Posts Tagged ‘Jan Thornqvist’
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EU NAVFOR Force Headquarters hosts Swedish Supreme Commander
The Swedish Supreme Commander, General Sverker Göranson, visited HSwMS Carlskrona and the Force Headquarters during her last port visit in Djibouti on Friday 23 of April. “I’m really impressed, when I see how efficiently the Force Commander and his Chief of Staff have moulded such a close knit team from of a...
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EU NAVFOR Force Commander welcomes Greek Ship Elli to its anti piracy operation
On 20th April 2010, a week after joining EU NAVFOR’s anti piracy operation off the coast of Somalia, the Greek frigate ELLI was officially welcomed to the task group with a visit from Force Commander Rear Admiral (LH) Jan Thörnqvist. Taking the opportunity to visit HS ELLI when his own Command...
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Sweden takes Command of EU NAVFOR Task Force off Somalia -
At 1200 GMT today, Wednesday the 14 April, the Italian Rear Admiral Giovanni Gumiero relinquished command of Task Force 465, the EU Naval Force Somalia – Operation Atalanta. The Swedish Rear Admiral Jan Thörnqvist took over command and the multinational Force Headquarters will now operate from the EU NAVFOR HSwMS Carlskrona. ...
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Swedes prepare to join EU NAVFOR in the Gulf of Aden
The designated Swedish Force Commander of the EU Naval Force (EU NAVFOR) operating off Somalia, Rear Admiral (LH) Jan Thörnqvist, arrived in Djibouti 5 April onboard the Swedish warship Carlskrona to a warm welcome from the French frigate La Fayette commanded by Commander Eric Delepoulle. On entering harbour, HSwMS Carlskrona lowered one...
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New Force Headquarter (FHQ) Sails For Somalia Anti Piracy Mission
At 11.00 on the 13 of March, the next Flagship of EU NAVFOR Somalia – Operation Atalanta, the Swedish Warship HMS CARLSKRONA, departed from Karlskrona in the south of Sweden. It was a sunny morning with a blue sky but some ice remained on the water. Soon the conditions will be very...