On 11 July 2011, huge explosions in Evangelos Florakis Naval Base at Zygi, Cyprus killed at least 12 people and wounded dozens other. The shrapnel and blast from the explosions also damaged the neighboring main electricity plant. A third of Cyprus is in darkness according to electric company. A three-day heat wave that has led to temperatures of about 40 degrees Celsius (104... Continue Reading →
On 9th July 2011, the Arleigh Burke (Flight IIA) class destroyer DDG-87 USS Mason arrived for a 3 day visit in Bodrum, Muğla. The small touristic town Bodrum is becoming a favorite visit destination for US Navy. USS Stout was there for a 3 day port visit in May.
There will be light posting or no blogging for the next two weeks.
Dr. Dmitry Gorenburg of Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies has written his thoughts about the Russian reactions to the Black Sea trip of CG-61 USS Monterey. He has also written an assessment for the BlackSeaFor for this blog. As I see it, the reason for the controversy is because the Russian side believes that they were promised that the U.S. would... Continue Reading →
The Turkish Navy Task Force is continuing its deployment and is making headlines around the Gulf region. The task force is composed of F-244 TCG Barbaros as flagship, F-492 TCG Gemlik, F-493 TCG Gelibolu and A-595 TCG Yarbay Kudret Güngör. This is from Oman Daily Observer: Muscat City Centre (Seeb) will play host to a Turkish Navy band today from 7pm onwards. The band... Continue Reading →
Turkish Navy personel received training in France according to French internet naval portal Mer et Marine. In order to maintain the necessary know-how for airborne ASW and AsuW missions, Ankara has thus called on twice in DCI-NAVFCO for operational training of two groups of six tactical coordinators. The mission of DCI - NAVFCO , naval component of the... Continue Reading →
In this video Turkish special forces team deployed on board of MEKO 200 Track I class,Turkish frigate F-243 TCG Yıldırım are boarding the Romanian frigate F-221 Regele Ferdinand. This boarding was made as a demonstration for the Lieutenant General Charles Bouchard, Operational Commander of the Operation Unified Protector. Click here for the photos of the... Continue Reading →
On Monday, 20 June 2011, the Ticonderoga class US Navy cruiser CG-61 USS Monterey will visit the Georgian port Batumi. The US cruisers arrival in Georgia will come less than two weeks after another U.S. cruiser, USS Anzio, visited the port of Batumi on June 9-12 for a joint damage control exercises with the Georgian coast guard. At the moment the USS... Continue Reading →
The frigate F-491 TCG Giresun, Turkish contribution to NATO's SNMG-2 has completed its anti-piracy mission with this task force, off Somalia and returned to Turkey, Turkish Naval Forces Command said in a statement on Wednesday. The frigate docked at the Aksaz Naval Base in Marmaris after a 151-day mission. During its mission off Somalia, TCG... Continue Reading →
The Standing NATO Maritime Group 2, is one of the four NATO's permanent naval task forces. Usually SNMG-2 is deployed in the Mediterranean area but, as required, the task force is deployed anywhere NATO requires it to deploy to. The command of the task force is rotated among its participants on a yearly basis. The... Continue Reading →
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