Monday, January 26, 2015

Jan 18-24 Weekly News & Log Updates


WEEKLY NEWS & LOG UPDATE
Jan 18 – Jan 24
 
NAVAL & MARINE OPERATIONS
 
CHINA
Peoples Liberation Army – Navy
Task Forces
18th ESCORT TASK FORCE
PLAN Changbaishan (LPD)
PLAN Yuncheng (Frigate)
PLAN Chaohu (Supply)
LOCATION: Atlantic (Returning Home; Touring Region)
·         NO UPDATES
19th ESCORT TASK FORCE
PLAN Linyi (Frigate)
PLAN Weifang (Frigate)
PLAN Weishanhu (Supply)
LOCATION: Indian Ocean (Anti-Piracy Patrols / Shipping Escorts)
·          NO UPDATES
Other
PLAN Tanggula Shan (Type-071 Amphibious Ship)
·         (Jan 22) @ China; China’s 4th Type-071 LPD Assault Ship was launched at Shanghai by Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding, plans to build a total of six, making it the second most powerful amphibious force, second only to USA (wantchinatimes.com)
 
FRANCE
TASK FORCES
CDG Carrier Battle Group
FS Charles de Gaulle (Carrier)
·         11F: (12) Rafale Marine
FS Chevalier Paul (DDG)
FS Montcalm (DDG)
LOCATION: <TRAINING> Mediterranean Sea
·          NO UPDATES
 
Atlantic
 
FS La Motte-Picquet (DDG)
·         NO UPDATES
<Forward-Deployed>
FS Dumont d’Urville (LST)
FS Germinal (Frigate)
FS Ventose (Frigate)
LOCATION: Based @ Martinique Island, Caribbean Sea
·         NO UPDATES
<CORYMBE Patrol>
FS AV Lavalle (Frigate)
FS Tonnere (Assault Ship)
LOCATION: Gulf of Guinea, Atlantic Ocean
·          (Jan 20) @ Cameroon; FS AV Lavallee conducts tactical exercises with Cameroon naval patrol (gov.fr)
·         (Jan 11-13) @ Gabon; FS Tonnerre participates in amphibious exercise OPERATION THUNDER 2015 with French forces in Gabon and Gabonese military (GOV.FR)
Med
FS AV Cmdnt Ducuing (FFG)
·         NO UPDATES
BLACK SEA PATROL
FS Dupuy de Lome (Intel)
LOCATION: Black Sea
·         NO UPDATES
Indian Ocean
 
<Forward-Deployed>
FS Floreal (Frigate)
FS Nivose (Frigate)
LOCATION: Based @ Reunion Island; Indian Ocean
·         NO UPDATES
<Op. CHAMMAL>
FS Jean Bart (Destroyer)
LOCATION: <IRAQ-ISIS OPERATIONS> Arabian Gulf; Indian Ocean
·         NO UPDATES
<CMF-CTF-152>
FS Guepratte (Frigate)
LOCATION: Indian Ocean
·         NO UPDATES
Pacific
<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 Yaroslav Mudry (Frigate)
(3-5) U/I LSTs
LOCATION: Mediterranean
·         NO UPDATES
MOSKVA Task Force
RFS Cola (Tanker)
RFS Moskva (Cruiser)
LOCATION: Indian Ocean
·         NO UPDATES
SEVEROMORSK Task Force
RFS Dubna (Tanker)
RFS Severomorsk (Destroyer)
LOCATION: Horn of Africa <Anti-Piracy Patrol>
·         NO UPDATES
Other
 NO UPDATES
 
UNITED KINGDOM – ROYAL NAVY
TASK FORCES
HMS Ocean Task Force
HMS Ocean (Assault Ship)
LOCATION: <OST TRAINING> Atlantic Ocean
·         NO UPDATES
Atlantic Patrol
HMS Clyde (Patrol)
HMS Dragon (Destroyer)
HMS Protector (Ice Patrol)
HMS Severn (Patrol)
HMCS Athabaskan (Destroyer)
RFA Argus (Hospital)
LOCATION: Atlantic and Caribbean Sea
·         NO UPDATES
Med Patrol
HMS Enterprise (Survey)
·         (Jan 21) @ Mediterranean; HMS Enterprise is currently conducting underwater survey operations off North Africa, maps two underwater mountains that pose threat to local shipping (MOD.UK)
<SNMG-2>
HMCS Fredericton (Frigate)
·         NO UPDATES
Indian Ocean Patrol
HMS Dauntless (Destroyer)
HMS Kent (Frigate)
HMAS Success (Supply)
RFA Cardigan Bay (LSD)
RFA Fort Austin (Supply)
 
·         NO UPDATES
Other
·         NO UPPDATES
    
UNITED STATES NAVY
Carrier Strike Groups
USS Carl Vinson (CSG-1)
USS Carl Vinson (CVN-70)
USS Bunker Hill (CG-52)
USS Gridley (DDG-101)
USS Sterett (DDG-104)
USS Dewey (DDG-105)
·         Commander, CSG-1
·         Commander, DESRON – 1
·         Carrier Air Wing – 17
LOCATION: <IRAQ OPERATIONS> 5th Fleet, Arabian Gulf
·         NO UPDATES
USS Theodore Roosevelt  
(TRCSG-12)
USS T. Roosevelt (CVN-71)
USS Normandy (CG-60)
USS Farragut (DDG-99)
USS Forrest Sherman (DDG-98)
USS Winston Churchill (DDG-81)
·         Commander, CSG-12
·         Commander, DESRON-2
·         Carrier Air Wing – 1
LOCATION: <TRAINING> Atlantic @ Norfolk (2015 Deployment)
·         NO UPDATES
 
 
Amphibious Ready Groups
 
&
 
Command
Ships
5th FLEET SEA BASE
USS Ponce (AFSB[I]-15, Sea Base)
LOCATION: Arabian Gulf (Forward – Deployed)
·         NO UPDATES
USS Essex ARG
USS Essex (LHD-2)
USS Anchorage (LPD-23)
USS Rushmore (LSD-47)
·         15th MEU
LOCATION: <TRAINING> Pacific @ San Diego (Spring, 2015)
·         NO UPDATES
USS Iwo Jima ARG
USS Iwo Jima (LHD-7)
USS New York (LPD-21)
USS Fort McHenry (LSD-43)
·         24th MEU
LOCATION: Red Sea (CENTCOM Deployment)
·         (Jan 22) @ Red Sea; USS Iwo Jima and Fort McHenry move into Red Sea, readying for action in Yemen if needed in response to crisis; Shiite rebels shelled the presidential residence on Tuesday in what the president calls a coup attempt (military.com)
USS Makin Island ARG
USS Makin Island (LHD-8)
USS San Diego (LPD-22)
USS Comstock (LSD-45)
·         Commander, PHIBRON-5
·         11th MEU
LOCATION: <RETURNING> 7th Fleet; Pacific
·         (Jan 22) @ Malaysia; USS Comstock visits Sepanggar, is returning home (USN)
Other
·         NO UPDATES
 
OTHER REGIONAL POWERS / ORGANIZATIONS
EU
Naval
Task Forces
EUNAVFOR
“OPERATION ATALANTA”
(CTF-465)
FGS Lubeck (Frigate)
HNLMS Van Speijk (Frigate)
HS Psara (Frigate)
ITS Andrea Doria (Destroyer)[FLAG]
SPS Rayo (Ocean Patrol Ship)
TCG Gelibolu (Frigate)
LOCATION: Indian Ocean
·         NO UPDATES
NATO
Naval
Task Forces
OPERATION OCEAN SHIELD
(CTF-508)
NONE
LOCATION: Arabian Sea
·         NO UPDATES
NATO – SNMG-2
FGS Spessart (Supply)
HMCS Fredericton (Frigate)
TCG Turgutreis (Frigate)
USS Vicksburg (Cruiser) <FLAG>
LOCATION: Mediterranean
·         NO UPDATES
NATO – SNMG-2
(Unit-2)
SPS Alm. Juan de Borbon (Frigate)
LOCATION: Black Sea & Mediterranean Patrol
·         NO UPDATES
UN
CMF Task Force
(CTF-150)
(UNSC-1368, 1373)
Commander, Royal Canadian Navy
FS Guepratte (Frigate)
HMAS Success (Supply)
HMS Kent (Frigate)
RFA Fort Austin (Supply)
LOCATION: Indian Ocean
·         NO UPDATES
CMF Task Force
(CTF-151)
JS Takanami (Destroyer)
ROKS Dae Jo Yeong (Destroyer)
TCG Gemlik
LOCATION: Gulf of Aden & Arabian Sea
·         NO UPDATES
Other
 
·         NO UPDATES
 
 
AIR-GROUND OPERATIONS
 
CHINA
 
·         NO UPDATES
FRANCE
 
Op. Sangaris:
CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC
·         NO UPDATES
 
Op. Chammal:
IRAQ
·         NO UPDATES
Op. BAL:
MALI-NIGER-CHAD
·         NO UPDATES
Op. Unicorn:
IVORY COAST
·         (Jan 21) @ Ivory Coast; Operation Unicorn ends, French forces deployed in 2002 due to security and political crisis, French troops numbered 5,000 in 2004 during the height if the crisis, will be scaled down but not removed, will change to FFCI (French Forces in Ivory Coast), forming a strategic and logistical hub, and rapid reaction force for deployment throughout the sub region (GOV.FR)
RUSSIA
UKRAINE
·         (Jan 24) Ukrainian rebels launched offensive on Army positions at strategic port city of Mariupol, killing 30 in GRAD rocket barrage, US and EU condemn attack as further escalation by Russia; US SECSTATE says Russia recently aided rebels with advanced weapons, artillery, tanks, etc.; Ukraine says 9,000 Russian troops are assisting rebels (Reuters.com)
UNITED KINGDOM
 
·         NO UPDATES
UNITED STATES
EUCOM: UKRAINE
·         (Jan 23) DOD announces plan to deploy troops to Ukraine to train Ukrainian Army National Guard units near Lvov (military.com)