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EU NAVFOR DEVELOPS PROSECUTION PATHWAY WITH THE SEYCHELLS

March 22, 2019 - 11:37

A joint EU NAVFOR and United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) team conducted training with representatives from Seychellois law enforcement agencies and the judicial system, to assist them with continued improvement and development of all […]

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AMISOM AND SMPU TRAINING WITH EU TEAM

March 20, 2019 - 10:10

EU NAVFOR recently supported a successful joint Somali / Ugandan maritime leadership training exercise course in the capital, Mogadishu. Delivered by British Peace Support Team (Africa), the week long course involved junior officers from both the Somali […]

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AUTONOMOUS VESSEL PROTECTION DETACHMENTS SUPPORTING THE WORLD FOOD PROGRAMME

March 13, 2019 - 11:39

One of EU NAVFOR’s mandated tasks is to provide protection to World Food Programme (WFP) ships that bring food aid to Somalia. This has ensured the safe delivery of over 1.8 million tonnes of food aid to […]

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EU NAVFOR 31ST FORCE HEADQUARTERS READY FOR DUTY

March 10, 2019 - 09:10

Counter-piracy operations require a constant presence of maritime forces designed to monitor and deter piracy and armed robbery at sea. EU NAVFOR has been continuing this effort for over 10 years and has maritime and aviation forces […]

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ITS MARGOTTINI RE-JOINING EU NAVFOR COUNTER-PIRACY MISSION

March 8, 2019 - 10:01

ITS Margottini is re-joining EU NAVFOR for its second six-month tour participating in Op Atalanta, the European Union’s first naval operation, launched in 2008 to prevent piracy at sea off the Horn of Africa and in the […]

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SPANISH MARINES CELEBRATE 482nd ANNIVERSARY ON BOARD ESPS RELAMPAGO

February 27, 2019 - 15:42

Today marks the 482nd anniversary of the founding of the Spanish Marine Corps, the Infantería de Marina. Marines on board EU NAVFOR’s warship ESPS Relampago held a short ceremony on the flight deck to mark the occasion. […]

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ESPS RELAMPAGO’S CREW TRAINS WITH SEYCHELLES PEOPLE’S DEFENCE FORCE

February 20, 2019 - 10:28

During her port visit to the Seychelles, ESPS Relampago’s crew took the opportunity to carry out a range of maritime training exercises with the Seychelles Coastguard and Air Force at Port Victoria anchorage. The training began with […]

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EU NAVFOR DONATES FIRST AID KITS TO AAMIN AMBULANCE SERVICE IN SOMALIA

February 19, 2019 - 13:33

EU NAVFOR has supplied 50 First Aid kits to the AAMIN Ambulance Service, which was established to provide free ambulance services after it was observed that no functioning public ambulance services existed. Donating the kits, the EU […]

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EU NAVFOR MEETS GLOBAL SOMALI DIASPORA IN LONDON

February 14, 2019 - 15:17

Meeting with members of the Somali community is important for EU NAVFOR. It is an opportunity for the Somali community to learn the relevance of counter-piracy operations to their country and themselves, but also an opportunity for […]

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EU NAVFOR SHIP EXERCISES WITH JAPANESE NAVY

February 6, 2019 - 09:30

EU NAVFOR ship ESPS Relampago recently met the Japanese Maritime Self-Defence Force destroyer JDS Samidare in Djibouti. Whilst alongside the Commanding Officers met to discuss their ongoing operations in the Gulf of Aden. Meetings like this are […]

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