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February 22, 2020 (Google Translation) – On February 18, 2021, the amphibious helicopter carrier (PHA) Tonnerre and the type frigate La Fayette Surcouf , constituting the Marine Officers Application School Group (GEAOM), set sail from Toulon for the JEANNE D’ARC mission. On board, 147 officers in training at the Naval Academy begin the application campaign that will allow them to…
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September 8, 2020 (Google Translation) – The Tonnerre amphibious helicopter carrier set sail from the port of Beirut on Friday, September 4, 2020, marking the end of its engagement in Operation Friendship. During a month of projection in Lebanon, the PHA and its 400 soldiers made a decisive contribution to the assistance and emergency mission carried out for the benefit…
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August 28, 2020 (Google Translation) – On Thursday August 6, 2020, the Tonnerre amphibious helicopter carrier (PHA) was put on alert to participate in the support provided by France for the benefit of Lebanon. Arrived in Beirut on August 13, the Tonnerre sailors were put ashore to help rebuild the port, the country’s economic heart. Among these projects, that of…
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August 14, 2020 (Google Translation) – After the departure of the amphibious helicopter carrier (PHA) Tonnerre for Beirut on Sunday August 9, it was the turn of the chartered vessel MN Calao to set sail on Wednesday August 12 evening for Lebanon. It carries 1600 tonnes of material on board, including around one hundred military vehicles and devices (trailers, etc.)…
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July 22, 2020 (Google Translation) – After 40 days of deployment in the Gulf of Guinea, the amphibious helicopter carrier (PHA) Tonnerre returned to Toulon on Friday July 17, 2020. Assessment of this CORYMBE mission : more than 5 joint patrols with the navies bordering the Gulf of Guinea and 63 hours of flight time for the Caiman helicopter of…
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July 7, 2020 (Google Translation) – On June 28, the amphibious helicopter carrier (PHA) Tonnerre trained with the Gabonese administrations in charge of maritime surveillance in the Libreville estuary. At the heart of the training, a fast boat interception exercise and a winch by Caiman. While sailing in the Gulf of Guinea on a Corymbe mission, the PHA Tonnerre crew…
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June 11, 2020 (Google Translation) – On June 8, the amphibious helicopter carrier (PHA) Tonnerre departed from Toulon to participate in Operation Corymbe in the Gulf of Guinea. At 8:00 am the building leaves the quay. An hour later, he embarked on two material transport barges (CTM), and at 10:30 a.m. a Caïman Marine helicopter from Flotilla 31F landed on…
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March 21, 2020 (Google Translation) – The amphibious helicopter carrier (PHA) Tonnerre of the French Navy stands ready to leave its port-base of Toulon for Ajaccio, in order to evacuate patients affected by Covid-19 to hospitals in the Provence-Alpes region- French Riviera (PACA). PHA Tonnerre and its 200 sailors are preparing to intervene in the framework of the coronavirus crisis…
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