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WEEKLY NEWS & LOG UPDATE
Dec 07 – 13
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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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18th
ESCORT TASK FORCE
PLAN Changbaishan
(LPD)
PLAN Yuncheng
(Frigate)
PLAN Chaohu (Supply)
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LOCATION: Gulf of Aden
(Anti-Piracy Patrols / Commercial Shipping Escorts)
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(Dec 13) @ Gulf of Aden; Task Force conducts encounter drills with US
ships (People's Daily)
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(Dec 12) @ Gulf of Aden; Task Force conducts anti-piracy training
with USS Sterett, US destroyer from Vinson CSG (People's Daily)
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19th
ESCORT TASK FORCE
PLAN Linyi (Frigate)
PLAN Weifang
(Frigate)
PLAN Weishanhu
(Supply)
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LOCATION: En-Route to Gulf of
Aden (Anti-Piracy Patrols / 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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TASK FORCES
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CDG Carrier Battle Group
FS Charles de Gualle
(Carrier)
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11F: (12)
Rafale Marine
FS Chevalier Paul
(DDG)
FS Montcalm (DDG)
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LOCATION: <TRAINING>
Mediterranean Sea
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NO UPDATES
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Atlantic
Patrols
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<Forward-Deployed>
FS Dumont d’Urville
(LST)
FS Germinal (Frigate)
FS Ventose (Frigate)
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LOCATION: Based @ Martinique
Island, Caribbean Sea
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NO UPDATES
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<CORYMBE Patrol>
FS EV Jacoubet
(Frigate)
FS LV Lavalle
(Frigate)
FS Tonnere (Assault
Ship)
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LOCATION: Gulf of Guinea,
Atlantic Ocean
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NO UPDATES
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Med Patrol
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FS Cassard
(Destroyer)
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LOCATION: East Mediterranean
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NO UPDATES
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BLACK SEA PATROL
FS Dupuy de Lome (Intel)
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LOCATION: Black Sea
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NO UPDATES
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Indian Ocean
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<Forward-Deployed>
FS Floreal (Frigate)
FS Nivose (Frigate)
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LOCATION: Based @ Reunion
Island; Indian Ocean
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NO UPDATES
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<Op. CHAMMAL>
FS Jean Bart (Destroyer)
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LOCATION: <IRAQ-ISIS OPERATIONS>
Arabian Gulf; Indian Ocean
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(Dec 10) @
Arabian Gulf; French destroyer is visited by TF-50 Commander from US Navy
Vinson CSG (GOV.FR)
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(Dec 8) @
Arabian Gulf; UK frigate HMS Kent conducts logistics run for French
destroyer FS Jean Bart, retrieving a vital piece for the French Panther
helicopter (GOV.FR)
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<CMF-CTF-150>
FS Guepratte (Frigate)
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LOCATION: Indian Ocean
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(Dec 5) @ Red Sea; after escorting FS Siroco (Landing Ship), French
frigate transits the Suez Canal into the Red Sea and begins CTF-150 patrol
(GOV.FR)
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Pacific
Patrols
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<Forward-Deployed>
FS Prairial (Frigate)
FS Vendemiaire
(Frigate)
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LOCATION: Based @ New Caledonia
& Tahiti Island; Pacific Ocean
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NO UPDATES
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Other
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FS Mistral (Assault Ship)
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(Dec 9) @ Toulon; French assault ship begins maintenance period, is
renewing Marine Evacuation System, allowing for the rapid evacuation of the
ship during emergencies (GOV.FR)
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RUSSIA
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Task Forces
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MED.
TASK FORCE
RFS Vice Adm. Kulakov (DDG)
(3-5) U/I LSTs
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LOCATION: Mediterranean
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NO UPDATES, MAINTENANCE
PERIOD @ SYRIA
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SEVEROMORSK
Task Force
RFS Alex Ostrakovskiy
(LST)
RFS Severomorsk
(Destroyer)
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LOCATION: Atlantic
<TRAINING>
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NO UPDATES
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Other
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NO UPDATES
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UNITED
KINGDOM – ROYAL NAVY
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TASK FORCES
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COUGAR 2014
(Aug – Dec)
HMS Bulwark (LPD)
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Commander, 3 Commando
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40 Commando
FGS Schleswig-Holstein (FFG)
RFA Lyme Bay (LSD)
RFA Wave Ruler (Supply)
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LOCATION: Arabian Sea
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(Dec 12) @ Germany; German frigate FGS Schleswig-Holstein returns to
homeport at Wilhelmshaven following escorting the USNS Cape Ray in
destroying Syrian WMDs, and a 4-month COUGAR 2014 deployment escorting the
UK Royal Navy Task Force in the Mediterranean and Indian Ocean (marine.de)
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(Dec 10) @
Gibraltar; following a visit to Malta, HMS Bulwark and RFA Lyme Bay, with
40 Commando and 4 ASRM, conduct Exercise Sea Snake, a routine wader
exercise on the east beach of Gibraltar (MOD.UK)
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(Dec 8) @
Malta; HMS Bulwark visits Valetta (MOD.UK)
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HMS Ocean
Task Force
HMS Ocean (Assault Ship)
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LOCATION: <OST TRAINING>
Atlantic Ocean
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NO UPDATES
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Atlantic Patrol
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HMS Argyll (Frigate)
HMS Dragon (Destroyer)
HMS Iron Duke (Frigate)
HMS Protector (Ice Patrol)
HMS Severn (Patrol)
HMCS Athabaskan (Destroyer)
RFA Argus (Hospital)
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LOCATION: Atlantic and Caribbean
Sea
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(Dec 11) @ Chile; HMS Dragon and Chilean frigate CNS Almirante
Cochrane visits site of 1914 Battle of Coronel, paying tribute over the
wrecks of the HMS Good Hope and Monmouth; heads of the UK, Canadian, German
and Chilean navies attend service (MOD.UK)
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(Dec 8) @ Caribbean; HMS Argyll heads home following seizure of
fourth drug boat with 1,900kg of cocaine (MOD.UK)
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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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NO UPDATES
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Indian Ocean Patrol
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HMS Defender (Destroyer)
HMS Kent (Frigate)
RFA Cardigan Bay (LSD)
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(Dec12) @ UK; HMS Defender returns home at Portsmouth following
6-month deployment to Arabian Gulf, escorting Bush and Vinson CSGs (MOD.UK)
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(Dec 12) @ Arabian Gulf; HMS Kent begins escort duties with USS
Vinson CSG (MOD.UK)
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(Dec 8) @ Arabian Gulf; UK frigate HMS
Kent conducts logistics run for French destroyer FS Jean Bart, retrieving a
vital piece for the French Panther helicopter (MOD.FR)
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<CMF-CTF-150>
HMAS Toowoomba (FFH-156)
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NO UPDATES
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PACIFIC
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<Operation
RESOLUTE>
HMAS Tobruk (LST-Heavy)
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(Dec 11) @ Australia; Australian landing ship HMAS Tobruk returns
home to Sydney following 5-month Operation Resolute deployment to the
Pacific, visiting various SE Asian ports (GOV.AU)
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Other
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HMS Richmond (Frigate)
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(Dec 12) @
English Channel; UK frigate conducts missile test, firing two Seawolf
missiles to shot down two fast sea skimming targets (includes video) (MOD.UK)
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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: <IRAQ OPERATIONS> 5th
Fleet, Arabian Gulf
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(Dec 11) @ Gulf of Aden; US destroyer USS Sterett conducts
counter-piracy exercises with Chinese 18th ETF frigate and supply ship (USN)
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USS Theodore Roosevelt (CSG-12)
Commander, CSG-12
Commander, DESRON-2
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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NO
UPDATES
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Amphibious Ready Groups
&
Command
Ships
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5th FLEET SEA BASE
USS Ponce (AFSB[I]-15, Sea
Base)
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LOCATION:
Arabian Gulf (Forward – Deployed)
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(Dec 10) @ Arabian Gulf; ONR officials at Arlington announce the
successful deployment and operation of the LaWS laser system onboard the
USS Ponce, hitting targets at sea (speeding boat, Scan Eagle UAV, etc…);
sailors report the weapon operated flawlessly in adverse weather, high
humidity, winds and heat, exceeding expectations for reliability and
maintainability (USN)
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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 (Spring, 2015)
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(Dec 10) @ Los Angeles; Marines from the 15th MEU train at
Dodger Stadium, conducting a simulated raid to capture a high-value target
using MV-22 Ospreys operating from Ft. Hunter Liggett, 150 miles away; The
Essex ARG is training to deploy in Spring, 2015 (USMC)
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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: Atlantic Ocean (Future
Deployment)
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(Dec 11) @ Mayport; IJ-ARG deploys to Mediterranean and CENTCOM for
7-months, will embark 24th MEU (First Coast News)
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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;
Arabian Gulf
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(Dec 9) @
Arabian Gulf; MI-ARG and its marines are placed on high alert following the
release of the CIA Torture report, in the event American interests need to
be protected (KPBS)
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USS Peleliu ARG
(PEL-ESG)
Commander, ESG-7
Commander, PHIBRON-11
USS Peleliu (LHA-5)
31st MEU (USMC-Assault
Battalion)
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LOCATION: 7th
Fleet, Pacific Ocean
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(Dec 7) @ Pacific; Sailors onboard USS Peleliu gather for Remembrance
Day ceremony, commemorating the attack on Pearl Harbor (USN)
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Other
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New Small Surface Combatant Class (FFG-X)
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(Dec 11) US DEFSEC directs the Navy to move forward with developing
the new SSC based on modified LCS hull designs; the new SSC will replace
the retiring OH Perry frigates as multi-mission escorts (SUW, ASW), and
will be armed with LCS Flight 0+ baseline 57mm gun and SeaRAM missiles, and
add OTH anti-ship missiles, upgraded AD systems, Advanced ECM, decoys,
towed array, 2x25mm guns, and an armed helicopter; mission mods may include
Longbow SUW missiles, 2x30mm Mk46 guns, 2x11M-RHIBs, variable depth sonar;
Passive measures will be improved to prevent damage, including
ship-signature mine protection and vital systems hardening (USN)
USS America (LHA-6, Assault Ship)
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(Dec 9) @ San Diego; Former MLB stars visit sailors onboard USS
America (USN)
USS Ft Worth (LCS-3, Littoral Combat Ship)
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(Dec 11) @ Guam; US LCS on maiden 16-month deployment stops at Apra
Harbor for refueling (USN)
USS Norfolk (Attack Submarine)
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(Dec 11) @ Norfolk; US Los Angeles Class Attack Submarine is
decommissioned following 31 years of service (USN)
USS Shiloh (Cruiser)
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(Dec 12) @ Japan; US cruiser is awarded 2014 7th Fleet
Missile Defender of the year (USN)
USS Vandergrift (Frigate)
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(Dec 12) @ San Diego; US frigate returns home from SOUTHCOM
deployment, participating in Operation Martillo anti-drug patrols in
Pacific and Caribbean, will be decommissioned following 30-years of service
(USN)
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OTHER REGIONAL POWERS / ORGANIZATIONS
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EU
Naval
Task Forces
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EUNAVFOR
“OPERATION
ATALANTA”
(CTF-465)
FGS
Lubeck (Frigate)
HNLMS
Van Speijk (Frigate)
HS
Psara (Frigate)
ITS
Andrea Doria (Destroyer)[FLAG]
SPS Navarra (Frigate)
SPS
Rayo (Ocean Patrol Ship)
TCG
Gelibolu (Frigate)
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LOCATION: Indian Ocean
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(Dec 11) @ Indian Ocean; Spanish frigate SPS Navarra concludes Operation
ATALANTA patrol, is replaced by Ocean Patrol Ship SPS Rayo (armada.mde.es)
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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: Arabian Sea
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(Dec 12) @
Indian Ocean; HDMS Esbern Snare concludes command of Operation Ocean Shield
(NATO)
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NATO – SNMG-2
HMCS Toronto (Frigate)
TCG Kemalreis (Frigate)
USS Leyte Gulf (Cruiser)
USS Vicksburg (Cruiser)
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LOCATION: Mediterranean
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NO UPDATES
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NATO – SNMG-2
(Unit-2)
SPS Alm. Juan de Borbon
(Frigate)
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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: English Channel
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NO UPDATES
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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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NO UPDATES
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UN
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CMF
Task Force
(CTF-150)
(UNSC-1368,
1373)
FS Guepratte (Frigate)
HMAS
Toowoomba (FFH-156)
RFA Fort Austin (Supply)
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LOCATION: Indian Ocean
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(Dec 5) @ Red Sea; after escorting FS Siroco (Landing Ship), French
frigate transits the Suez Canal into the Red Sea and begins CTF-150 patrol
(GOV.FR)
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CMF
Task Force
(CTF-151)
JS
Takanami (Destroyer)
ROKS Munmu The Great
(Destroyer)
TCG Gemlik
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LOCATION: Gulf of Aden & Arabian
Sea
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NO UPDATES
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Other
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INDIA
INS
Deepak (Supply Ship)
INS
Sukanya (Patrol Ship)
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(Dec 7) @
Maldives; Following a fire at a desal plant at Male, Indian Navy ships INS
Sukanya and INS Deepak respond, delivering tons of water supplies and
remaining in port allowing their onboard desal systems to produce fresh
water until the Male desal plant is repaired ()
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AIR-GROUND OPERATIONS
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CHINA
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NO UPDATES
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FRANCE
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Op. Sangaris:
CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC
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NO UPDATES
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Op. Chammal:
IRAQ
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NO UPDATES
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Op. BAL:
MALI-NIGER-CHAD
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(Dec 10-11) @
Mali; French forces ambush Islamic group, killing founder of the Mujao,
Emir of Al Mourabitoune in Mali, and several fighters (GOV.FR)
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RUSSIA
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RUSSIA
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(Dec 9) @
Baltic Sea; NATO fighters intercept Russian 6-strategic bombers (4xTU-95
Bear, 2xTU-22M Backfire) by Portuguese F-16s (Defense News)
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UKRAINE
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NO UPDATES
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UNITED
KINGDOM
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IRAQ
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NO UPDATES
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UNITED STATES
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AFGHANISTAN
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NO UPDATES
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YEMEN
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NO UPDATES
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