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Joint Maritime Security Exercise for ITS Carabiniere & French Navy Floreal Frigates.
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Navy Panther helicopter from the Floreal frigate. Picture: Italian Navy |
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The
crews intensively trained in a variety of activities including close cinematic
manoeuvres, signal lamp communications, flight operations using the two
ships’ embarked helicopters, and shooting exercises. It was an important
“training on the job” opportunity, tailored to real world
operational scenarios characterised by increasingly urgent need for force
integration and coordination capabilities. ITS Carabiniere embarks Rear Admiral Stefano Barbieri, Force Commander of the EU Naval Force (EUNAVFOR) Somalia, while the ship Commanding Officer, Commander Francesco Saladino, is responsible for 199 military personnel, including crewmembers and international staff, who have been embarked for 4 months on the Italian frigate. FS Floreal is permanently based in La Réunion, one of the major French harbours after Toulon and Brest, where she conducts maritime surveillance and patrol missions to provide maritime security, countering illegal activities such as drug trafficking and piracy. |
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