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Commanders Discuss Somali Counter-Piracy Operations
At Sea, Somali Basin – On 28 Sept. 2010, commander, Combined Task Force 151 (CTF-151), Rear Adm. Sinan Ertugrul of the Turkish Navy, hosted the commander of the European Naval Force (EUNAVFOR), French...
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CMF Delivers Maritime Security Training
Personnel from French frigate FS Dupleix (D641) recently completed two days of maritime security training with Combined Maritime Forces (CMF), designed to hone the skills and techniques required by...
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France assumes command of Combined Task Force 150
French Navy Rear Adm. Jean-Louis Kerignard relieved Australian Navy Commodore Greg Sammut as Commander, Combined Task Force (CTF) 150 during a change of command ceremony on board FS Somme (A 631),...
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HMAS Stuart Renders Aid to Iranian Fishing Vessel
Combined Maritime Forces (CMF) ship HMAS Stuart, an Australian frigate, on deployment to the Middle East, responded to a request for medical assistance on board an Iranian fishing vessel, the MV...
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Combined Maritime Forces Visit French Warship
Vice Adm. Mark Fox, Commander, and Commodore Tim Fraser, Deputy Commander, Combined Maritime Forces, visited French Amphibious Assault Ship FS Mistral (L9013), April 21. Invited by Commanding Officer,...
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French Warship Somme Aids Iranian Fishing Vessel
FS Somme Combined Maritime Forces (CMF) FS Somme, a French warship, on deployment to the Middle East, provided aid to an Iranian fishing vessel, the MV Said Al Said, in the Arabian Sea, April 21. Somme...
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CMF ship HMS St Albans rescues crew of stricken ship
A multi – agency effort involving Falmouth Coastguard in the UK, Combined Maritime Headquarters in Bahrain, and CMF ship HMS St. Albans, has helped to save the lives of several injured mariners in the...
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HMAS TOOWOOMBA COMMITS TO MARITIME SECURITY OF BAB EL MANDEB STRAIT
HMAS Toowoomba with the Turkish frigate TCG Barbaros HMAS Toowoomba contributed to maritime security in the Bab El Mandeb Strait through participation in a multi-national exercise, Exercise SCIMITAR...
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United Kingdom assumes command of Combined Task Force 150
Captain Jean-Baptiste Dupuis, French Navy (outgoing CTF 150 Commander) and Commodore John Clink, Royal Navy (incoming CTF-150 Commander) after the ceremony (Crown Copyright – Lieutenant Gary Turner...
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Maritime Security Operations with France, Djibouti, Yemen and Saudi Arabia
Warships from 6 international navies are currently operating as part of the French led Combined Task Force 150 (CTF 150), conducting maritime security cooperation in close coordination with coastal...
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CTF 150: Operations in the Bab El Mandeb Strait Continues
Combined Task Force 150 (CTF 150) operations continue in the southern Red Sea, Bab el Mandeb strait and Gulf of Aden, some of the most frequented waters in the world. The third phase of this recent...
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COMMANDER CTF 151 AND COMMANDER CTF 150 MEET ONBOARD TCG GÖKSU
On July 5, 2013, Commander, Combined Task Force (CTF) 151, Commodore Muhammad Ihsan Qadir SI Pakistan Navy (M), met with Commander, CTF 150, Captain Hervé Bléjean of the French Navy. The meeting...
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Commander Combined Task Force 150 welcomes French Ship Guépratte
A sailor from FS Guepratte stands sentry while the frigate transited south through the Suez Canal last week Commodore Brian Santarpia, Commander of the Combined Maritime Forces (CMF) counter-terrorism...
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French frigate Guépratte arrives on station to support maritime...
View from FS Guépratte’s bridge as the ship transits through the Bab el-Manded Straight on 9 December 2014. On 5 December 2014, the French frigate Guépratte sailed out of the Suez Canal into the Red...
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French frigate Guépratte provides assistance to distressed fishermen
The French frigate Guépratte rendered assistance to distressed mariners During her time supporting the Combined Maritime Forces (CMF) conducting counter-terrorism and maritime security operations, the...
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CTF-150 continues a period of intensified Maritime Security operations
HMS Kent’s Lynx helicopter provides overwatch while her boarding team conduct a routine verification boarding in support of CTF-150 maritime security operations Warships and aircraft from Australia,...
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CTF-152 hosts international Maritime Infrastructure Protection Exercise in...
Ships and aircraft took part in a recent international Maritime Infrastructure Protection Exercise in the Gulf Combined Task Force 152 (CTF-152) held a major maritime infrastructure protection exercise...
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French frigate Guépratte lends a helping hand again
Guépratte closed in on the distressed fishing dhow at sunset For the second time since beginning operations with Combined Maritime Forces (CMF), the French Ship Guépratte provided assistance to a...
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French frigate Guépratte conducts medical evacuation of seafarer in the Gulf...
French Ship Guépratte and her Panther helicopter On 5 February, while conducting maritime security and counter-terrorism operations under Combined Maritime Forces (CMF) counter-piracy task force...
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Canada hands over Command of CTF 150 to France
The French Navy has taken command of Combined Maritime Forces counter-terrorism operations in the Middle East and Indian Ocean regions after conducting a handover ceremony with Canadian Navy personnel....
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