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Swedish Coast Guard’s first mission for EU NAVFOR

March 10, 2010 – 5:30 pm

On Monday 8th March, the Swedish Coast guard Maritime Patrol Aircraft (MPA) conducted its first formal mission for EU NAVFOR’s anti piracy operation – Atalanta. During the next four months one of the Swedish Coast Guard aircraft, a DASH 8, will monitor the waters off the coast of Somalia providing the Force Commander...

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UK Navy Chief visits EU NAVFOR Headquarters March 5, 2010 – 3:32 pm Today, Thursday 4 March 2010, Admiral Sir Mark Stanhope KCB OBE ADC, the First Sea Lord of the Royal Navy... Find out more	Chairman of the European Union Military Committee (EUMC) visits EU NAVFOR January 19, 2010 – 12:09 pm On the afternoon 18 January, General Hakan Syren, the chairman of the European Union Military Committee (EUMC) visited EU NAVFOR’s... Find out more
New Deputy Operation Commander December 11, 2009 – 3:44 pm Today, 11 Dec 2009, Rear Admiral Thorsten Kaehler (German Navy) handed over the responsibility of Deputy Operation Commander of the... Find out more	Somali Minister of Defence visits EU NAVFOR November 23, 2009 – 2:52 pm On 18 November, Mr. Abdulla Boss Ahmed, Minister of Defence of the transitional federal government of Somalia, visited the European... Find out more
Pirates capture fishing vessel October 2, 2009 – 8:30 pm Early on the morning of 2 October, Somali pirates gained control of the Spanish tuna fishing vessel ALAKRANA, midway between... Find out more	EU NAVFOR ship BRANDENBURG leads HANSA STAVANGER safely into Mombasa August 10, 2009 – 4:38 pm Mombasa 09 August 2009 After 4 months in the hands of pirates, HANSA STAVANGER slipped quietly into the port of Mombasa... Find out more
Dutch Navy leads anti piracy task August 3, 2009 – 2:16 pm On Sunday 2 Aug 09, the EU NAVFOR Dutch ship HNLMS EVERTSEN under the Command of Commander Cees Vooijs sailed... Find out more	Somali Minister visited Operation Headquarters July 31, 2009 – 4:05 pm On Thursday 30 July Mohamed Abdulahi Omaar Somali Minister of Foreign Affairs, visited the Operational Headquarters at Northwood. The Foreign Minister... Find out more
Invitation for press to visit EU NAVFOR Operation Headquarters (Northwood, UK) June 17, 2009 – 4:21 pm EU NAVFOR Operation Atalanta was established on December 8, 2008 in accordance with United Nations Security Council Resolutions. On Monday June... Find out more	The Council of The EUROPEAN UNION decides to extend EU NAVFOR – Atalanta Operation for one year June 15, 2009 – 1:35 pm The Council of the European Union agreed on Monday 15 June 2009 that EU NAVFOR – Operation Atalanta should be... Find out more