During a port visit by ESPS Galicia to Djibouti, EU NAVFOR’s Force Commander, Rear Admiral Rafael Fernández-Pintado Muñoz-Rojas, had the pleasure of welcoming on board the Spanish maritime aircrew from the aircraft Orion and their support staff.
After briefings on ESPS Galicia’s bridge and operations room, the ship’s company and Orion detachment gathered with the Force Commander and his Force HQ staff for a group photograph on the ship’s flight-deck.
Speaking about the visit, the Force Commander said “As our patrol areas in the Indian Ocean and Gulf of Aden are so vast it is not very often that different elements of the Operation Atalanta family can come together and update each other on their own operational experiences, so I was delighted to host the Orion detachment today on board Spanish Navy warship, ESPS Galicia.”
After briefings on ESPS Galicia’s bridge and operations room, the ship’s company and Orion detachment gathered with the Force Commander and his Force HQ staff for a group photograph on the ship’s flight-deck.
Speaking about the visit, the Force Commander said “As our patrol areas in the Indian Ocean and Gulf of Aden are so vast it is not very often that different elements of the Operation Atalanta family can come together and update each other on their own operational experiences, so I was delighted to host the Orion detachment today on board Spanish Navy warship, ESPS Galicia.”