SUMMARY:
FROM 21/09 P-8A DAILY FLIGHTS WERE CHECKING SUMBARINE MOVEMENTS
WHILE KEARSARGE LEFT BALTIC SEA ON 21/09
THE PAUL IGNATIUS STAYED NEAR RU ENCLAVE KALININGRAD
IT WAS RELEASING #VVHG725 #AE4FE2 USN MH-60R Strike Hawk
ON THE DAY OF THE ATTACK AGAINST NORDSTREAM
IT GOT UPDATED MISSION ON 26-09-2022
SEPTEMBER:
14
Sept 2022 - USA/PL: USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) and USS Gunston Hall (LSD
44) arrive in Poland
Prior to arriving in Gdansk and Gdynia, Kearsarge and Gunston Hall, along with San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS Arlington (LPD 24) and Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Paul Ignatius (DDG 117), participated in two training events in and around the Baltic Sea with the Swedish and Finnish Armed Forces as well as NATO Allied Maritime Command’s (MARCOM) Standing NATO Maritime Group (SNMG) 1.
The training enhanced the ARG and embarked 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit’s (MEU) ability to operate alongside allies and partners while demonstrating the strength of a cohesive NATO alliance.
15 Sept 2022 -USA/LAT: USS Paul Ignatius (DDG 117) arrives in Riga, LatviaWhile in Gdynia and Gdansk, Kearsarge and Gunston Hall leadership will participate in key leader engagements to include an office call with the 3rd Ships Flotilla Commander.
The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Paul Ignatius (DDG 117) arrived in Riga, Latvia for a scheduled port visit, Sept. 15, 2022.
“Our presence in Riga serves as a physical reminder to the Latvians that we fully support the NATO alliance and the Baltic States,” said Cmdr. Aaron Arky, Paul Ignatius’ commanding officer.
Since departing Tallinn Estonia in late August, Paul Ignatius has operated in the Baltic Sea with the Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) as well as the Swedish Navy and Dutch, Portuguese, and Norwegian navies attached to NATO Allied Maritime Command’s (MARCOM) Standing NATO Maritime Group (SNMG) 1.
Paul Ignatius is the latest U.S. Navy ship to conduct a port visit in Riga, following the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) just last week and fellow destroyer USS Arleigh Burke (DDG 51) in July of this year.
Paul Ignatius is currently on patrol in the U.S. Naval Forces Europe (NAVEUR) area of operations as a member of the Forward Deployed Naval Forces-Europe (FDNF-E) force.
She began her patrol on Aug. 1, 2022 and joined up with the Kearsarge ARG in the Baltic Sea, Aug. 30, 2022.
Four U.S. Navy destroyers are based in Rota, Spain and are assigned to Commander, Task Force 65 in support of NATO’s Integrated Air Missile Defense architecture.
15 Sept 2022 - USA/LAT: U.S. Embassy Riga, @USEmbassyRiga:
The @USNavy USS Paul Ignatius has arrived in Latvia for a scheduled port visit. Cmdr. Aaron Arky, Paul Ignatius’ commanding officer: “Our presence in Riga serves as a physical reminder to the Latvians that we fully support the NATO alliance and the Baltic States.”
19 Sept 2022 - USA/LAT: U.S. Embassy Riga, @USEmbassyRiga:
#AmbCarwile and DCM Ruta Elvikis visited the USS Paul Ignatius to thank Commanding Officer Cmdr. Aaron Arky and crew members for their vital contributions to #Baltic security. Its the fifth @USNavy vessel to make a scheduled port visit to #Latvia this summer. #StrongerTogether
19 Sept 2022 - USS Kearsarge leaves Gdansk
20 Sept 2022 - USA: Baltic Sea: The US Navy Boatswain’s Mate 3rd Class Neil Kennedy guides an
MH-60S Seahawk helicopter, assigned to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 28, to land on the flight deck of USS Paul Ignatius (DDG 117).
26 Sept 2022 - USA: The American guided-missile destroyer USS Paul Ignatius (DDG 117)
of the Arleigh Burke class entered the port of Gdynia. The purpose of the visit, which lasted only a few hours, was to recreate combat readiness.
26
Sept 2022 - USA: USS Paul Ignatius (DDG 117) was in Gdynia for a few
hours today.
26
Sept 2022 - USA: USS Paul Ignatius, i.e. the American anti-missile
shield in Gdynia
The US Navy is intensively presenting its presence in the Baltic Sea in 2022. Another example of this was the visit of the American destroyer USS Paul Ignatius (DDG 117) to Gdynia, which lasted several hours on Monday. The visit was of a technical and working nature.
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