Celebrating 25 Years
July 2, 2020 (Google Translation) – Leaving Toulon on February 26, 2020, the Jeanne d’Arc group, composed of the amphibious helicopter carrier (PHA) Mistral and the La Fayette-type frigate (FLF) Guépratte , returned to its base port on Wednesday July 1 after more than 4 months of operational deployment. The Joan of Arc mission comes to conclude the training cycle…
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June 24, 2020 (Google Translation) – From 16 to 18 June 2020, the helicopter carrier Mistral amphibious and kind Lafayette frigate Guépratte attended advanced training period Addestramento Repa di rto of the Italian Navy in the Gulf of Taranto, the benefit of the carrier battle group Italian. No less than seven vessels were engaged, including the aircraft carrier Cavour and…
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June 17, 2020 (Google Translation) – Deployed in the Mediterranean, the Jeanne d’Arc 2020 group, made up of the amphibious helicopter carrier Mistral and the frigate La Fayette Guépratte and the frigate Aconit, were engaged in associated support for two separate but concomitant maritime missions: the operation of the European Union called IRINI and that of NATO called Sea Guardian.…
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May 29, 2020 (Google Translation) – In May, four French Navy ships were concomitantly in the maritime area of the Indian Ocean under the operational control of ALINDIEN. These four ships contribute to three multilateral operations, in close cooperation with European allies and navies present in the region: The Joan of Arc mission, made up of the helicopter carrier Mistral…
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May 25, 2020 (Google Translation) – Since its departure from Mayotte on May 13, 2020, which marked the end of its participation in Operation Resilience, the Jeanne d’Arc group, made up of the helicopter carrier Mistral and the frigate Guépratte, has contributed to strengthening maritime security in the area of the Gulf of Aden and the Indian Ocean within the…
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May 6, 2020 – After a first loading, from April 10 to 14, 2020, of 233 tonnes of freight bound for Mayotte, the amphibious helicopter carrier Mistral accompanied by the frigate Guépratte again landed at the Grand Maritime Port of Reunion, for a new technical stopover from May 3 to 6, 2020, which enabled him to load freight before setting…
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April 15, 2020 (Google Translation) – Following the President of the Republic’s decision to deploy the amphibious helicopter carriers (PHA) of the French Navy as part of Operation Resilience, the Jeanne d’Arc group , composed of the PHA Mistral and the frigate Guépratte, while on a technical stopover in Male (Maldives), set sail for the southern Indian Ocean on March…
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March 12, 2020 (Google Translation) – On March 8, 2020, the amphibious helicopter carrier Mistral and the frigate Guépratte in transit in the Red Sea were at the heart of a complex medical evacuation operation (EVASAN), conducted with the support of French forces in Djibouti (FFDj) and French forces in the United Arab Emirates (FFEAU), for the benefit of a…
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February 27, 2020 (Google Translation) – On February 26, 2020, the amphibious helicopter carrier (PHA) Mistral and the La Fayette-type frigate (FLF) Guépratte sailed from Toulon to carry out the Jeanne d’Arc mission , a demanding and qualifying mission. On board, 138 student officers will complete their training during a long, long and crewed operational deployment. The departure ceremony, chaired…
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