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The Vela task group conducted an amphibious exercise, Exercise Green Eagle, in Sierra Leone.
Task Groups despatched to the Far East since 2003 have included deployments in 2003, 2004, and 2005. This allows for a speedy insertion of the boarding team from a helicopter when time is of the essence.
The main drive for elements of the AURIGA Task Group was on honing their submarine-hunting skills during the transit between the UK and Norfolk, Virginia, USA.
Working as a combined unit they hunted, avoiding counter-detection, and engaged in simulated underwater battles with FS Perle who proved to be a worthy adversary.
Commodore Ancona took the opportunity to visit vessels within his Task Group during a photograph exercise, with HMS Sutherland, RFA Fort George, USS Barry and FS Perle joined by submarine USS Dallas, prior to arriving at the Task Group’s destination of Norfolk, Virginia.
Commander United Kingdom Maritime Forces
Commander United Kingdom Maritime Forces or COMUKMARFOR is a senior post in the Royal Navy.
Ancona is also the head of the UK Task Group. In 2004, Exeter, Echo, RFA Diligence and RFA Grey Rover visited the Asia-Pacific region. He is in command (at sea) of naval task forces and task groups formed for specific operations. The post is the highest sea-going command in the Royal Navy and is part of the Fleet Battle Staff based in Portsmouth, part of Commander-in-Chief Fleet's staff.
afdevinfo.com. The VELA deployment involved a significant number of Royal Navy and Royal Fleet Auxiliary ships, the Royal Marine Commandos and helicopters.[15] The Task Group included HMS Albion, HMS Ocean, HMS Southampton, HMS Argyll, RFA Wave Knight, RFA Mounts Bay, RFA Sir Bedivere, RFA Fort Austin, HMS Enterprise, RFA Diligence, RFA Oakleaf, Mine Counter Measure Squadron 1 and a Fleet submarine together with the Fleet Lead Commando Group, consisting of 40 Commando Royal Marines, 59 Commando Independent Engineering Squadron, 29 Commando Royal Artillery and 539 Assault Squadron Royal Marines.
Ancona was previously COMUKCSG head.[5] The UK Amphibious Task Group has been renamed as UK (Response Force) Task Group as a result of the 2010 Strategic Defence and Security Review with Commodore John Kingwell in charge.[6][7][8]
Organisation within the Royal Navy Fleet
COMUKMARFOR commands the COMUKTG and the COMATG (which includes the Royal Navy Response Force Task Group[9]).[10][11] He works closely with his equal in the Fleet Battle Staff, the Commander UK Amphibious Forces (COMUKAMPHIBFOR) who is a Royal Marine of equivalent rank.[12][13] COMUKMARFOR is responsible for blue-water warfare, as opposed to COMUKAMPIBFOR who is responsible for amphibious warfare.
Past Operational Deployments directed by COMUKMARFOR
Commodore Cunningham, the previous COMUKCSG, flew his flag throughout the January to May Orion '08 deployment, as Commander Task Group 328.01,[14] which included exercises with the Indian Navy, aboard HMS Illustrious.
The Naval Task Group for Operation VELA, a three month deployment to West Africa in 2006, was under the command of Commander UK Amphibious Group, Commodore Phil Jones.
In 2003, Naval Task Group 03 had been intended to take part in FPDA exercises in the Asia-Pacific region but was diverted for involvement in the 2003 Iraq War. Eventually part of the Naval Task Group including Liverpool, Marlborough and RFA Grey Rover departed Gulf waters, after the intervention phase of the Iraq War (2003), en route for Exercise Flying Fish, with Commonwealth-partners and members of the Five Power Defence Arrangements which are the United Kingdom, Malaysia, Singapore, Australia and New Zealand.
Royal Navy officer heads Gulf anti-mine exercise
A UK naval officer is in charge of running the world's largest anti-mine warfare exercise in the Gulf.
The US, Canada, Australia, France and Germany are among the 40 nations taking part alongside the Royal Navy, with 35 warships and 6,000 military involved.
The exercise will test new technologies including underwater robots in countering the threat from mines.
It is being seen as a direct response to past threats to block the key shipping lanes.
The International Maritime Exercise Force (IMEF) drill aims to protect the free movement of the shipping lanes and test the response time of the coalition of navies.
Royal Navy Commodore Simon Ancona, who leads the IMEF, is also the commander of the UK component in the exercise.
Around 17 million barrels of oil pass through the Gulf's narrow Strait of Hormuz each day - some 30% of the world's energy.
Just 25 miles wide, it is a maritime "chokepoint" that carries the lifeblood of the global economy.
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MARITIME FORCES VISITS USS CAPE ST. GEORGE,US Fed News, January 20, 2006
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http://www.afdevinfo.com/htmlreports/org/org_58480.html.If it was blocked for a week, the UK would suffer major power shortages.
Royal Navy vessels exercise in the Atlantic
The AURIGA deployment is a joint maritime operational exercise lasting four months involving the UK, US and French navies.
The Task Group is commanded by Commodore Simon Ancona whose aim over the deployment is to ensure the development of a range of maritime capabilities by maximising the value of training opportunities for all joint and coalition partners involved.
Vessels involved in the Task Group include the Type 23 frigate HMS Sutherland, the Arleigh Burke Class destroyer USS Barry, RFA Fort George, French nuclear submarine FS Perle, HMS Ark Royal and HMS Liverpool.
The Task Force departed Scotland last month and once at sea started conducting routine serials to ensure the Task Group maintained full readiness.
Man-overboard exercises, where a life-sized dummy is thrown overboard and recovered, and response to discovering an exercise fire onboard HMS Sutherland tested whole ship reactions to any eventuality at sea.
Elements of the AURIGA Task Group then concentrated on integrating helicopter flying serials.
The first surface exercise and a boarding exercise were conducted between USS Barry and HMS Sutherland.
As part of their preparation, the boarding teams’ training advanced with rapid roping evolutions being conducted.
It's one of the busiest and potentially most volatile stretches of water. He directs Commander UK Task Group and Commander UK Amphibious Task Group, both of whom are of one star rank. In 2005, Liverpool, with RFA Grey Rover, made such a deployment.
Commander United Kingdom Maritime Forces
- Rear-Admiral J.M.
Burnell Nugent (from unknown date to 2002)
- Rear-Admiral D.G. Snelson (circa 2002-unknown date)[16]
- Rear-Admiral Charles Style (circa 2005-unknown date)[17]
- Rear-Admiral Neil Morisetti (circa 2006-2007)[18]
- Rear-Admiral George Michael Zambellas (circa 2007-unknown date)[19]
- Rear-Admiral Philip Jones (circa 2009-)[20]
- Rear-Admiral Peter Hudson (circa 2010-2011)[21][22]
- Rear-Admiral Duncan Potts (2011-)[23][24][25]
Deputy Commander United Kingdom Maritime Forces
References
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- ^http://www.royal-navy.mod.uk/training-and-people/the-rn-today/navy-command-headquarters/fleet-battle-staff/comukmarfor/commander-amphibious-task-group-comatg/index.htm
- ^http://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/training-and-people/the-rn-today/navy-command-headquarters/fleet-battle-staff/comukmarfor/commander-united-kingdom-task-group-comuktg/index.htm
- ^http://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/operations-and-support/surface-fleet/assault-ships/albion-class/hms-albion/news/new_admiral_visits_f.htm
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- ^http://www.royal-navy.mod.uk/training-and-people/the-rn-today/navy-command-headquarters/fleet-battle-staff/comukmarfor/index.htm
- ^http://www.royal-navy.mod.uk/royalmarines/units-and-deployments/commander-amphibious-forces/index.htm
- ^ Richard Scott, 'ASW Resurfaces,' Jane's Defence Weekly, Volume 45, Issue 24, 11 June 2008, p.25
- ^"Exercise Green Eagle - Sierra Leone".
The commander has the rank of Rear-Admiral.
History
The Commander UK Maritime Forces is a renaming of a previous position, Commander United Kingdom Task Group.[1] Despite the name change, he still performs the same function. Embarked in HMS Ocean for the deployment a Tailored Air Group (TAG) was formed, consisting of Sea King helicopters of 845 Naval Air Squadron, 846 Naval Air Squadron, Merlin Mk 1 aircraft from 820 Naval Air Squadron and Lynx helicopters of 847 Naval Air Squadron.
Previously, there was also Commander United Kingdom Carrier Strike Group (COMUKCSG),[2],however, with the 2010 Strategic Defence and Security Review, this has been removed.[3] The new Commander UK Task Group (COMUKTG) is a 1 Star Commander who specialises in Maritime Security.[4]
Recent Changes in Appointments
As of 2010, Rear-Admiral Duncan Potts has assumed command of Commander UK Maritime Forces with Commodore Simon Ancona as his deputy.
Also involved were elements of Fleet Diving Unit 2 and 849 (B) Flight from RNAS Culdrose.