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The EU Naval Force and NATO Force Commanders with the Commanding Officer of HNoMS Fridtjof Nansen The RFA Fort Victoria (middle) supplies the EU Naval Force warship FS Guepratte (left) and the EU flagship NRP AlvaresCabral (right) The Force Commander visits the Medical Facilities and talks with the doctor of FS Guépratte about the medical capabilities. The Force Commander meets with the boarding team of FS Guépratte Commodore Palma talks with the Commanding Officer of FS Guépratte. Commodore Jorge Novo Palma had been welcomed on board the French frigate to meet the Commanding Officer and crew of FS Guépratte. Commodore Palma thanked the French servicemen and women for their determination on pcounter piracy and expressed his pride to command the European Naval Force units off the coast of Somalia. The Finnish AVPD moves towards the bow of the WFP vessel during an exercise conducted whilst at sea With their 'wounded' colleague treated, the AVPD search for a second unauthorised person before the exercise is concluded The squad of Finnish soldiers locate an unauthorised person After locating the unauthorised person, one of the Finnish soldiers is 'wounded' and receives medical attention from a colleague The exercise was conducted to help the EU Naval Force detachment keep thier skills sharp whilst they are deployed on a World Food Programme ship to provide it with protection as it brings humanitarian aid to Somalia The Italian EU Naval Force warship, ITS Zeffiro, cuts through the rough seas as she escorts the World Food Programme chartered vessel, prior to handing over the escort duties to the Chinese Navy The European Union and Somali delegations on board the EU Naval Force Flagship, NRP Alvares Cabral The helicopters containing the Somali and EU delegations approach the EU Naval Forc Flagship The Somali delegation disembark the helicopter as they arrive on board the Flagship The Somali delegation disembark the helicopter as they arrive on board the Flagship Somali Minister of Public Works, Sidow Sheikh Ali Nur, talks with the Commanding Officer of the NRP Alvares Cabral Admiral Bob Tarrant, EU Naval Force Operation Commander, talks with the Somali delegation during talks between the EU and Somali Federal Government Admiral Siad, Deputy Chief of the Somali Navy (left), and Admiral Bob Tarrant, European Union Naval Force Operation Commander Deputy Chief of the Somali Navy, Admiral Said (left), with the EU CAP NESTOR Head of Mission, Admiral (Rtd.) Launay (right) Left to right: Michele Cervone d'Urso -EU Special Envoy to Somalia, Admiral Tarrant -EU NAVFOR Operation Commander, Colonel Warsame -Somali Chief of Navy Operations, Commodore Palma -EU NAVFOR Force Commander, Admiral Launay -EUCAP NESTOR Head of Mission WFP Logistics and Shipping Officer (Kenya), Ifigenia Metaxa, and the EU NAVFOR Force Commander, Commodore Jorge Novo Palma German EU Naval Force ship, FGS Augsburg, provides a close escort to a World Food Programme chartered vessel The MV Caroline Scan, chartered by the World Food Programme, is protected by a Finnish Autonomous Vessel Protection Detachment from the EU Naval Force Since the launch of Operation Atalanta in 2008, EU NAVFOR has had a 100% success rate providing protection to WFP vessels delivering food to the Somali people and to AMISOM shipments critical to the success of the African Union mission in Somalia The boarding team from NRP Álvares Cabral “fast-rope” from a helicopter onto a WFP vessel EU Naval Force Flagship NRP Álvares Cabral alongside in Mombasa EU NAVFOR Flagship NRP Álvares Cabral entering Mombasa EU NAVFOR FCdr, Commodore Jorge Novo Palma (center), EU NAVFOR Liaison Officer in Kenya, Commander Benjamin Chauvet (left), and EU NAVFOR Political Advisor in Nairobi, Mrs Stijn Janssen (right), during a press conference held on board NRP Álvares Cabral The EU NAVFOR Force Commander and the Commanding Officer of NRP Álvares Cabral, during a meeting with the Kenya Maritime Authority Director General, Mrs Nancy W Karigithu Commodore Palma visited the Kenya Port Authority, where he was briefed on the Mombasa Port Control Tower by Captain TA Khamis, General Manager (Operations) Staff of the EU Naval Force visited the Mombasa Maritime Rescue and Coordination Centre (MRCC) and the EU MARSIC project The delegation from the Intergovernmental Standing Committee on Shipping during their visit to the EU NAVFOR Flagship The Kenyan Navy Deputy Commander, Brigadier John Waweru (left), meets with the EU NAVFOR Force Commander, Commodore Jorge Novo Palma (right) The members of Tanzanian Coast guard with a Frnech sailor on board the EU Naval Force warship FS Nivôse A French sailor and a Tanzanian sailor discuss techniques during a training exercise conducted in Dar es Salaam A member of the crew of FS Nivôse guides Tanzanian sailors through techniques for disarming a suspect crew member carrying a weapon A member of the crew of FS Nivôse guides Tanzanian sailors through techniques for disarming a suspect crew member carrying a weapon The members of Tanzanian Coast guard with a Frnech sailor on board the EU Naval Force warship FS Nivôse