>F-490 TCG Gaziantep will replace F-491 TCG Giresun in June.TCG Giresun is protecting the civilian shipping from pirates and sea rubbers and is a part of US organised; Turkish led multinational Combat Task Force 151. She has left Turkey on 17th February.TCG Gaziantep will depart for Gulf of Aden on 5th June 2009 and will... Continue Reading →
>Rear Adm. Bener Meets With Coalition Partners
>The commander of Combined Task Force (CTF) 151, Rear Adm. Caner Bener, visited Singapore's RSS Persistence and Turkey's TCG Giresun on May 19 to discuss counterpiracy operations.Rear Adm. Bener and his staff are stationed on board of guided-missile cruiser CG-64 USS Gettyburg."It's very important for me as the commander and also for my staff to... Continue Reading →
>Turkey takes command of CTF-151
> On 3rd May 2009, the command of CTF-151 established January 2009, was transferred to Turkish Navy. Turkey will be the second nation to command the counter piracy task force.In a ceremony held in Manama, Bahrain, Rear Adm. Caner Bener relieved Rear Adm. Michelle Howard as commander."As I take command, I would like to emphasize... Continue Reading →
>Turkey to command CTF-151
>The US Fifth Fleet announced on Friday it is transferring command of the counter-piracy international naval force CTF 151 to the Turkish Navy on May 3."The US Navy will transfer command of Combined Task Force (CTF) 151 to the Turkish Navy on Sunday May 3, 2009," Lieutenant Nathan Christensen of the Bahrain-based US Fifth Fleet... Continue Reading →
>USS Boxer Dental Team Aids Turkish Shipmates
>LHD-4 USS Boxer, the only dental-capable ship in the CTF-151, provided critical dental care to two Sailors from TCG Giresun, one of the Turkish Navy's G-class frigates.Lt. Christopher Henninger, DMD, Boxer's dental officer, said the dental problems the Sailors had ranged from moderate to emergent and could have potentially required medical evacuation had Boxer's facilities... Continue Reading →
>USN comments on Admiral Ataç visit to CTF-151
>Here is a what USN thinks about the visit of Admiral Ataç to CTF-151.
>Admiral Ataç on board of TCG Giresun
>Today, as announced Admiral Ataç, commander of Turkish Navy visited F-491 TCG Giresun in Gulf of Aden.Before flying to the ship Admiral Ataç was in Bahrain. Here he contacted Bahraini high ranking military officers and the commander of the US 5th Fleet.Commander of CTF-151 Rear Adm. Terence McKnight, visited Admiral Ataç on board of TCG... Continue Reading →
>Admiral Ataç to visit TCG Giresun
>According to spokesman for Turkish General Staff Gen. Gürak, F-491 TCG Giresun escorted her first convoy between 6- 7 March. Turkish merchant vessel M/V Sürmene-4 was among the escorted ships.Among the planned future escorts are two more Turkish merchant ships: M/V Eylül-K and M/V Nazlı-GFurther more the commander of Turkish Navy Admiral Metin Ataç will... Continue Reading →
>Turkey Joins Counterpiracy Mission in the Gulf of Aden
>The Turkish frigate TCG Giresun (F-491) joinedCombined Task Force (CTF) 151 Feb. 26 and began conducting counterpiracy operations in the Gulf of Aden alongside other coalition naval forces."Bringing another professional navy into the fold is going to make it even more difficult for the pirates to operate out here," said Rear Adm. Terence McKnight, commander,... Continue Reading →
>TCG Giresun to fight pirates off Somalia (Part-1)
>On 5th February 2009 Turkish government submitted a motion to Turkish Parliament about sending a warship to Gulf of Aden and adjacent waters, in order to, participate the multinational efforts of anti-piracy.If the parliament ratifies the motion the government will have the power to send warships to Gulf of Aden for one year. I do... Continue Reading →
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