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WEEKLY NEWS & LOG UPDATE
Jan 04 – Jan 10
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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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(Jan 12-16) @ UK; 18th Escort visit Portsmouth, will visit
Kiel, Germany next (MOD.UK)
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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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(Jan 7)
French carrier is preparing to deploy to Indian Ocean, may assist in fight
against ISIS, as reported by French maritime news site Mer et Marine (USNI)
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(Jan 7)
Thales wins contract to upgrade the air defense fire control systems
onboard carrier during next maintenance period in 2018 (UPI)
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Atlantic
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FS La Motte-Picquet
(DDG)
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(Oct 30 – Dec 2) @ Arctic Sea; French destroyer FS La Motte-Picquet
conducts arctic patrol and joint exercises with Norway (GOV.FR)
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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 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
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FS AV Cmdnt Ducuing (FFG)
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(Jan 8) @
East Mediterranean; French frigate FS Ducuing conucts joint exercises with
US destroyer USS Cole, has been patrolling in Mediterranean since Dec 11 (GOV.FR)
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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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NO UPDATES
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<CMF-CTF-152>
FS Guepratte (Frigate)
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LOCATION: Indian Ocean
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(Jan 4) @
Arabian Gulf; French frigate FS
Guepratte departs UAE, will integrate into TF-152 in Arabian Gulf, then
head into Indian Ocean to join TF-150 (GOV.FR)
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Pacific
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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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NO UPDATES
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RUSSIA
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Task Forces
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MED.
TASK FORCE
RFS Yaroslav Mudry (Frigate)
(3-5) U/I LSTs
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LOCATION: Mediterranean
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NO UPDATES
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MOSKVA
Task Force
RFS Cola (Tanker)
RFS Moskva (Cruiser)
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LOCATION: Indian Ocean
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NO UPDATES
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SEVEROMORSK
Task Force
RFS Dubna (Tanker)
RFS Severomorsk (Destroyer)
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LOCATION: Horn of Africa <Anti-Piracy
Patrol>
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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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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 Clyde (Patrol)
HMS Dragon (Destroyer)
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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NO UPDATES
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Med Patrol
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NO UPDATES
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<SNMG-2>
HMCS Fredericton (Frigate)
HMCS Toronto (Frigate)
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(Jan 6) @
Portugal; HMCS Fredericton replaces HMCS Toronto during visit to Lisbon,
joins NATO-SNMG-2 patrol in Mediterranean (GC.CA)
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Indian Ocean Patrol
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HMS Dauntless
(Destroyer)
HMS Enterprise
(Survey)
HMS Kent (Frigate)
HMAS Success (Supply)
RFA Cardigan Bay (LSD)
RFA Fort Austin (Supply)
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(Jan 2) @ Gulf of Aden; HMAS Success resupplies Spanish patrol ship
SPS Rayo off coast of Djibouti, continues anti-piracy patrol (GOV.AU)
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Other
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NO UPDATES
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UNITED STATES
NAVY
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Carrier Strike Groups
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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)
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Commander, CSG-1
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Commander,
DESRON – 1
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Carrier
Air Wing – 17
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LOCATION: <IRAQ OPERATIONS> 5th
Fleet, Arabian Gulf
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(Jan 1) @ Oman; USS Dewey visits Muscat, sailors participate in
“Mystic” tours of sights of the city (USN)
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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)
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Commander,
CSG-12
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Commander,
DESRON-2
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Carrier Air
Wing – 1
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LOCATION: <TRAINING> Atlantic @ Norfolk (2015
Deployment)
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(Jan
8) @ Norfolk; CSG-12 departs for COMPTUEX training, conducted by CSG-4
command staff, in preparation for future deployment (USN)
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(Jan 7) @ Atlantic; US destroyer USS McFaul
joins TRCSG-12 for COMPTUEX training (USN)
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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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NO UPDATES
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USS Essex ARG
USS Essex (LHD-2)
USS Anchorage (LPD-23)
USS Rushmore (LSD-47)
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15th
MEU
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LOCATION: <TRAINING> Pacific
@ San Diego (Spring, 2015)
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NO UPDATES
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USS Iwo Jima ARG
USS Iwo Jima (LHD-7)
USS New York (LPD-21)
USS Fort McHenry (LSD-43)
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24th
MEU
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LOCATION: Atlantic Ocean (CENTCOM
Deployment)
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(Jan 4) @
Israel; USS New York hosts US Ambassador to Israel and distinguished
members of the IDF during port visit (USN)
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USS Makin Island ARG
USS Makin Island (LHD-8)
USS San Diego (LPD-22)
USS Comstock (LSD-45)
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Commander,
PHIBRON-5
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11th
MEU
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LOCATION: <IRAQ OPERATIONS> 5th Fleet;
Arabian Gulf
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(Jan 5) @ Oman; USS Makin Island concludes a 7-day visit to Duqm,
Oman (USN)
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Other
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USS Fort Worth (Littoral Combat Ship)
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(Jan 9) @ Java Sea; US Littoral Ship and US Destroyer USS Sampson
continues effort to search for Air
Asia flight QZ8501 with an 8-member team from Mobile Diving and Salvage
Unit-1 (MDSU-1) and advanced Tow Fish scan sonar providing high resolution
images of ocean floor (USN)
USS Leyte Gulf (Cruiser)
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(Jan 7) @ Norfolk; US cruiser returns home from 6-month NATO-SNMG-2
deployment to Atlantic and Mediterranean (USN)
USS Nimitz (Carrier)
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(Jan 7) @ Everett, WA; US carrier delays homeport change to NB
Bremerton for PIA maintenance (USN)
USNS Spearhead (Joint High-Speed Vessel)
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(Jan 6) @ Spain; USNS Spearhead arrives at Rota NB, is currently
deployed to 6th Fleet to support Africa Partnership Station to
west Africa (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
Rayo (Ocean Patrol Ship)
TCG
Gelibolu (Frigate)
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LOCATION: Indian Ocean
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(Jan 8) @ Seychelles; Italian destroyer and flagship ITS Andrea Doria
conducts counter-piracy exercises with Seychelles Coast Guard, AF an Police
(marinelink.com)
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(Jan 2) @ Gulf of Aden; HMAS Success resupplies Spanish patrol ship
SPS Rayo off coast of Djibouti, continues anti-piracy patrol (GOV.AU)
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NATO
Naval
Task Forces
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OPERATION
OCEAN SHIELD
(CTF-508)
NONE
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LOCATION: Arabian Sea
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NO UPDATES
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NATO – SNMG-2
FGS Spessart (Supply)
HMCS Fredericton (Frigate)
TCG Kemalreis (Frigate)
USS Vicksburg (Cruiser)
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LOCATION: Mediterranean
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(Jan 8) @ Germany; German supply ship FGS Spessart departs Kiel to
join NATO-SNMG-2 in Mediterranean (marine.de)
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(Jan 6) @
Portugal; HMCS Fredericton replaces HMCS Toronto during visit to Lisbon,
joins NATO-SNMG-2 patrol in Mediterranean (GC.CA)
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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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UN
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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)
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LOCATION: Indian Ocean
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(Jan 2) @ Gulf of Aden; HMAS Success resupplies Spanish patrol ship
SPS Rayo off coast of Djibouti, continues anti-piracy patrol (GOV.AU)
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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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ITALY
ITS Cavour (Carrier)
ITS Maestrale (Frigate)
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(Jan 9) @ Italy; Italian carrier ITS Cavour stops at Trieste for
minor maintenance work in Dock No. 4 at St. Mark’s Arsenal (DIFESA)
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(Jan 9) @ Mediterranean; Italian frigate conducts SAR to rescue
migrants on boats at sea with merchant ship Libra, Bourbon Argos and 2-tugs
Ace and 24 G about 105 miles south of Lampedusa (DIFESA)
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AIR-GROUND OPERATIONS
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CHINA
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TAIWAN
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(Jan 9) China
doubles it’s amphibious infantry for potential invasion of Taiwan (IB Times)
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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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NO UPDATES
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RUSSIA
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NO UPDATES
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FALKLAND ISLANDS
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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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CENTCOM:
IRAQ /
SYRIA
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NO UPDATES
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EUCOM:
UK
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·
(Jan 8)
US-DOD announces 2 US F-35 fighter squadrons will be based at RAF
Lakenheath AFB (GOV.UK)
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