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Status of the U.S. Navy

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2009-03. | ARCHIVE-SELECT | 2009-05.

Status of the Navy

Status of the Navy

"Status of the Navy dated Apr. 14 is no available.


Air-operations - U.S. Navy air-operations as part of Coalition Airpower

CVW 7 that consists of VFA 143 (F/A-18E), VFA 103 (F/A-18F), VFA 83 (F/A-18C[N]), VFA 131 (F/A-18C[N]), VAQ 140 (EA-6B), VAW 121 (E-2C NP) and HS 5 (SH-60F, HH-60H) is conducting air-supports for Operation Enduring Freedom.

USAF: April 14 airpower summary: A-10 suppresses hostile fire
Afghanistan - Operation Enduring Freedom
Coalition Airpower conducted 53 close-air-support missions
  • * No description about U.S. Navy air-operations.
Intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR)
  • * 5 USAF ISR aircraft flew missions as part of operations in Afghanistan. In addition, 2 coalition aircraft performed tactical reconnaissance.
Iraq - Operation Iraqi Freedom
Coalition Airpower conducted 26 close-air-support missions
  • * No description about U.S. Navy air-operations.
Intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR)
  • * 31 USAF and U.S. Navy ISR aircraft flew missions as part of operations in Iraq.

Topics - Last update Apr. 20, 2009
Sending JGSDF officers for UNMIS
Japan MoD: Press Conference by the Defense Minister Hamada
  • Tokyo, Japan (Apr. 14, 2009) - Minister of Defense Hamada said, Two Japan Ground Self Defense Force (JGSDF) officers will be dispatched United Nations Mission in Sudan (UNMIS) as reliefs.
Commander of USS Hartford was fired
U.S. Navy: USS Hartford Commanding Officer Relieved
  • Manama, Bahrain (Apr. 14, 2009) - The commanding officer of USS Hartford (SSN 768), Cmdr. Ryan Brookhart was fired April 14 due to loss of confidence concerning the collision with USS New Orleans (LPD 18) March 20.

    The accident investigations still are not complete.
U.S. Flagged ship was pirate attacked off Somalia
CNN.com: Pirates attack U.S. cargo ship but fail to get aboard
  • Off the east coast of Somalia (Apr. 14, 2009) - U.S.- Flagged vessel Liberty Sun had been pirate attacked off the coast of Somalia and USS Bainbridge (DDG 96) was dispatched to the vessel.
    Today, U.S. dispatched forces arrive at the scene. The crew seem to be not injured.

    * The pirates had fled by the time the Bainbridge arrived.
Swift to arrive at Port Antonio, Jamaica
U.S. Navy: Southern Partnership Station Begins Training in Jamaica
  • Port Antonio, Jamaica (Apr. 14, 2009) - High-speed vessel Swift (HSV 2) arrived in Port Antonio Jamaica Apr. 14 for the last of two instruction evolutions and the final port visit for Southern Partnership Station (SPS) 2008-2009.

    SPS is an annual deployment of various specialty platforms to the U.S. Southern Command Area of Focus in the Caribbean and Latin America.
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