Tag Archives: USA

RFA FORT VICTORIA EMBARKS U.S. HELICOPTER

Posted on May 10, 2012 by

Members of Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron Seven Seven (HSM-77) “Saberhawks” aboard United States carrier USS ABRAHAM LINCOLN (CVN 72) embarked on United Kingdom Royal Fleet Auxiliary Fort Victoria (A387), May 3.

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KUWAITI NAVY LEADS STAKENET EXERCISE

Posted on February 16, 2012 by

Exercise Stakenet, one of a series of routinely planned Combined Maritime Forces (CMF) exercises recently completed, Feb, 9.  The exercise began on Feb.5 in the northern Arabian Gulf and featured active participation by Kuwaiti Naval Ships (KNS) Al Nokhetha and … Continue reading →

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CTF 151 COMMANDER MEETS EUROPEAN COMMANDER TO DISCUSS COUNTER PIRACY

Posted on January 27, 2012 by

Commodore Aage Buur Jensen Danish Royal Navy, Commander Combined Task Force 151 (counter piracy) met with his  European Union naval colleague, Captain Jorge Manso, Commander, Task Force 465, onboard the Spanishflagship SPS PATINO Jan.19.

The opportunity arose to meet face to face while the USS HALSEY, the flagship of the Danish-led Task Force, was conducting a refueling evolution with SPS PATINO.  Meeting at sea is not a … Continue reading →

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DENMARK ASSUMES COMMAND OF COMBINED TASK FORCE 151 BAHRAIN

Posted on January 12, 2012 by

BAHRAIN – The Royal Danish Navy assumed command of Combined Task Force 151 (CTF-151), Jan. 12.  Rear Admiral Kaleem Shaukat of the Pakistan Navy was relieved by Commodore Aage Buur Jensen, Royal Danish Navy, at a formal ceremony onboard USS … Continue reading →

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USS PINCKNEY DISRUPTS PIRACY

Posted on December 22, 2011 by

GULF OF ADEN – USS Pinckney (DDG 91), assigned to Combined Task Force (CTF) 151, working under Combined Maritime Forces (CMF) based in Bahrain, disrupted a group of suspected pirates close to the Internationally Recommended Transit Corridor (IRTC), south of … Continue reading →

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CTF-151 SHIP RSS ENDEAVOUR DISRUPTS MULTIPLE PIRACY ATTEMPTS

Posted on November 4, 2011 by

ARABIAN SEA – Combined Maritime Forces (CMF) warship RSS Endeavour of the Republic of Singapore, assigned to the mission-based counter-piracy Combined Task Force (CTF) 151, disrupted two separate attacks by suspected pirates on merchant vessels transiting the Arabian Sea south … Continue reading →

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CMF SHIP USS ANZIO MEDEVACS DISTRESSED MARINER

Posted on October 17, 2011 by

GULF OF ADEN – Just after 6pm on Oct. 6, Combined Maritime Forces (CMF) warship USS Anzio (CG 68), assigned as the CMF’s counter-piracy mission Combined Task Force (CTF) 151 flagship, was on scene to provide assistance to a distressed … Continue reading →

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International Cooperation Assists Ill Mariner

Posted on June 8, 2011 by

GULF OF ADEN – Cooperation between four ships of three nations assisted an ill civilian mariner in the Gulf of Aden, June 6. The Filipino mariner was working on board Antiguan-flagged, German-owned M/V Baltic Island when he fell ill. The … Continue reading →

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