantic; sailors from USS Roosevelt assist fishing boat
off coast of Florida that caught fire (http://www.navy.mil/submit/display.asp?story_id=83609)
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Amphibious Ready Groups
&
Command
Ships
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USS Bataan ARG
USS Bataan (LHD-5)
USS Mesa Verde (LPD-19);
USS Gunston Hall (LSD);
22nd MEU (USMC-Assault
Battalion)
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LOCATION: <RETURNING> 6th
Fleet; EUCOM; Mediterranean Sea
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(Oct 3) @ Cyprus; USS Gunston Hall visits Limassol for scheduled port
visit (http://www.navy.mil/submit/display.asp?story_id=83682)
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(Oct 2) @ Suez Canal; Bataan ARG transits Suez Canal, enters 6th
Fleet AOR (http://www.navy.mil/submit/display.asp?story_id=83668)
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USS Essex ARG
USS Essex (LHD-2)
USS Anchorage (LPD-23)
USS Rushmore (LSD-47)
15TH MEU
(USMC-Assault Battalion)
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LOCATION: <TRAINING> Pacific @
San Diego (2015 Deployment)
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(Sept 25) @ San Diego; USS
Rushmore and USS Lake Champlain (CG-57) participate in CITADEL PROTECT
force protection exercise (http://www.navy.mil/submit/display.asp?story_id=83570)
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USS Iwo Jima ARG
USS Iwo Jima (LHD-7)
USS New York (LPD-21)
USS Fort McHenry (LSD-43)
24th MEU
(USMC-Assault Battalion)
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LOCATION: <TRAINING> Atlantic
@ Mayport (Future Deployment)
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NO UPDATES
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USS Makin Island ARG
USS Makin Island (LHD-8)
USS San Diego (LPD-22)
USS Comstock (LSD-45)
11th MEU (USMC-Assault
Battalion)
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LOCATION: <IRAQ OPERATIONS> 5th
Fleet; CENTCOM, Arabian Gulf
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(Oct 2) @ N. Arabian Gulf; SAR efforts conclude, USMC crewman of an
MV-22 Osprey from USS Makin Island bailed out and remains lost at sea (http://www.navy.mil/submit/display.asp?story_id=83658)
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(Sept 28-29) @ Arabian Gulf; commander of CTF-51 visits USS Makin Island
during joint operations (http://www.navy.mil/submit/display.asp?story_id=83604)
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USS Peleliu ARG
Commander, ESG-7
Commander, PHIBRON-11
USS Peleliu (LHA-5)
USS Germantown (LSD-42)
31st MEU (USMC-Assault
Battalion)
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LOCATION: 7th Fleet,
WESTPAC, Philippine Sea
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(Sept 29) @ Philippines; USS Germantown participates in PHIBLEX 15 at
Manila with USMC and Philippine marines (http://www.navy.mil/submit/display.asp?story_id=83607)
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EXERCISES
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CARAT 2014
(BANGLADESH)
Commander, Task Force 73
Commander, DESRON-7
USS Safeguard (T-ARS-50)
BNS Somudro Joy (Frigate)
BNS Banga Bandu (Frigate)
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LOCATION: 7th Fleet,
WESTPAC, Bay of Bengal
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(Sept 30) @ Bangladesh; CARAT exercises with US Navy concludes at
Chittagong NB (http://en.prothom-alo.com/bangladesh/news/54447/US-Bangladesh-joint-naval-drill-ends)
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Other
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USS John Stennis (CVN-74)
USS James E. Williams (DDG-95)
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OTHER REGIONAL POWERS / ORGANIZATIONS
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EU
Naval
Task Forces
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EUROMARFOR
INDIAN
OCEAN
“OPERATION
ATALANTA”
(CTF-465)
FGS
Berlin (Supply)
FGS
Lubeck (Frigate) –FUTURE-
HNLMS
Van Speijk (Frigate)
HS
Psara (Frigate)
ITS
Andrea Doria (Destroyer)
SPS
Navarra (Frigate)
TCG
Gelibolu (Frigate)
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LOCATION: Indian Ocean
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(Oct 3) @ Oman; ITS Andrea Doria visits Muscat, Task Force commander
meets Omani Navy and Coast Guard commander to discuss cooperation (http://www.marina.difesa.it/conosciamoci/notizie/Pagine/2014-10-03-doria-a-muscat.aspx)
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(Oct 2) @ Indian Ocean; FGS Berlin recently escorted Eleni-K for
4-days, assuming escort duties from HNLMS Esbern Snare, from Djibouti to
Mombasa, Kenya; will be relieved by FGS Lubeck on (Oct 8) (bundeswehr.de)
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EUROMEDFOR
MEDITERRANEAN
SEA
FS Montcalm (Destroyer)
PS Vasco de Gama (Frigate)
SPS Santa Maria (Frigate)
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LOCATION: E. Mediterranean
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NO UPDATES
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NATO
Naval
Task Forces
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OPERATION
OCEAN SHIELD
(CTF-508)
HDMS
Esbern Snare (Frigate)
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LOCATION: Gulf of Aden
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See OPERATION ATALANTA
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NATO –
SNMG-1
HDMS
Esbern Snare (Frigate)
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LOCATION: (see CTF-508)
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See OPERATION ATALANTA
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NATO – SNMG-2
FGS Niedersachsen (Frigate)
HMCS Toronto (Frigate)
SPS Alm. Juan de Borbon
(Frigate)
TCG Kemalreis (Frigate)
USS Leyte Gulf (CG) <GBCSG>
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LOCATION: Mediterranean
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(Oct 2) @ Alboran Sea; SNMG-2 resumes OPERATION ACTIVE ENDEAVOR
anti-piracy patrol in Mediterranean, currently patrolling near Gibraltar (http://www.mc.nato.int/PressReleases/Pages/SNMG2-Supports-Operation-Active-Endeavour.aspx)
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NATO – SNMG-2
(Unit-2)
---DISBANDED---
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LOCATION: Black Sea & Mediterranean
Patrol
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NO UPDATES
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NATO – SNMCMG-1
LNS
Jotvingis (MCM) <FLAG>
(6-8) NATO Minehunters
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LOCATION: North Sea
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NATO – SNMCMG-2
ITS
Aviere (Frigate) <FLAG>
(6)
NATO Minehunters
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LOCATION: Mediterranean “ACTIVE
ENDEAVOUR” Patrol
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(Sept 29) @ Algeria; SNMCMG-2 visits Algiers for scheduled port
visit, meeting with Algierian leadership to discuss piracy and security,
and cooperation (http://www.mc.nato.int/PressReleases/Pages/NATO-Mine-Counter-Measures-Group-Visits-Algeria.aspx)
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UN
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CMF
Task Force
(CTF-150)
(UNSC-1368,
1373)
U/I Pakistani Warship
<FLAG>
HMS Northumberland
(Frigate)
HMAS
Toowoomba (FFH-156)
RFA Fort Austin (Supply)
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LOCATION: Indian Ocean
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NO UPDATES
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CMF
Task Force
(CTF-151)
FS Courbet (Frigate)
JS
Samadare (Destroyer)
JS
Takanami (Destroyer)
ROKS Munmu The Great
(Destroyer)
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LOCATION: Gulf of Aden &
Arabian Gulf
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SYRIAN
WMD
(UNSC-2118)
FGS Hamburg (Frigate)
FGS Schleswig-Holstein
(Frigate)
USNS Cape Ray
U/I Denmark Ship
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LOCATION: Mediterranean Sea
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NO UPDATES
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Other
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GERMANY
FGS Brunswick (Corvette)
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(Oct 1) @
Cyprus; FGS Brunswick arrives at Limassol, relieves patrol ships FGS Wiesel
and Zobel for UNIFIL patrol off Lebanon (Marine.DE)
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INDIA
(CORPAT 2014)
INS Kesari (Landing Ship)
KRI Pattimura (ASW
Corvette)
(Indian Ocean Deployment)
INS Deepak
INS Mumbai
INS Talwar
INS Teg
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ITALY
ITS Bansal
ITS Borsini (Patrol Ship)
ITS Maestrale (Frigate)
ITS Prini (Submarine)
San Marco Brigade
(Italian Marines)
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SPAIN
SPS Contramaestre Casado
(LST)
SPS Victoria (Frigate)
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(Sept 29) @
Malaga; Spain hosts SEABORDER 2014 with Algeria (training ship La Summam),
Malta, Morocco (frigate Sultan Moulay Ismail), Mauritania, and Portugal
(Corvette Afonso Cerqueria); SPS Victoria acted as FLAGSHIP; SPS Contramaestre
Casado acted as a suspicious ship (Armada.ES)
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AIR-GROUND OPERATIONS
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CHINA
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JOINT 2014-B
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(Sept 25-27) JOINT 2014-B exercise at Jinan Military District
includes 6,000-troops, +20-Units, and North Sea Fleet (http://english.people.com.cn/n/2014/0929/c98649-8789431.html)
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FRANCE
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CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC
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(Oct 1) Heavily armed groups attack French / MINUSCA at UN Camp @ Bambari,
French force responds to protect south end of city, groups retreat and loot
2-NGO refugee sites
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(Sept 26) French & MINUSCA patrol in Bangui arrest group armed
with grenades related to riots in PK5 region, burning houses and banditry
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(Sept 26) Burundian forces join @ Sibut; Congolese force @ Boda
continues to strengthen; French UNICYP-Cymothoe force @ Boda will disengage
@ Boda and Bossangoa soon
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IRAQ
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(Oct 2) French fighters (2-Rafale) conduct night mission over Mosul,
assisting Iraqi Army in operations vs. ISIS (http://www.defense.gouv.fr/operations/actualites/operation-chammal-premiere-mission-aerienne-de-nuit)
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(Oct 1) France decides to increase force strength dedicated to Iraq
OPERATION SHAMAL; will deploy additional 3-Rafale fighters, an
anti-aircraft warship, increase liaison officers within command structure (http://www.defense.gouv.fr/operations/actualites/operation-chammal-renforcement-du-dispositif-francais)
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MALI
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(Oct 2) Weekly Update; current force strength is 3000-French troops
and 8000-MINUSMA troops (http://www.defense.gouv.fr/operations/actualites/barkhane-point-de-situation-du-2-octobre)
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(Sept 28) Security efforts continue in Sahel-Sahara Strip, GTIA-Boissieu
returns to Chad via 7-Day road trip
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(Sept 25) French force UNICYP-Lisa transfer 4-Islamist rebels to Mali
authorities, were captured near Gao, and Timbuktu detatchment patrols near
Elaket
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(Sept 4-22) French force UNICYP-Lisa conducts recon patrol in N.
Niger, is studying feasibility of deploying outpost in Niger
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RUSSIA
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INDRA
2014
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RUSSIA
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(Oct 1) Russia will increase the number of
brigades armed with Iskander-M tactical SRBM missiles to seven by 2016 (http://en.ria.ru/russia/20141001/193496275/Russian-Army-to-Deploy-Three-More-Iskander-Missile-Brigades-by.html)
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(Oct 1) Russia will form a new Arctic Command,
dubbed “NORTH”, by 2017; will comprise of 2-Motorized Infantry Brigades,
one @ Murmansk, one @ Yamal-Nenets, to protects Russia’s Arctic interests (http://en.ria.ru/military_news/20141001/193496055/Russia-to-Form-Arctic-Command-North-Comprising-Two-Motorized.html)
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UKRAINE
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(Oct 2) Donetsk comes under artillery fire
(mortar, Grad) by Ukrainian forces, each side has accused the other of
violations, but OSCE observers state the cease fire is generally holding (http://en.ria.ru/military_news/20141002/193569526/Residential-Areas-in-Central-Donetsk-Under-Heavy-Artillery.html)
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UNITED
KINGDOM
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IRAQ
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(Oct 2) RAF Tornado’s provide air support to
Kurdish Peshmerga forces advancing on ISIS positions in N. Iraq (https://www.gov.uk/government/news/further-air-strikes-in-iraq)
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UNITED STATES
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AFRICOM
- LIBERIA
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CENTCOM
– AFGHANSTAN
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(Sept 30) US 7th Special Forces Group
(Airborne), 2nd Battalion – KIA @ Helmand Province (http://www.defense.gov/Releases/Release.aspx?ReleaseID=16965)
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CENTCOM
– IRAQ / SYRIA
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NO UPDATES
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EUCOM –
NATO
ESTONIA
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(Oct 4) US 1st Cavalry Division, 1st
Brigade armor and Strykers arrive in Tapa, Estonia for 3-month NATO
exercise (http://en.ria.ru/military_news/20141004/193633072/US-Armoured-Vehicles-to-Arrive-in-Estonia.html)
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