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March 30, 2021 (Google Translation) – From Monday March 22 to Thursday March 25, in the Gulf of Guinea, the multinational exercise OBANGAME EXPRESS 2021 was held, the main theme of which is the fight against illicit activities at sea. France took part in this exercise by engaging in it. a Falcon 50M maritime surveillance aircraft from Dakar and the…
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November 24, 2020 (Google Translation) – In order to maintain the operational capacity of the TG 450.1, a full amphibious exercise was carried out from November 12 to 14 on the Nyonié site in Gabon. The goal of this exercise called OBAMBA, name given to a Bantu people of Central Africa, established in the east of Gabon, was based on…
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November 24, 2020 (Google Translation) – On October 28, 2020, during a routine stopover in Lomé, the commander of the Amphibious Helicopter Carrier (PHA) Dixmude received Jocelyne Caballero, French Ambassador to Togo, as well as various Togolese authorities for a lunch on board. This meeting was marked by the handing over of two semi-rigid boats . These reinforce the resources…
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November 13, 2020 (Google Translation) – From November 2 to 4, the sailors of the amphibious helicopter carrier (PHA) Dixmude carried out cooperation actions with the Beninese naval forces as part of the CORYMBE 154 mission. The interactions began off Cotonou with a joint patrol led by Dixmude and the Beninese patrol vessel Ouémé , coupled with a maritime surveillance…
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November 17, 2020 (Google Translation) – During a patrol in the Gulf of Biafra, a bilateral meeting was organized between the TG 450.1 and the Italian multi-mission frigate Federico Martinengo , on November 10. Many tactical exercises punctuated this day and allowed the Amphibious Helicopter Carrier (PHA) Dixmude , the Surveillance Frigate (FS) Ventôse and the FREMM Federico Martinengo to…
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November 5, 2020 (Google Translation) – After a routine stopover in Lomé, the Amphibious Helicopter Carrier (PHA) Dixmude carried out on Thursday, October 29 a SAGNE patrol (fisheries and pollution monitoring mission) for the benefit of the Togolese navy. Initially, the Togolese patroller Agou joined the PHA Dixmude for a tactical evolution exercise. The two vessels practiced navigating together at…
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October 19, 2020 (Google Translation) – On October 12, 2020, the amphibious helicopter carrier (PHA) Dixmude and the Moroccan frigate Mohamed V carried out bilateral training off the Moroccan coast. A particularly busy day for the crews who carried out a series of varied exercises ranging from pursuing a suspicious track to refueling at sea, passing through phases of tactical…
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