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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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