‘Every challenge brings a new opportunity to succeed’
Rear Admiral Ignacio Villanueva
34th Rotation Force Commander
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May 17, 2020
Despite World Pandemic and after passed strict security protocols based on quarantine periods and testing, the EU NAVFOR Somalia Operation ATALANTA 34th FHQ started its embarked rotation on 3rd may 2020.
May 13, 2020
Life in general, and even more military life, is sometime amazing.
During Academic year 2010-11, 103 Spanish senior officers, together with 30 international colleagues coming from 23 different countries, attended the 12th Joint Staff Course in Madrid, Spain.
May 05, 2020
20 th April 2020 - EU NAVFOR Somalia Operation ATALANTA units have few opportunities to collaborate with ships of other navies and Combined Task Forces (CTF) at sea.
Apr 27, 2020
The AVPD (Autonomous Vessel Protection Detachment) is an important asset to directly protect the World Food Program (WFP) and vulnerable vessels in the Horn of Africa.
Apr 22, 2020
Lieutenant Julio Torralba from the Spanish Navy has been deployed with ESPS Numancia for the past month and has been the link between operation Atalanta and the merchant community in its transit across the Western Indian Ocean Region.
Apr 16, 2020
Germany and Spain have been contributing to Operation ATALANTA since the beginning in 2008. Maritime patrol and reconnaissance aircrafts (MPRA) provide naval assets with a variety of capabilities making EU NAVFOR Somalia resilient and agile.
Apr 02, 2020
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Mar 25, 2020
EU NAVFOR Somalia is eager to cooperate with actors present in the waters off the Horn of Africa and Oman has been a key partner for ATALANTA for many years.
Mar 09, 2020
“We have successfully suppressed piracy but piracy is still there. It is not eradicated.”
Vice Admiral Rühle
Deputy Chief of German Defense
Mar 03, 2020
Building and developing regional maritime capability is one of the key aims of EU NAVFOR by sharing our expertise we promote lasting regional maritime solutions, which will help to deter and prevent acts of piracy throughout the region.
Feb 24, 2020
“I had to visit you. You are our people. You are ATALANTA”,
Commodore Jose Antonio Vizinha Mirones
Operation ATALANTA Force Commander
Feb 14, 2020