EUNAVFOR

EU Naval Force - Somalia
Operation ATALANTA

News Archive - January 2018

Lieutenant Commander Helmer Royal Netherlands Navy receives Op Atalanta Medal from DCOM EU NAVFOR

EU NAVFOR OFFICER RECEIVES EU MEDAL AND COMMENDATION

January 31, 2018 - 16:17

A EU NAVFOR Staff Officer has received his EU Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP) Service Medal and a commendation for his contribution to Operation Atalanta. Lieutenant Commander Helmer Kerkhoff of the Royal Netherlands Navy has spent six months working as the Deputy Assistant Chief Of Staff at the EU NAVFOR Headquarters in Northwood, London. […]

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The Spanish RHIB coming closer to the dhow

EU NAVFOR CONTINUED PRESENCE

January 30, 2018 - 10:23

The Spanish Warship ESPS Patiño of EU NAVFOR has been continuing its duties to reinforce relationships off the Somali coast since arriving in the region in December. Approaches and discussions with mariners are regularly conducted by EU NAVFOR warships as a part of routine maritime security and counter-piracy operations in the area. Their purpose is […]

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EU NAVFOR personnel and locals in Djibouti 5 km charity run

EU NAVFOR PERSONNEL IN DJIBOUTI 5KM CHARITY RUN

January 29, 2018 - 14:47

Personnel from EU NAVFOR units took part in a 5 km run in Djibouti on 26th Jan 2018 to raise money for local charity groups. Individuals from the EU NAVFOR Spanish warship ESPS Patiño, the Spanish Maritime Patrol and Reconnaissance Aircraft P-3 Orion detachment, the German detachment, and others from the Logistic HQ, took the […]

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Spanish Air Force P-3 Orion MPRA detachment receive EU medals in Djibouti

SPANISH AIR FORCE IN DJIBOUTI RECEIVE EU COUNTER-PIRACY MEDALS

January 26, 2018 - 09:00

Personnel of the Spanish Air Force Maritime Patrol Reconnaissance Aircraft (MPRA) detachment in Djibouti, Somalia, received their EU Common Security and Defence Policy Service Medals in recognition of their participation in Operation Atalanta. The personnel of the 30th Contingent and 57th Rotation at the French base in Djibouti received their medals from Lieutenant Colonel Javier […]

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Commander Russ Nash RN handover to Commander Steve Elliot RN as EU NAVFOR Mogadishu local liaison

BUSINESS AS USUAL DURING MOGADISHU CHANGES

January 25, 2018 - 11:07

The EU NAVFOR local liaison officer based in Mogadishu has changed over. Commander Russ Nash RN has come to the end of his deployment in Mogadishu, one of his highlights being the support he enabled from EU NAVFOR ships to medical personnel following the October 2017 bombings. EU NAVFOR provided medical assistance to Mogadishu following […]

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Regional delegates visit MSCHOA to improve regional Maritime Domain Awareness

IOC delegates visit MSCHOA to improve regional Maritime Domain Awareness

January 23, 2018 - 14:16

A landmark visit took place at the Maritime Security Centre – Horn of Africa (MSCHOA) on 22nd Jan 2017, when delegates from the Indian Ocean Commission (IOC), Madagascar and Seychelles visited the Operational Headquarters of the EU Naval Force in Northwood, London. Sponsored by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office as part of British efforts to […]

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ESPN PATINO Helicopter Flight Operations

HELICOPTER FLIGHT OPERATIONS FROM EU NAVFOR’s WARSHIP ESPS PATIÑO

January 19, 2018 - 14:01

The embarked helicopter of EU NAVFOR’s Spanish Warship ESPS Patiño has provided a successful contribution to the counter-piracy mission off the Somali coast since joining in December. The multi-purpose Seahawk SH60B helicopter can conduct up to six hours of flight operations daily. It provides the warship with the ability to conduct surveillance and reconnaissance operations […]

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ESPS Patino conducting RAS with HMAS Warramunga

EU NAVFOR SHIP HELICOPTER AND FUELING OPERATIONS

January 18, 2018 - 16:48

EU NAVFOR’s Spanish Warship ESPS Patiño has further supported Combined Maritime Forces by rendezvousing with an Australian and Pakistani Warship and conducting Replenishment at Sea (RAS). Her Majesty’s Australian Ship Warramunga of CTF150 and Pakistan Navy Ship Aslat of CTF151 took on board a total of 390 cubic metres of fuel essential for the continuation […]

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EU NAVFOR AND CMF PROMOTE NEW LEVELS OF COOPERATION

January 17, 2018 - 17:32

The Operational Commander of EU NAVFOR and the Commander of Combined Maritime Forces have agreed to promote new levels of cooperation in the international fight against piracy. On his first visit to Combined Maritime Forces (CMF) Headquarters in Bahrain on 16th Jan 2017 Major General Charlie Stickland met with Vice Admiral John C. Aquilino who […]

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EU NAVFOR SUPPORTING COMBINED MARITIME FORCES

January 10, 2018 - 13:37

Operation Atalanta’s Spanish warship, ESPS Patiño has conducted a busy period of further support to Bahrain based Combined Maritime Forces (CMF) ships during a transit into the Indian Ocean, a series of Replenishment at Sea (RAS) tasks were conducted whilst she continued on her own EU NAVFOR counter-piracy duties. The flexibility of Patiño was demonstrated […]

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