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Protecting our Partners: EU NAVFOR Somalia escorts United Nations World Food Programme vessels to safety

September 6, 2019 - 09:15

6 September 2019—Last week, EU NAVFOR Somalia Operation ATALANTA provided support to United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) vessels that were carrying NGO and United Nations Staff through the Gulf of Aden. The WFP requested support from […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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. […]

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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 & […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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