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WEEKLY NEWS & LOG UPDATE
June 22-28
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NAVAL-MARINE OPERATIONS
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CHINA
16th
ESCORT TASK FORCE
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Task Force: PLAN Huangshan (FFG); PLAN Luoyang (FFG); PLAN Yanchen (FFG); U/I Supply
Ship
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(Jun)
17th ESCORT TASK FORCE
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Task Force: PLAN Changchun (DDG); U/I-(FFG); U/I Supply Ship
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NO NEWS
RIMPAC TASK FORCE
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Task Force: PLAN Haikou (DDG); PLAN Yueyang (FFG); PLAN Peace Ark (HOS); PLAN
Qiandaohu (SUP)
PLAN Weifang (Frigate)
& Zhenghe Training Ship)
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(Jun 24) @
Dalian; PLAN Training Task Force returns to port following 56-Day cruise to
India, Indonesia and Vietnam (People's Daily)
FRANCE
WEST AFRICA
CORYMBE TASK FORCE
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Task
Force: FS Cmdt Blaison (FFG)
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(Jun 19) @ Gabon; French frigate conducts anti-piracy exercises with
civilian vessel Bourbon Atlas (MOD.FR)
JEAN DE ARC TASK FORCE
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Task Force: FS Mistral (LHD); FS La Fayette (FFG)
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NO NEWS
RUSSIA
NO NEWS
UNITED KINGDOM
HMS Diamond (Destroyer)
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(Jun 25) @
Mediterranean; UK destroyer begins next phase of Syrian WMD disposal,
escorting Danish merchant ship on (Jun 23) (MOD.UK)
HMS Enterprise (Survey)
HMS Illustrious (Carrier)
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(Jun 26) @
Portugal; UK carrier visits Lisbon following participation in Exercise DEEP
BLUE (MOD.UK)
UNITED STATES
US CARRIER STRIKE
GROUPS
USS Roosevelt (CVN-71)
USS Washington CSG
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CSG = USS
Antietam (CG); USS Shiloh (CG); USS Kidd (DDG)
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(Jun 26) @
Singapore; US CSG visits Singapore, conducts tours and COMREL projects, CSG
includes USS Antietam, Shiloh and Kidd (USN)
US AMPHIBIOUS READY
GROUPS & COMMAND SHIPS
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NONE
US WARSHIPS
USS Donald Cook (DDG-75)
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(Jun 26) @
Albania; US destroyer arrives at Durres, conducts maritime interdiction exercises
with Albanian navy (USN)
USS Ingraham (FFG-61)
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(Jun 25) @
Pacific; US frigate intercepts and seizes 793kg of cocaine with USCG during 4th
fleet patrol (USN)
USS Pinckney (DDG-91)
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(Jun 24) @ S.
China Sea; US destroyer conducts PASSEX with Indonesian frigate KRI Slamet
Riyadi (USN)
USS Vandergrift (FFG-48)
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(Jun 25) @
Pacific; US frigate intercepted about 2-tons of cocaine with Coast Guard during OPERATION MARTILLO
patrol (USN)
CARAT 2014 – PHILIPPINES PHASE
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TASK FORCE: USS Ashland; USS JS McCain; USS Safeguard
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(Jun 26) @
Philippines; Task Force arrives at Manila, begins CARAT 2014, USS JS McCain
replaces Pinckney (USN)
PACIFIC PARTNERSHIP 2014
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TASK FORCE =
JS Kunisaki
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NONE
RIMPAC 2014
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(Jun 24) @
Hawaii; naval participants for RIMPAC arrive, begin Multi-Group Sail EX (USN)
…units include
o
CG – USS Chosin
o
DDG – PLAN
Haikou (China)
o
DDG – USS
Howard
o
FFG – PLAN
Yueyang (China)
o
FFG – RSS
Intrepid (Singapore)
o
HOS – PLAN
Peace Ark (China)
o
OPV – KDB
Darulaman (Royal Brunei Navy)
o
OPV – KDB
Darussalam (Royal Brunei Navy)
o
SUP – PLAN
Qiandaohu (China)
OTHER REGIONAL POWERS / ORGANIZATIONS
EU – OPERATION
ATALANTA (CTF-465)
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NONE
NATO – OPERATION OCEAN
SHIELD (CTF-508) (Patrolled by NATO-SNMG-2)
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NO NEWS
NATO – SNMG-1
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NO NEWS
NATO – SNMG-2
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SEE OPERATION
OCEAN SHIELD
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AIR-GROUND OPERATIONS
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CHINA
NO NEWS
FRANCE
CENTRAL AFRICAN
REPUBLIC
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(Jun 22) @
Bangui; following several overnight incidents, French army group STEEL
conducts zone control operation to search and disarm possible insurgents,
dismantle illegal checkpoints and control south approaches to the capital;
currently 2,000-French and 800-MISCA troops are deployed (MOD.FR)
IVORY COAST
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(Jun 18) Joint
Force LICORNE rotates, 2nd Marine Infantry regiment is replaced by
27th Mountain Battalion, supplemented by a unit of Marine infantry
armor; Currently the LICORNE force includes 450-French Troops (MOD.FR)
MALI
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(Jun 22) France
flies in 1-Mirage 2000 fighter-bomber to replace one that crashed on (Jun 9)
(MOD.FR)
RUSSIA
GEORGIA / MOLDOVA / UKRAINE
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(Jun 27) Georgia,
Moldova and Ukraine sign EU agreement to create a free-trade zone with the
EU, Russia threatens sanctions and retaliation (RIA)
UNITED KINGDOM
NO NEWS
UNITED
STATES
CENTCOM – IRAQ
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(Jun 26) ISIS
seizes border crossings with Jordan and Saudi Arabia, Jordan / SA and Egypt
mobilize troops to secure border (Debka)
MULTILATERAL
OPERATIONS
NO NEWS
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Wednesday, July 2, 2014
June 22-28 Weekly News & Log Updates
Monday, June 23, 2014
June 15-22 Weekly News & Log Updates
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WEEKLY NEWS & LOG UPDATE
June 15-21
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NAVAL-MARINE OPERATIONS
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CHINA
16th
ESCORT TASK FORCE
17th ESCORT TASK FORCE
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NO NEWS
FRANCE
WEST AFRICA
CORYMBE TASK FORCE
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Task
Force: FS Cmdt Blaison
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NO NEWS
JEAN DE ARC TASK FORCE
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Task Force: FS Mistral (Assault Ship); FS La
Fayette (Frigate)
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NO NEWS
FS Cdt Bouan (Frigate)
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(Jun 2-18)
Frigate participates in RESEVAC exercises with 2nd Foreign Legion
Parachute Regiment (MOD.FR)
FS Jean Bart
(Destroyer)
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(Jun 16) @
Portugal; French destroyer conducted exercises with Portuguese AF Squadron
201 (F-16) (MOD.FR)
FS La Motte-Picquet
(Destroyer)
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(Jun 20) @
Atlantic; French destroyer joins anti-submarine exercise DEEP BLUE with UK
Royal Navy, including HMS Illustrious (carrier), HMS Richmond and Westminster
(frigates) (MOD.FR)
FS Latouche-Treville
(Destroyer)
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(Jun 10-13) @
Brest; French destroyer participates in intern training “Internships Leis”,
includes anti-air, anti-piracy, anti-missile threat training (MOD.FR)
FS Montcalm (Destroyer)
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(Jun 7) @
Spain; French destroyer joins EUROMARFOR at Rota NB with Spanish frigate SPS
Santa Maria and Portuguese frigate Vasco De Gama; Task Force begins exercise
ERM-14 at Casablanca, Morocco with the frigate Sultan Moulay Ismail (MOD.FR)
FS Vendemiaire
(frigate)
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(Jun 11-12) @
New Caledonia; French frigate participates in amphibious exercise NARVIK at
Baie des Citrons (MOD.FR)
FS Ventose (Frigate)
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(May 20) @
Grenada; French frigate conducts PASSEX with Grenada Coast Guard patrol boat,
then visited Saint Georges, capital of Grenada (MOD.FR)
RUSSIA
NO NEWS
UNITED KINGDOM
HMS Argyll (Frigate)
HMS Defender (Destroyer)
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(Jun 15) @
Cyprus; UK destroyers HMS Defender and Diamond meet at Cyprus for Father’s
Day (MOD.UK)
HMS Illustrious (Carrier)
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(Jun 16) @
Atlantic; UK carrier and 820 NAS begin DEEP BLUE 2014 anti-sub exercise off
Cornish coast (MOD.UK)
HMS Iron Duke (Frigate)
HMS Lancaster (Frigate)
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(Jun 19) @
Atlantic; UK frigate spends 2-months training 702 NAS, submariners and
warfare officers (MOD.UK)
HMS Montrose (Frigate)
UNITED STATES
US CARRIER STRIKE
GROUPS
USS Nimtz (CVN-68)
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(Jun 13-16) @
Canada; USN carrer visits Victoria, BC, crew participates in in reception for
civilian and military dignitaries, COMREL projects, and sporting events (USN)
USS Reagan CSG
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(Jun18) @
Pacific; CSG departed their training
area for Hawaii to participate in RIMPAC 2014 (Jun 26 – Aug 1) (USN)
USS Vinson CSG
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(Jun 9) @
Pacific; USN carrier CSG completes JTFEX off California, ready to deploy (USN) …CSG includes:
o
Carrier Strike
Group – 1
o
Carrier Air
Wing – 17
o
DESRON – 1
o
EOD Mobile Unit
– 3
o
CG-52 – USS
Bunker Hill
o
DDG-101 – USS
Gridley
o
DDG-104 – USS
Sterett
o
DDG-105 – USS
Dewey
USS Washington CSG
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(Jun 16) @ Hong
Kong; USN carrier CSG visits Hong Kong for tours and COMREL events (USN) …CSG includes:
o
Carrier Air
Wing – 5
o
CG-54 – USS
Antietam
o
CG-67 – USS
Shiloh
o
DDG-56 – USS
John S. McCain
o
DDG-100 – USS
Kidd
US AMPHIBIOUS READY
GROUPS & COMMAND SHIPS
USS Bataan ARG
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(Jun 16) @
Arabian Gulf; DOD orders landing ship USS Mesa Verde into Gulf to support USS
GHW Bush CSG during IRAQ CRISIS (USN)
USS Peleliu ARG
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(Jun 17) @ San
Diego; ARG departs for WESTPAC / 7th Fleet Pacific deployment, and
will participate in RIMPAC 2014 international naval exercises (USN)
USS Tripoli (LHA-7)
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(Jun 20) @
Pascagoula; Keel Laying and Authentication Ceremony held at Huntington
Ingalls Industries shipyard (USN)
US WARSHIPS
USS Cape St. George (CG-71)
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(Jun 16) @ San
Diego; USN cruiser departs for Pacific deployment, will participate in RIMPAC
2014 at Hawaii (USN)
USS James E. Williams
(DDG-95)
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(Jun 14) @
Mediterranean; USN destroyer conducted bilateral underway training with
Tunisian Navy patrol Ship 501 La Galite, destroyer is currently deployed to
the 6th Fleet AOR (USN)
USS Lake Erie (CG-70)
USNS Mercy (T-AH-19)
USS North Carolina (SSN-777)
USS Oscar Austin (DDG-79)
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(Jun 13) @
Baltic Sea; USN destroyer USS Oscar Austin participates in BALTOPS 2014 gunnery
exercises with German frigate FGS Mecklinburg-Vorpommern (USN)
USS Ross (DDG-71)
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(Jun 16) @
Spain; USN destroyer arrives at Rota NB to begin her Forward Deployment to
the 6th Fleet AOR (USN)
USS
samuel Robert (FFG-58)
CARAT 2014 – MALAYSIA PHASE
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TASK FORCE: USS Ashland; USS Pinckney; USS Safeguard
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(Jun 21) @
Malaysia; USN destroyer USS Pinckney (DDG-91) and salvage ship USS
Safeguard (T-ARS-50) visit Lumat (
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(Jun 19) @ S.
China Sea; CARAT-MALAYSIA ends, USS Ashland departs Kuantan, Command Post
exercise continues until (Jun 21)
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(Jun 6) @ Malaysia;
USN landing ship USS Ashland (LSD-48) conducts amphibious landing at Kuantan
and Tanjang Resang Beach with 8th Marine Regiment, 1st
Battalion and Malaysian paratroopers (
PACIFIC PARTNERSHIP 2014
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TASK FORCE: JS Kunisaki
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(Jun 20) @
Cambodia; USN physicians participate in heart disease awareness symposium at
Phnom Penh (USN)
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(Jun 19) @
Cambodia; Japanese landing ship JS Kunisaki arrives at Sihanoukville, begin
PACIFIC PARTNERSHIP 2014 Cambodia Phase (USN)
OTHER REGIONAL POWERS / ORGANIZATIONS
EU – OPERATION
ATALANTA (CTF-465)
NATO – OPERATION OCEAN
SHIELD (CTF-508) (Patrolled by NATO-SNMG-2)
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NO NEWS
NATO – SNMG-1
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NO NEWS
NATO – SNMG-2
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SEE OPERATION
OCEAN SHIELD
ITALY
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(Jun 15) @
Straits of Sicily; Italian navy ships ITS Scirocco (frigate) and ITS San
Giorgio (LHD) rescue 1,822-migrants at sea (DIFESA)
SPAIN
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(Jun 9-13) @
Atlantic; large Exercise MAR-41 conducted for Spanish navy F-100 AEGIS
frigates ( …units include
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LHD – SPS Juan
Carlos I (AB-212 Helo; AV-8B Harriers)
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FFG – SPS
Almirante Juan de Borbon
o
FFG – SPS Alvaro
de Bazan
o
FFG – SPS Blas
de Lezo
o
FFG – SPS
Mendez Nunez
o
SUP – SPS
Cantabria
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AIR-GROUND OPERATIONS
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CHINA
NO NEWS
FRANCE
NO NEWS
RUSSIA
UKRAINE
·
(Jun 20) Russia
says build up on border is to improve border security, saying it’s being
violated by military vehicles, and is supported by EU leaders (RIA Novosti)
UNITED KINGDOM
NO NEWS
UNITED
STATES
AFRICOM – GABON
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(Jun 16) @ Lope
National Park; US SECNAV meets 8th Marine Reg, 3rd
Battalion marines assigned to SP-MAGTF while in Gabon (USN)
CENTCOM – IRAQ
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(Jun 19) US
sends 300 troops to Iraq, will act as embassy security and intel advisors (Defense News)
MULTILATERAL
OPERATIONS
NO NEWS
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