OEF - MSO

Je vais commencer par decrire (et mettre a jour) l'etat des forces en presence dans le nord de l'Ocean Indien.

Depuis le 11 septembre 2001, et suite a une serie de resolution de l'ONU, les forces americaines et alliees, sous l'egide de la Cinquieme Flotte (Vth Fleet, Bahreim), maintiennent un certain nombre de forces navales en support aux differentes operations en Afganistan et en Iraq, et pour le maintien de la securite des routes maritimes (sous le sigle anglophone SLOC - Sea Lanes of Communications).

J'avais commence cette recherche sur marine-forum il y a quelques mois, je vais faire son suivit et mise-a-jour ici, dorenavant.

OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM - MARITIME SECURITY OPERATIONS
Janvier 2007

NAVCENT Combined Maritime Forces
COMUSVANCENT/COMFIFTHFLT/CMFCC
CDR: Vice Adm. Patrick Walsh, Manama, Bahrain

I - Trois Forces combinees (CTF - Combined Task Forces) primaires:

Zone de responsabilite: Corne d'Afrique
CDR: Commodore Bruce Williams (Royal Navy) - depuis le 6 decembre 2006.

[FLAG]F81 HMS Sutherland - 5 nov. 2006~
F215 Brandenburg (G)
D 182 PNS Babur (Pak)
FFG50 USS Taylor
FFH 341 HMCS Ottawa
DDG 61 USS Ramage
CG 52 USS Bunker Hill
WHEC 726 U.S.C.G. Midgett
F713 Aconit (F)

Zone de responsabilite: Golfe d'Oman et Mer d'Arabie
CDR: Rear Adm. Allen G. Myers (US Navy) - depuis le 3 decembre 2006

Carrier Strike Group (CCSG) 8, IKE CSG, Task Force Fifty (TF50)
A passe le canal de Suez le 29 octobre 2006.
[FLAG]CVN-69 Dwight D. Eisenhower - Nimitz-class aircraft carrier + Carrier Air Wing (CVW)7
Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 28
CG68 USS Anzio
SSN750 USS Newport News

T-AO 204 USNS Laramie
DDG65 USS Benfold
DDG83 USS Howard
DDG87 USS Mason + Helicopter Anti-Submarine Light Squadron (HSL) 46, Det. 4
SSN700 USS Dallas

Zone de responsabilite: Eaux du nord du golfe persique proche des terminaux petroliers Al Basra (ABOT) et Khawr Al Amaya (KAAOT)
CDR: Gen. Carl Jensen (US Marine Corps) - 12 novembre 2006

[FLAG]Ocean 6 (Afloat Forward Staging Base)
Expeditionary Strike Group (ESG)5, BOXER ESG, Task Force Fifty-One (TF51)
LHD4 USS Boxer + 15th MEU (15th Marine Expeditionary Unit - Special Operations Capable)
LPD8 USS Dubuque
LSD45 USS Comstock
DDG65 USS Benfold
DDG83 USS Howard
SSN772 USS Greenville
WEH726 USCGC Midgett
FFH341 HMCS Ottawa (Ca)
Helicopter Mine Countermeasures Squadron (HM) 15 “Blackhawks"

FFH152 HMAS Warramunga (Ca)
PC 9 USS Chinook
PC 11 USS Whirlwind
WPB 1307 USCGC Maui
WPH 1326 USCGC Monomoy
WPB 1332 USCG Wrangell
WPB 1318 USCG Baranof
WPB 1326 USCG Monomoy
WPB 1333 USCGC Adak

II - De plus, un certain nombre de Task Forces supportent celles sus-citees:

5th Fleet Battle Force - Manama, Bahrain CTF-50

(~1 x Forward Deployed Carrier Strike Group)

5th Fleet Amphibious Force - CTF-51

Amphibious Force (~1 x Expeditionary Strike Group)

[5th Fleet Landing Force]

5th Fleet Logistic Support Force

Logistics Forces Naval Forces Central Command CTF-53 (LOGNAVFORCENT)

T-AKR 295 USNS Shughart
T-AKR 317 USNS Soderman
T-AO 203 USNS Laramie
T-AOE 8 USNS Arctic

DD112 Makinami (JMSDF, depuis 12/11/2006)
AOE422 Towada (JMSDF, depuis 12/11/2006)

5th Fleet Submarine Force

Submarine Group 7

NB Yokosuka, Japan　CTF-54 / COMSUBGRU7

SSN 719 USS Providence

5th Fleet Mine Warfare Forces

Mine Countermeasures Division THREE ONE

PC 9 Chinook
PC 10 Firebolt

MCM 13 USS Dextrous

MCM 12 USS Ardent

MCM 11 USS Gladiator - depuis le 23 janvier.

M 111 HMS Blyth (UK)
M 110 HMS Ramsay (UK)

5th Fleet Temporary Operations Force

[Determined Response (Operation Iraqi Freedom)]]

Dual-hatted as Task Force 72 - Patrol and Reconnaissance Force

 Martime Patrol and Reconnaissance Aircraft

Task Group 57.2: Naval Support Facility Diego Garcia

+ detachements a Masirah, Oman et Manama, Bahrain. P-3 and EP-3 (US Navy)

- Atlantic-2 (France) - Djibouti

Maritime Surveillence Force (Northern Persian Gulf)

Expeditionary Force/Contingency Force

CDR: RAdm. Garry E. Hall (US Navy) - depuis le 11 fevrier 2007

Expeditionary Strike Group (ESG)2, Bataan Strike Group/Amphibious Squadron 2
LHD 5 USS Bataan + 26th MEU (26th Marine Expeditionary Unit)
LPD 12 USS Shreveport
LSD 51 USS Oak Hill
CG 52 USS Vella Gulf
DDG 94 USS Nitze
FFG 36 USS Underwood
SSN 756 USS Scranton

[Middle East Force Surface Action Group / Destroyer Squadron 50 (DESRON 50)]

Mise-a-jour: 1 fevrier 2007