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EU NAVAL FORCE ESPS Navarra's boarding team leader with the crew of the dhow EU NAVFOR ESPS Navarra’s team approaching the dhow in order to perform a friendly approach EU NAVFOR ESPS Navarra boarding team going on board a dhow The German Ambassador, His Excellency Harald Gehrig and FGS Luebeck’s Commanding Officer, Commander Semrau on FGS Luebeck flight deck The German Ambassador, the Commanding Officer of FGS Luebeck speaking to the Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces and the Commander in Chief of the Naval Forces of Madagascar Madagascar local authorities during a short briefing on Operation Atalanta The German Ambassador, His Excellency Harald Gehrig and FGS Luebeck’s Commanding Officer, Commander Semrau with Madagascar local authorities The German Ambassador, His Excellency Harald Gehrig and FGS Luebeck’s Commanding Officer, Commander Semrau on board EU Naval Force warship FGS Luebeck The Commanding Officer of EU NAVFOR Flagship ITS Doria, Capt. Virdis welcoming the tanzanian personnel Tanzanian personnel during Improvised Explosive Device (IED) theoretical training Italian training team is operating on a simuleted Improvised Explosive Device (IED) EU NAVFOR Flagship Commanding Officer, Capt. Virdis with ITS Doria and tanzanian personnel for Local Capacity Building Training EU Naval Force flagship, ITS Andrea Doria conducted Local Maritime Capacity Building (LMCB) training with personnel from the Tanzanian People’s Defense Force The handover between the Commanding Officers of the Contingent, in front of the Commanding Officer of Air Combat Resources & Logistics, Colonel Rafael García Hernández. The 20th and 21st Contingent on-parade for the hand over From left to right: the Commanding Officer of the outgoing Contingent, Lieutenant Colonel (LtC) Llebrez; the Commander of French Air Base 188, Commander Baron; the Ambassador of the European Union, HE Mr Joseph Silva; the Spanish Ambassador to Djibouti, H The CN-235 VIGMA aircraft The crew of the Spanish P-3 after their last flight as part of the 20th Contingent EU Naval Force Operation Commander Major General Martin Smith (right) visited the Secretary-General of the International Maritime Organization (IMO), Mr Koji Sekimizu, to discuss the current situation off the Horn of Africa Secretary-General of the International Maritime Organization, Mr Koji Sekimizu (left) with The Operation Commander of the EU Naval Force, Major General Martin Smith (right) EU Naval Force warship BNS Leopold I hosted members of the Tanzanian Navy in support of EUCAP Nestor’s initiative to conduct Local Maritime Capability Building BNS Leopold I’s crew organised several workshops covering topics from Global Maritime Distress System (GMDSS), first aid techniques, evidence and detainee handling, Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) and diving Members of the Tanzanian Navy participated in a workshop about Tactical Combat Casualty Care (TCCC) on EU NAVFOR warship BNS Leopold I Members of the Tanzanian Navy received a briefing on the different stages about Tactical Combat Casualty Care on Belgium Warship BNS Leopold I During the different workshops and demonstrations on Belgium warship BNS Leopold I, many questions were asked and all of the guests felt that they had gained a lot from the experience During the recent port visit of HNLMS van Speijk to Djibouti, the Dutch warship hosted a visit from the Committee for Civilian Aspects of Crisis Management (CIVCOM) As part of the visit to HNLMS van Speijk, the warship’s Commanding Officer, Commander Elzo Jansen, explained the role of the EU Naval Force and the successful cooperation between the EU’s civilian and military missions The visit on board the Dutch warship HNLMS van Speijk enabled the CIVCOM delegation to see the EU's contribution to countering piracy off the coast of Somalia The delegation consisted, amongst others, of sixteen CIVCOM country representatives and the Head of Operations from the Civilian Planning and Conduct Capability (CPCC) EU Naval Force Dutch frigate, HNLMS Van Speijk, has escorted a World Food Programme (WFP) vessel (on the picture) along the Somali coast to keep it safe from a potential pirate attack The protection of WFP vessels delivering aid to displaced persons in Somalia is one of the key tasks of Operation Atalanta, the European Union’s counter-piracy mission The crew of the WFP Vessel was thankful for the protection by the Dutch frigate during their 280 nautical mile transit Deputy Operation Commander Brigadier General Dick Swijgman (on the left) with the Chief of the German Navy, Vice Admiral Andreas Krause (in the middle) and Operation Commander Major General Martin Smith (on the right) EU Force Commander, Rear Admiral Guido Rando, visited the Serbian maritime protection team that is currently embarked in a World Food Programme (WFP) vessel EU Force Commander Rear Admiral Guido Rando with the AVPD Commanding Officer Captain Goran Stevancevic EU Force Commander Rear Admiral Guido Rando with the AVPD Team EU Force Commander Rear Admiral Guido Rando with the AVPD team and the master of the WFP vessel The Commanding Officer of the AVPD team and some other members of the team invited on board EU NAVFOR Flagship ITS Andrea Doria The Force Chief of Staff, Commander Wilhelm Tobias Abry briefing the AVPD team The Commander of Chinese Naval Escort Task Group 989, Rear Admiral Zhuang Chuanshu and the EU NAVFOR Force Commander Rear Admiral Guido Rando