Monday, October 5, 2015

Sept 27 - Oct 3 Weekly News & Log Updates


 

WEEKLY NEWS & LOG UPDATE
Sept 27 – Oct 03
 
NAVAL & MARINE OPERATIONS
 
CHINA
Peoples Liberation Army – Navy
Task Forces
PLAN Liaoning CSG
PLAN Liaoning (Carrier)
PLAN U/I Destroyer
J-15 Fighters
Z-18F Anti-Sub Helicopters
Z-18J AEW Helicopters
 
STATUS: Mediterranean Sea
<SYRIA OPERATIONS>
·         NO UPDATES
20th ESCORT TASK FORCE
PLAN Jinan (Destroyer)
PLAN Yiyang (Frigate)
PLAN Qiandaohu (Supply)
STATUS: Mediterranean Sea
·          NO UPDATES
21st ESCORT TASK FORCE
PLAN Liuzhou (Frigate)
PLAN Sanya (Frigate)
PLAN Qianghaihu (Supply)
STATUS: Indian Ocean (Anti-Piracy & Shipping Escort Patrols)
·          NO UPDATES
PEACE & FREEDOM 2015
Task Force
PLAN Peace Ark (Hospital)
PLAN U/I (Destroyer)
PLAN U/I (Frigate)
STATUS: Pacific Ocean (Exercise w/ Malaysia)
·         NO UPDATES
Zhenghe Training Cruise
PLAN Zhenghe (Training Frigate)
STATUS: Pacific Ocean (PLAN Officer Training Cruise)
·         NO UPDATES
Other
·         NO UPDATES
    
FRANCE
Atlantic
<CARIBBEAN Patrol>
FS Ventose (Frigate)
<CORYMBE Patrol>
FS Germinal (Frigate)
<BALTIC Patrol>
FS Cmdt Blaison (Frigate)
·         (Sep 25) @ Latvia; FS Cmdt Blaison visits Riga for 3-days following 10-days of patrols in Danish and Swedish straits during NORTHERN COAST, Blaison returned to sea Sep 28 en-route to homeport Brest, FR (http://www.defense.gouv.fr/marine/actu-marine/le-patrouilleur-de-haute-mer-en-lettonie)
·          
Med
<Med Refugee Patrol>
FS Cmdt Bouan (Frigate)
·         NO UPDATES
Indian Ocean
FS Cassard (Destroyer)
FS Floreal (Frigate)
FS Var (Tanker)
·         (Sep 24) @ Arabian Gulf; French air-defense destroyer FS Cassard transits the Straits of Hormuz and joins the USS Roosevelt CSG-12 after assisting CTF-150 piracy patrols (http://www.defense.gouv.fr/marine/actu-marine/chammal-la-faa-cassard-rejoint-les-forces-francaises-engagees-au-levant)
·         (Sep 14) @ S. Africa; French patrol frigate FS Floreal departs Reunion island (Sep 9), arrives at Richards Bay, S. Africa to participate in joint exercise OXIDE 15 (http://www.defense.gouv.fr/ema/forces-prepositionnees/la-reunion-mayotte/actualites/fazsoi-participation-du-floreal-a-l-exercice-oxide-15)
Pacific
<PACIFIC PATROL>
FS Vendemiaire (Frigate)
 
·         (Sep 21) @ New Caledonia; French patrol frigate FS Vendemiaire departs Noumea for SE Asia patrol (http://www.defense.gouv.fr/marine/actu-marine/depart-en-mission-du-vendemiaire)
Other
FS Dixmude (LHD-Assault Ship)
·         (Sep 28) CSIO/10-S holds final conference onboard the assault ship FS Dixmude concerning the interoperability of French forces with American V-22 Ospreys, if approved, the French plan to support and operationally use the V-22; CEPA plans to conduct tests aboard French carrier FS Charles de Gaulle in near future (http://www.defense.gouv.fr/marine/actu-marine/ouverture-du-domaine-d-interoperabilite-du-bpc-avec-le-v22)
FS Nivose (Frigate)
·         (Sep 28) @ Reunion Island; French patrol frigate returns to homeport for sea trials following 9-months in maintenance due to major fire at sea one year ago (http://www.defense.gouv.fr/marine/actu-marine/retour-du-nivose-a-la-reunion)
    
RUSSIA
Task Forces
MED. TASK FORCE
RFS Epron (Rescue)
RFS Moskva (Cruiser)
RFS Saratov (LST)
RFS Smetlivy (Destroyer)
RFS SSV-201 (Intel)
2-4 LSTs
5-Warships
3-Supply Ships
LOCATION: Mediterranean
·         NO UPDATES
Other
·         NO UPDATES
    
UNITED KINGDOM – ROYAL NAVY
TASK FORCES
JOINT WARRIOR
NATO 30-warships, 12-nations
SPS Alm. Juan de Borbon
 
STATUS: North Sea (NATO Joint Exercise)
·          (Oct 3) @ UK; HM Prince of Wales visits HM NB Clyde at the start of major NATO exercise JOINT WARRIOR (http://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/news-and-latest-activity/news/2015/october/03/151003-joint-warrior-pow)
·         (Sep 28) @ Spain; Spanish F-100 class frigate departs to join NATO exercise JOINT WARRIOR off UK (http://www.armada.mde.es)
COUGAR 15
HMS Bulwark (LPD)
HMS Ocean (Assault Ship)
45 Commando
·          
STATUS: Atlantic Ocean
·         (Oct 3) @ UK; HMS Bulwark and Ocean depart for COUGAR 15 deployment to Mediterranean, prep for 1st exercise TRIDENT JUNCTURE off Spain in Atlantic (http://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/news-and-latest-activity/news/2015/october/01/151001-cougar-15)
·         (Sep 29) @ UK; HMS Ocean departs, onloading equipment in preparation for Ex TRIDENT JUNTURE (http://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/news-and-latest-activity/news/2015/september/29/150929-ocean-sails)
Atlantic Patrol
HMS Iron Duke (Frigate)
HMS Lancaster (Frigate)
RFA Gold Rover (Tanker)
RFA Lyme Bay (LSD)
·         NO UPDATES
Med Patrol
HMS Enterprise (Survey)
·         NO UPDATES
Indian Ocean Patrol
HMS Duncan (Destroyer)
HMS Richmond (Frigate)
RFA Fort Victoria (Fleet Tanker)
·         (Oct 1) @ Arabian Gulf; UK destroyer HMS Duncan renders medical aid to injured sailor on dhow OLI-1 (http://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/news-and-latest-activity/news/2015/october/01/151001-duncan-helps-injured-fisherman)
Other
HMS Queen Elizabeth (Carrier)
·         (Sep 28) @ Portsmouth; UK Carrier Strike group forms, Lt Col Kelly becomes 1st strike commander for UK’s newest carrier (http://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/news-and-latest-activity/news/2015/september/28/1150928-ukcsg-takes-shape-for-hms-queen-elizabeth)
    
UNITED STATES NAVY
Carrier Strike Groups
USS Theodore Roosevelt  
(TRCSG-12)
CVN-71 – USS T. Roosevelt
CG-60 – USS Normandy
DDG-81 – USS W. Churchill
DDG-98 – USS Forrest Sherman
DDG-99 – USS Farragut
STATUS: Arabian Gulf (CENTCOM DEPLOYMENT)
<OIR STRIKE OPERATIONS>
·         NO UPDATES
USS George Washington CSG-9
Commander, CSG – 9
CVN-73 – USS G. Washington
DDG-74 – USS McFaul
DDG-90 – USS Chafee
T-AO-198 – USNS Big Horn
T-AO-200 – USNS Guadalupe
Ø  CVW – 2
STATUS: Pacific Ocean, 4th Fleet
<HOMEPORT TRANSFER CRUISE>
<SOUTHERN SEAS 2015 / UNITAS>
·         NO UPDATES
USS Harry S. Truman CSG-4
Commander, CSG – 4
Commander, DESRON – 28
CVN-75 – USS Harry S Truman
CG-68 – USS Anzio 
DDG-61 – USS Ramage
DDG-66 – USS Gonzalez
DDG-84 – USS Bulkney
DDG-107 – USS Gravely
Ø  CVW – 7
STATUS: Atlantic Ocean, 2nd Fleet (Training)
<COMPTUEX>
·         (Sep 30) @ Atlantic; Truman CSG completes COMPTUEX, planning to deploy later this year (http://www.navy.mil/submit/display.asp?story_id=91327)
USS Eisenhower CSG-10
Commander, CSG – 10
CVN-69 – USS D. Eisenhower
Ø  CVW – 3
STATUS: Atlantic Ocean, 2nd Fleet (Training)
<CERTIFICATIONS>
·         NO UPDATES
USS Ronald Reagan  
CVN-76 – USS Ronald Reagan
Ø  CVW-5
STATUS: Pacific Ocean, 7th Fleet, (Forward-Deployed)
<HOMEPORT TRANSFER CRUISE>
·         (Oct 1) @ Japan; US carrier arrives at new homeport Yokosuka (http://www.navy.mil/submit/display.asp?story_id=91331)
·         (Se 23-24) @ Guam; Reagan CSG conducts air defense exercises (ADEX) at Guam training ranges (http://www.navy.mil/submit/display.asp?story_id=91262)
Amphibious Ready Groups
 
&
 
Command
Ships
USS Essex ARG
LHD-2 – USS Essex
LPD-23 – USS Anchorage
LSD-47 – USS Rushmore
Ø  15th MEU
STATUS:  Arabian Gulf (CENTCOM Deployment)
<OIR STRIKE OPERATIONS>
·         NO UPDATES
USS Kearsarge ARG
LHD-3 – USS Kearsarge
LPD-24 – USS Arlington
LSD-51 – USS Oak Hill
Ø  26th MEU
STATUS:  Atlantic (Training)
<COMPTUEX>
·         NO UPDATES
USS Wasp ARG
LHD-1 – USS Wasp
STATUS:  Atlantic (Training)
·         NO UPDATES
TASK
FORCES
 
CARAT-BANGLADESH
Commander, DESRON-7
LCS-3 – USS Fort Worth
T-ARS-50 – USNS Safeguard 
STATUS:  Indian Ocean (Multinational Training Outreach)
·         (Sep 30) @ Singapore; 5th Annual CARAT-Bangladesh begins at NB Issa Khan (http://www.navy.mil/submit/display.asp?story_id=91309)
SOUTHERN PARTNERSHIP 2015
JHSV-1 – USNS Spearhead
 
 
STATUS:  Caribbean (Multinational Training Outreach)
·         NO UPDATES
Other
·         NO UPDATES
    
MAJOR REGIONAL NAVAL ACTIVITIES
EU
OPERATION ATALANTA
Commander, Spain
Flagship: SPS Galicia (LPD) 
STATUS: INDIAN OCEAN <ACTIVE>
·         (Sep 30) @ Indian Ocean; Spanish landing ship conducts training with Somalian “Galmadug” Coast Guard (http://www.armada.mde.es)
NATO
 
SNMG-1
Commander, Portugal
Flagship: NRP D.F. De Almeida
STATUS: North Sea <ACTIVE>
·         (Sep 29) @ Germany; SNMG-1 and SNMCMG-1 complete NATO exercise NORTHERN COASTS 2015, return to Kiel (http://www.mc.nato.int/PressReleases/Pages/NATOs-Standing-Naval-Forces-finishes-Exercise-NORTHERN-COASTS-2015.aspx)
·         (Sep 25) @ Spain; Spanish frigate SPS Blaz de Lezo departs to join SNMG-1 (http://www.armada.mde.es)
SNMG-2
Commander, Germany
Flagship: FGS Hamburg
STATUS: ATLANTIC <ACTIVE>
·         NO UPDATES
SNMCMG-1
Commander, Netherlands
Flagship: BNS Godetia
STATUS: North Sea <ACTIVE>
·         (Sep 29) @ Germany; SNMG-1 and SNMCMG-1 complete NATO exercise NORTHERN COASTS 2015, return to Kiel (http://www.mc.nato.int/PressReleases/Pages/NATOs-Standing-Naval-Forces-finishes-Exercise-NORTHERN-COASTS-2015.aspx)
SNMCMG-2
Commander, Turkey
Flagship: TCG S. M. Pasa
STATUS: MEDITERRANEAN <ACTIVE>
·         NO UPDATES
OCEAN SHIELD
Commander, Denmark
Flagship: HDMS Absalon
STATUS: Red Sea <ACTIVE>
·         (Sep 29) @ Jordan; Danish frigate arrives at Aqaba, joins NATO Operation Ocean Shield for patrols off Somalia (http://www.mc.nato.int/PressReleases/Pages/Danish-ship-HDMS-ABSALON-joins-NATO’s-Counter-Piracy-Operation-OCEAN-SHIELD-visits-Jordan.aspx)
UN
CTF-150
Commander, Pakistan
 
STATUS: INDIAN OCEAN <ACTIVE>
·         NO UPDATES
CTF-151
Commander, Turkey
Flagship: TCG Gemlik (Frigate)
STATUS: ARABIAN SEA <ACTIVE>
·         (Sep 27) @ Oman; CTF Commander visits ROKS Chunmugong Yisunshin (http://combinedmaritimeforces.com/2015/09/27/turkish-and-republic-of-korea-navy-ships-meet-in-salalah/)
CTF-152
Commander, Kuwait
 
STATUS: ARABIAN GULF <ACTIVE>
·         NO UPDATES
TASK
FORCES
INDIAN WEST FLEET
TASK FORCE
INS Deepak (Supply)
INS Delhi (Destroyer)
INS Tabar (Frigate)
INS Trishul (Frigate)
STATUS: Arabian Gulf <1-Month Gulf Tour>
·         NO UPDATES
OTHER
·         NO UPDATES
    
 
AIR-GROUND OPERATIONS
 
CHINA
NO UPDATES
·         NO UPDATES
FRANCE
 
Op. Chammal:
IRAQ-JORDAN-SYRIA
·         NO UPDATES
Op. LIZA:
MALI-NIGER-CHAD
·         NO UPDATES
RUSSIA
RUSSIA
·          NO UPDATES
SYRIA
·         (Oct 1) Russia issues call for 150,000 conscripts for Army, Iran & Hezbollah boosts troops into Syria to support Russian operations, AF assets include 28-aircraft (Su-24, Su-25, Su-30, Mi-24, possibly Ka-52) (FOX)
·         (Sep 30) @ Syria; Russian Parliament grants authority for operations in Syria; Russian AF begins strike missions at Homs and Hama
UKRAINE
·         NO UPDATES
UNITED KINGDOM
NO UPDATES
·         NO UPDATES
UNITED STATES
CENTCOM: AFGHANISTAN
·         (Sep 29) @ Kunduz; USAF conducts airstrikes and Afghan army operation launches to break Taliban siege (http://www.foxnews.com/world/2015/09/29/afghan-forces-move-to-drive-taliban-out-northern-city-with-backing-us-airstrike/)
·         (Sep 28) @ Kunduz; Major Afghan city falls to Taliban after summer-long siege, army retreats to airport
CENTCOM:
IRAQ / SYRIA
·         NO UPDATES
CENTCOM: KUWAIT
·         NO UPDATES
   

 
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