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News Archive - July 2019

Operation ATALANTA Deputy Commander Meets with French Forces in Djibouti

July 31, 2019 - 09:57

During a meeting with the French Forces stationed in Djibouti (FFDJ), Operation ATALANTA Deputy Commander R. Adm. Giovanni Battista Piegaja met with French Base Commander Colonel Francois Tricot and Deputy COMFOR FFDJ Colonel Emmanuel Antoine.

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Transfer of Command for Operation ATALANTA P-3M Orion Air Detachment

July 30, 2019 - 13:17

Djibouti, 24 July 2019—During a ceremony on the French Armed Forces Base (BA188) in Djibouti, where the Spanish Operation ATALANTA contingent P-3M Orion aircraft is deployed, Lt. Col. José Ignacio Jaime Peñuela officially transferred command to Lt. Col. Miguel Ángel Sáez Nievas. The P-3M Orion will continue under Lt. Col. Nievas’ command for its 35th […]

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New EU NAVFOR Deputy Commander Meets With Djiboutian Authorities

July 26, 2019 - 08:02

Djibouti, 22 July 2019–Among many meetings that Operation ATALANTA Deputy Commander Rear Admiral Giovanni Battista Piegaja attended in Djibouti this week, were meetings with Djiboutian authorities at the Djiboutian Armed Forces Headquarters, the Diboutian Navy Headquarters/Coordination & Control Center and the Djiboutian Coast Guard Headquarters. Meeting with the Deputy Chief of Staff of the Djiboutian […]

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New Force Commander for EU NAVFOR Somalia Operation ATALANTA

July 23, 2019 - 13:09

The Italian Rear Admiral Armando Paolo Simi takes command of EU NAVFOR’s 32nd Force Headquarters Djibouti, 23 July 2019—In a handover/takeover ceremony this morning on board the EU NAVFOR Somalia Operation ATALANTA warship ESPS NAVARRA, EU NAVFOR Deputy Operation Commander Rear Admiral Giovanni Battista Piegaja welcomed the operation’s new Force Commander, Rear Admiral Simi and […]

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Operation ATALANTA Welcomes ESPS CANARIAS

July 18, 2019 - 08:53

Rota, 18 July 2019—Today, EU NAVFOR Somalia officially welcomed the ESPS CANARIAS as she began her most recent deployment with Operation ATALANTA. The ESPS CANARIAS will sail with Operation ATALANTA alongside the ITS MARCEGLIA from the end of July 2019 until early November 2019, countering piracy and monitoring fishing activity off the Somali coast. Spain […]

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OHQ Welcomes Visit from INTERTANKO Marine Director, Mr. Phillip Belcher

July 10, 2019 - 16:55

Rota, 10 July 2019–As part of key EU NAVFOR relations with the shipping industry at a strategic level, Operation ATALANTA Operation Headquarters (OHQ) welcomed a visit today from Mr. Phillip Belcher, Marine Director at INTERTANKO. Mr. Belcher visited to hold a meeting regarding the latest developments in counter-piracy operations and the last incidents in the […]

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EEAS Deputy Secretary General Pedro Serrano visits EU NAVFOR’s Maritime Security Centre Horn of Africa (MSCHOA)

July 5, 2019 - 11:04

Brest, 04 July 2019—On Thursday, European External Action Service (EEAS) Deputy Secretary General of Common Security and Defense Policy (CSDP) and Crisis Response, Mr. Pedro Serrano visited EU NAVFOR Operation ATALANTA’s Maritime Security Centre Horn of Africa (MSCHOA). The visit took place during Mr. Serrano’s visit to the Maritime Information Cooperation & Awareness (MICA) Center, […]

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Deputy Commander R. Adm. Xavier Larreur de Farcy de Pontfarcy Hands Over Command to R. Adm. Giovanni Battista Piegaja

July 5, 2019 - 07:11

“The work we do is very important, and this operation is not at its end.” R. Adm. Xavier Larreur de Farcy de Pontfarcy Rota, 04 July 2019—In a ceremony at the Operation ATALANTA Operation Headquarters (OHQ) on Thursday, French Deputy Commander (DCOM) R. Adm. Xavier Larreur de Farcy de Pontfarcy handed over Deputy Command to […]

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