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EU Naval Force - Somalia
Operation ATALANTA

News Archive - August 2019

Operation ATALANTA Force Commander Meets with Omani Authorities

August 29, 2019 - 11:23

“Both EU NAVFOR and the Omani authorities present in Salalah reiterated their mutual will to cooperate in the shared objective of protecting maritime trade passing through the Gulf of Aden.” Rota, 29 August 2019–During a port visit in Salalah last week, Force Commander of EU NAVFOR Somalia Operation ATALANTA, Rear Admiral Armando Paolo Simi, Commanding […]

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Another Successful Deployment For Operation ATALANTA’s Montenegrin AVPD

August 27, 2019 - 11:13

Rota, 27 August 2019–This week, EU NAVFOR Somalia Operation ATALANTA’s Montenegrin Autonomous Vessel Protection Detachment (AVPD) handed over their duties to the next Lithuanian team. The Montenegrin team spent the last four months on board the World Food Programme (WFP) vessel JUIST, protecting the food aid shipments on their way to Somalia. Montenegro military forces […]

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EU NAVFOR Force Commander Gets Acquainted With Key Leaders in Bossasso

August 21, 2019 - 08:37

Bossasso, 19 August 2019—This week, EU NAVFOR Somalia Operation Atalanta Force Commander Rear Admiral Armando Paolo Simi met with various key leaders in Bossasso. Among the authorities with whom R. Adm. Simi met were representatives from the Puntland Ministry of Maritime Transport, Ports and Maritime Crime Prevention, EU NAVFOR sister mission EUCAP Somalia, the Food […]

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Force Commander R. Adm. Simi Meets with Key Partners in Mogadishu

August 5, 2019 - 12:44

In various meetings with key partners in Mogadishu, the new Force Commander became familiarized with international stakeholders acting in Somalia. Mogadishu, 1 August 2019–On 31 July 2019, Force Commander of EU NAVFOR Somalia Operation ATALANTA, Rear Admiral Armando Paolo Simi arrived in Mogadishu with members of his staff. R. Adm. Simi’s two-day stay in the […]

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