During the French Flagship FS DE GRASSE’s port visit in Mombasa (Kenya), the Force Commander, Rear-Admiral Philippe Coindreau, liaised with local authorities and partners.
The Japanese Vice Defence Minister, M. Daizo Kusuda, visited Northwood on 2 September as part of the European tour he is conducting.
This provided an opportunity to discuss counter piracy operations with EU NAVFOR and NATO.
Sep 03, 2010
As part of the Lessons Learned process, and the ongoing work in trying to improve the fight against piracy, former Force Commander, Admiral Jan Thörnqivist, briefed the Operation Headquarter in Northwood about his experiences.
Sep 01, 2010
On 1 September, HS ADRIAS and her crew joined EU NAVFOR on the area of operation.
HS ADRIAS is a type standard multiple role frigate that has been in the service of the Hellenic Navy since March 1994. She has a displacement of 3,630 tons and a crew of 192.
Sep 01, 2010