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Naval
Forces News - France, USA |
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French
Navy Destroyer Chevalier Paul (D621) attached to USS John
C. Stennis (CVN 74) CVBG |
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Since
January 28th 2013, the French Navy air defense Destroyer Chevalier
Paul (2nd ship of Forbin class) is attached to CSG3 (Carrier Strike
Group 3) which centerpiece is US Navy's nuclear powered Aircraft Carrier
USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74). On February 6th, CSG3 sailed
through Ormuz to reach the Gulf of Oman. |
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(pictures:U.S.
Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Kenneth Abbate/Released)
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U.S.
5TH FLEET AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY (Feb. 9, 2013) The aircraft carrier
USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) and the French navy destroyer FS Chevalier
Paul (D621) transit the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility. John
C. Stennis is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility
conducting maritime security operations, theater security cooperation
efforts and support missions for Operation Enduring Freedom. |
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(Picture: U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class
Armando Gonzales/Released)
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U.S.
5TH FLEET AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY (Feb. 6, 2013) Ensign Miguel Noyola,
from Dallas, directs the course of the guided-missile cruiser USS Mobile
Bay (CG 53) during a passing exercise with the French frigate Chevalier
Paul (D621). Mobile Bay is deployed with the John C. Stennis Strike
Group to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility promoting maritime
security operations, theater security cooperation efforts and support
missions for Operation Enduring Freedom.
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The
integration of the Chevalier Paul is another step demonstrating
how much the U.S. Navy trusts French Sailors. The French vessel had
the responsibility to monitor the airspace above a particularly sensitive
area of operations and contributed to the protection of the U.S. aircraft
carrier and its crew of more than 5000 sailors.
After a few days of training in the Persian Gulf, U.S. Navy procedures
had no secrets for French Navy personnel. Chevalier Paul found
its place among the other escorts of the CVBG: the USS Mobile Bay
(CG53), Ticonderoga class guided-missile cruiser and USS Winston
S. Churchill (DDG-81) Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer.
When crossing the Strait of Hormuz February 6, 2013, the French Navy
Destroyer held the position usually assigned to a US Navy vessel, at
the back of USS John C. Stennis. |