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EU Naval Force Spanish frigate ESPS Navarra crewmembers embarked on the Danish frigate HDMS Esbern Snare ESPS Navarra boarding members during a friendly approach The Spanish Ambassador in the Seychelles Mr. Miguel Fernandez Palacios on board the EU Naval Force Warship ESPS Navarra The Spanish Ambassador in the Seychelles Mr. Miguel Fernandez Palacios signing ESPS Navarra honour book EU Naval Force Flagship ITS Andrea Doria (Left) and JS Takanami (Right) Somali port control students with their EUCAP NESTOR teachers and commanding officer of HNLMS van Speijk CO HNLMS van Speijk teaching the Somali port control students the basics of navigation and use of navigation and communication systems The commanding officer of HNLMS van Speijk teaching the Somali port control students the basics of navigation On Tuesday 14 October a delegation of senior officers from the Indonesian Defence Forces visited the EU Naval Force Operational Headquarters (OHQ) in Northwood. The delegation led by Vice Admiral Ade Supandi, Chief of the General Staff of the Indonesian D The Indonesian officers were given a detailed briefing on Operation Atalanta, the EU’s counter piracy mission off the coast of Somalia and a tour of the OHQ and Maritime Security Centre Horn of Africa (MSCHOA). The delegation then held discussions with Major General Smith and the Deputy Operation Commander, Brigadier General Dick Swijgman, to explore potential future cooperation in counter-piracy operations. The delegation then held discussions with Major General Smith and the Deputy Operation Commander, Brigadier General Dick Swijgman, to explore potential future cooperation in counter-piracy operations. Operation Commander of EU Naval Force, Major General Martin Smith MBE presents an EU NAVFOR Crest to Vice Admiral Ade Supandi, Chief of the General Staff of the Indonesian Defence Forces In the early hours of the morning on 6 October the German Bremen Class Frigate FGS Lübeck joined EU Naval Force Somalia Operation Atalanta. View of the FGS Berlin from the bridge wing of ITS Andrea Doria The Force Commander, Rear Admiral Guido Rando arrives onboard the FGS Berlin in the German Ship's Sea King helicopter Force Commande, Rear Admiral Rando watches the ITS Andrea Doria make her approach The RAS with ITS Andrea Doria is FGS Berlin's 21st and Final Replenishment at Sea during her recent deployment as part of EU Naval Force Drawing of the two EU Naval Force Ships on the bridge window of the FGS Berlin FGS Berlin refuels ITS Andrea Doria Force Commander, Rear Admiral Rando, addresses the crew of the FGS Berlin The trainees from Somalia were split into two groups and attended briefing sessions on both ships about their capabilities. The briefings were followed by a tour of the ships and by a question and answer session, where the participants could ask experienced naval personnel about their daily work. The trainees were very interested and asked many questions, particularly about the Replenishment at Sea (RAS) capabilities of the FGS Berlin and boarding operations conducted by the FGS Lübeck during its deployment as part of EU Naval Force. The briefings were followed by a tour of the ships and by a question and answer session, where the participants could ask experienced naval personnel about their daily work. Serbian AVPD pictured onboard WFP Ship MV Douro Member of the Serbian AVPD onboard the WFP chartered MV Douro The Serbian AVPD are in constant contact with the Force Headquarters and Operational Headquarters whilst onbaord the WFP Ship Whilst onboard the Serbian team conducts daily training and exercises to ensure they are always ready to respond to any threat. Serbian AVPD conduct physical training aboard the WFP Ship Serbian AVPD conducting training onboard MV Douro Serbian AVPD conducting training onboard MV Douro Operation Commander Major General Martin Smith's first visit was the Italian Military Support Base in Djibouti, where he was a given a short introduction by the Deputy Commander Lieutenant Colonel Giorgio Pantarelli Antarelli and the Task Force Air Comman Operation Commander Major General Martin Smith was given a briefing about the Italian Air Forcre's remote controlled aircraft, known as Predator and how it is being integrated into the European Union’s counter-piracy mission, Operation Atalanta Operation Commander Major General Martin Smith took the opportunity to embark in the EU Naval Force Flagship ITS Andrea Doria, where he was briefed on her capabilities by the current Force Commander Rear Admiral Guido Rando During the visit of Operation Commander Major General Martin to Djibouti, he also visited MV Duoro, a vessel, recently charted by the World Food Programme to carry humanitarian aid to the Somali people and protected by an embarked Serbian Autonomous Vesse Handover Ceremony for the Commanding Officer of ITS Andrea Doria Force Commander Rear Admiral Guido Rando (Centre), outgoing Commanding Officer Captain Gianfranco Annunziata (Right) and incoming Commanding Officer Captain Angelo Virdis (Left) Force Commanders of NATO Ocean Shield, CMF CTF 151 and EU Naval Force being briefed in ITS Andrea Doria's Operations Room From left to right: outgoing Commanding Officer Captain Gianfranco Annunziata, EU NAVFOR Force Commander Rear Admiral Guido Rando, Force Commander of CMF CTF 151 Commodore Tony Millar , NATO Ocean Shield Force Commander Commodore Aage Buur Jensen, incomi