>Turkey has handed over the command of CTF-151 to USA.Since 4th May 2009 Turkish Rear Adm. Caner Bener, was commanding this international task force.US Navy 5th Fleet Commander, Vice Admiral William E Gortney said the task force, since its creation in January, has encountered 496 pirates; 251 of whom were disarmed and released, 235 of... Continue Reading →
>TCG Gediz will join TCG Gaziantep in Gulf of Aden
>According to the official web site of Turkish Navy, Turkey will send a second warship to fight against piracy and armed robbery to the Gulf of Aden.Perry class F-495 TCG Gediz will depart from Gölcük Naval Base on 19th June 2009. She will be a part of the NATO's SNMG-2. Last week NATO decided to... Continue Reading →
>CTF-151 helped to twart an attack to a Turkish ship
>Turkish Navy announced that Turkish frigate F-491 TCG Giresun, currently attached to CTF-151 helped a Turkish merchantman under attack 700 miles away.Turkish flagged M/V Gökcan was attacked by pirates on 10 June 2009 off the coast of east Oman. While initiating evasive maneuvers and increasing speed the ship notified Turkish authorities that she was under... Continue Reading →
>TCG Gaziantep departed to Gulf of Aden
>On 5th June 2009, Perry class frigate F-490 TCG Gaziantep departed from Aksaz Naval Base. F-491 TCG Gaziantep will replace TCG Giresun in CTF-151. TCG Giresun is in the Gulf of Aden since February 2009. The two frigates are expected to meen in Djibuti, where TCG Giresun will transfer the duty and the valueable information... Continue Reading →
>TCG Gaziantep to join CTF-151, in June.
>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.
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