A DUTCH Commodore now leads the Combined Task Force 150 (CTF 150), which conducts ongoing maritime security operations (MSO) in the North Arabian Sea, Gulf of Aden, the Red Sea and parts of the Indian Ocean, it was revealed by the US Fifth Fleet headquarters, Bahrain.
Royal Netherlands Navy Commodore Hank Ort took over from French Vice Admiral Jacques Mazars as the commander of CTF 150 during a handover ceremony aboard the French ship FS Var while in port in Djibouti.
CTF 150, established near the beginning of Operation Enduring Freedom, is currently comprised of naval forces from Germany, France, Pakistan and the US.
Commodore Ort, the first Dutch commodore to lead CTF 150, said he is honoured to take the helm and looks forward to working with such a large international coalition and stressed the importance of teamwork among the partners.
MSO sets the conditions for security and stability in the maritime environment as well as complement the counter-terrorism and security efforts of regional nations.
Mazars found the balance of activity in such a large theatre of operations to be the greatest challenge he faced while in command of CTF 150.
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