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FGS Hessen positioning alongside USNS Pecos to reach the RAS station. FGS Hessen, FS Siroco and USNS Pecos from the view of the Aluette III cabin Arial view from Alouette III - FS Siroco Helicopter showing USNS Pecos alongside FS Siroco with FGS Hessen in the Background. Wide angle view of USNS Pecos during RAS from FS Siroco's starboarding bridge. ESPS Relampago approaching FS Siroco. FGS Hessen (Top), USNS Pecos (Middle) and FS Siroco (Bottom). On 22nd and 23rd March, ten officers from the Djiboutian Navy and four from the Coast Guard participated in a fire-fighting exercise and weapon handling training. Theoretical training given by experienced EU Team instructors. The fire-fighting exercise enabled the Djiboutian officers to put into practice some of the theoretical training they had received from the EU teams earlier in the day. These exercises, led by experienced trainers, help them to react effectively to emergency situations without assistance. On the second day, the officers were divided into small groups consisting of seamen, mechanics and gunnery crews, with some being given training in weapon-handling and maintenance. Commander Jörn-Arne Niemann, who is the EUCAP Nestor maritime advisor to the Djiboutian Chief of the Navy stated “Port visits by warships from the EU Naval Force provide an excellent opportunity to provide these invaluable exercises.” The 18th and 19th contigent line up for the handover. Handover of the contigent in front of the formation. Crew of the new 19th contigent. The new commander of the in-coming air contingent, Lieutenant Colonel Jacobo Lecube Porrúa. (Left) The MPRA crew in front of their aircraft. On Saturday 15 March, EU Naval Force French Flagship, FS Siroco, and South Korean destroyer, ROKS Kang Gam Chan met at sea in the Gulf of Aden to conduct a series of maritime exercises. ROKS Kang Gam Chan's staff arrives on board of FS Siroco. Gift exchange between EU Force Commander, Rear Admiral Hervé Bléjean and the commanding officer of the South Korean warship Kang Gam Chan, Captain Yu Byeong-Joo. Captain Yu Byeong-Joo, commanding officer of the South Korean warship Kang Gam Chan (left) and Captain Le Quilliec commanding officer of the FS Siroco (right). Kang Gam Chan's Staff visiting FS Siroco's bridge. The EU Naval Force FS Siroco and FHQ delegation arrive on board ok Korean warship Kang Gam Chan. Welcoming picture on the ROKS Kang Gam Chan. A lunch and briefing carried out in Kang Gam Chan's officers mess room. The EUNAVFOR delegation took the opportunity to visit Kang Gam Chan's engine control room. Aluette 3 Helo training on Kang Gam Chan. After the end of this fruitful day, the two naval units gave each other traditional ‘pass by’ salutes and then headed to their respective counter piracy patrol zones in the Gulf of Aden and Horn of Africa. The Operation Atalanta Force Headquarters on board FS Siroco took command on 6 December 2013. The South Korean destroyer Kang Gam Chan is part of the multi-national Combined Maritime Forces conducting counter piracy operations. source© Bundeswehr.de source: 2014 foto-design-schreiber / Klaus Schreiber source: 2014 foto-design-schreiber / Klaus Schreiber source: 2014 foto-design-schreiber / Klaus Schreiber source: 2014 foto-design-schreiber / Klaus Schreiber source: 2014 foto-design-schreiber / Klaus Schreiber source: 2014 foto-design-schreiber / Klaus Schreiber source: 2014 foto-design-schreiber / Klaus Schreiber source© Bundeswehr.de source© Bundeswehr.de source© Bundeswehr.de