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Tuesday, July 24, 2012

Counter-Piracy “Big Three” Meet At Sea

Wang Geon, Marne, EvertsenOn 18 July the Force Commanders of the three international Counter-Piracy task forces, the EU Naval Force Somalia – Operation Atalanta (EU NAVFOR), NATO Operation Ocean Shield (TF-508) and Combined Task Force 151 (CTF-151; operated by the Combined Maritime Forces – CMF) met on board the NATO flagship to exchange experience and coordinate the fight against piracy.

The flagships, FS Marne (EU NAVFOR), HNLMS Evertsen (NATO) and the ROKS Wang Geon (CTF-151) rendezvoused in the Gulf of Aden to allow the three Force Commanders to hold a joint information exchange face to face.

French EU NAVFOR Force Commander Rear Admiral Jean-Baptiste Dupuis and CTF-151 Commander Rear Admiral Anho Chung from the Republic of Korea were welcomed by Dutch NATO Commander Commodore Ben Bekkering aboard the Evertsen.

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