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GUARDING RUSSIAN CHOKE-POINT
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USA: Anti-submarine, anti-surface, and electronic warfare.
Off the coast of Kaliningrad
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Kearsarge leaves Baltic Sea
US Naval forces sudently withdrew
19-09-2022 Kearsarge leaves PL, Gdynia
18-09-2022 Kearsarge in Gdynia
“We keep a constant watch on movements out of Kaliningrad and the Kola peninsula,” a Nordic military official said, referring to two centres of Russian naval activity. The official described them as “choke points”, where Russian submarines would have to pass through a relatively narrow sea passage to reach the Baltic and North Atlantic.
22 Sept 2022 - USA: USA withdraws large fleet from the Baltic sea
Port visit of the “Kearsarge” in the Polish naval port of Gdynia last Wednesday. The visit to Poland marked the end of the Baltic Sea presence of the large battle group around the 40,000-ton carrier.
One day after Russia announced partial mobilization, the USA is withdrawing its amphibious battle group from the Baltic Sea. But the withdrawal is said to have a completely different reason.
September 22, 2022, 12:31 p.m
Kiel. Shortly before 10 a.m. on Thursday morning, a large US combat group passed through the Fehmarnbelt. The direction of travel was out of the Baltic Sea. The “Kearsarge” battle group has fulfilled its mission.
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.
29 Sept 2022 - USA: Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III, @SecDef: I was excited to see some of the latest innovations in unmanned underwater and unmanned surface vehicles at @MCASMiramarCA this morning.
29 Sept 2022 - NATO/EU: Margaritis Schinas, @EU_Commission Vice-President: A pleasure to visit NATO’s Maritime Interdiction Operational Centre at Souda Bay in Crete. @NATO is our natural partner. Cooperation with like-minded partners key against hybrid influencing.
Focus on situational awareness, strategic communication, cybersecurity and resilience.
29 Sept 2022 - USA: CNN reports that: "Russian submarines were also observed not far from those areas last week, one of the intelligence officials said."
CNN’s Alex Marquardt and Oren Liebermann contributed to this report.:
[MRT: Given the daily ASW there was either submarine or this report is very untrue, it is possible that hose ASW helicopters did catch something under but it was not RU asset]
30 Sept 2022 - USA: NOPF Dam Neck Changes Name to Theater Undersea Surveillance Command Atlantic
Naval Ocean Processing Facility (NOPF) Dam Neck officially changed its name to Theater Undersea Surveillance Command Atlantic (TUSC LANT) during a ceremony held at the command on Sept. 30, 2022.TUSC LANT is one of several Integrated Undersea Surveillance Systems (IUSS) commands under Commander Undersea Surveillance, conducting continuous maritime surveillance for undersea domain awareness. These IUSS commands provide timely and accurate acoustic intelligence reporting and cueing to all theater undersea warfare commanders using fixed, mobile, and deployable assets across the world.
5 Oct 2022 - USA: US considering offering to analyse underwater audio recordings to aid Nord Stream pipeline sabotage investigations
The US Navy’s processing of the sonar signatures – the term for the unique underwater sounds – provided by Sweden and Denmark could boost the investigations by providing a more detailed picture of what was in the area at the time of the pipeline explosions and what caused them, sources said... Each type of underwater machinery like submarines, torpedoes and vessel engines makes a unique sound that is called a “sonar signature,” and the US has an extensive library of these sounds.
13 Oct 2022 - Kearsarge ARG Returns after Deployment in the High North and Baltic Sea
Sailors and Marines assigned to the Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) returned home to Norfolk and Virginia Beach, Virginia after completing a seven-month deployment in the Sixth Fleet area of operations, Oct. 13.
“From March to September of this year, we safely executed more than 12 major exercises and bilateral training opportunities. Together, the Kearsarge ARG-MEU operated alongside NATO Allies and partners in port and underway demonstrating solidarity, maintaining a high level of readiness, and preserving security and stability in our operating regions..."
While operating in the Baltic region, Kearsarge and the Whidbey Island-class dock landing ship USS Gunston Hall (LSD 44) participated in an Estonian-led exercise, Hedgehog (Siil) 22 with Estonian Defense Forces and forces from Task Group 61/2.4 and the NATO-led exercise, Neptune Shield which incorporate 18 NATO Allies and partners working together through multiple domains throughout the European continent and waters.
In June, Kearsarge and Gunston Hall participated in the joint, annual multinational exercise, Baltic Operations (BALTOPS) 22 designed to enhance interoperability, capability, and demonstrate cohesion among Allied and Partner forces in defending the Baltic Sea region.
The Kearsarge ARG-MEU team returned to the Baltic region as a combined force to continue strengthening relationships and partnerships. Through rapid planning, coordination, and execution, the ARG-MEU team successfully completed bilateral training events with Finland, Sweden, and Standing NATO Maritime Group (SNMG) 1 during the months of August and September.
18 Oct 2022 - USA: Deputy Secretary of Defense Dr. Kathleen Hicks Visits Naval Information Warfare Center Pacific
Deputy Secretary Hicks visited Naval Information Warfare Center (NIWC) Pacific today to see the Navy's most cutting-edge, multi-domain unmanned technologies and command-and-control programs, especially as they relate to operations in the Indo-Pacific.Among the unmanned technologies she viewed, was "Sea Hunter" – an autonomous unmanned surface vehicle (USV) launched in 2016 as part of the DARPA Anti-Submarine Warfare Continuous Trail Unmanned Vessel (ACTUV) program to discuss advancements, challenges, and strategic advantages of autonomous technology and machine learning capabilities.She also received a briefing on the Navy's Joint All-Domain Command and Control (JADC2) program, "Project Overmatch,"to continue her two-day look into service-specific strengths and challenges which impact JADC2 implementation across the joint force.
Sea Hunter - Sea Hunter is an autonomous unmanned surface vehicle (USV) - Intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) , mine-countermeasure, EO/IR - electro-optical & infrared sensors, submarine detection capabilities.
The NOR blew a whistleThe USA evaluated the situation and recalled their naval forces from the Baltic sea.After US Navy withdrew it still operated there with ASW to get own data on RU assets.
[MRT: The reason was to have operational datawhich do not go through NATO MARCOM,shared intelligence,but directly to US HQ in Norfolk.The USA preffered own security over that of its allies]
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