| The Task Force engages with regional partners to build capacity and improve relevant capabilities | CTF 151 is focused on the deterrence and disruption of piracy and armed robbery in the maritime environment |
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| … On behalf of Commander Combined Task Force 150 CTF150 , Cdre Ed Ahlgren, Deputy Commander CTF150, Captain Xavier Moreau of the French Marine Nationale, met the Commander of the Djiboutian Coastguard, Colonel Waiss Omar Bogoreh and Lieutenant Commander Mineh, Deputy Commander of the Djiboutian Navy, earlier this week | The French warship, FS NIVOSE, operating in Direct Support of the joint UK and French CTF 150 Command, has sought tenaciously those who wish to do us harm and incite instability… Cdre Ed Ahlgren RN, Commander of CTF 150, recently visited the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, to express his appreciation and acknowledge the continued cooperation and support of the Maritime Forces to CMF |
In the meetings, the leaders discussed cooperation between the RNO and assets working for CMF, in particular CTF150.
| The Coast Guard, having only been created 9 years ago, is a fully functioning Service that continually operates with the CMF and… Two warships, one from the Royal Navy and one from the French Marine Nationale, have made major drugs seizure from a dhow in the Arabian Sea | |
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| Captain Moreau was extremely impressed by both the Navy and Coast Guard of Djibouti | In a short ceremony at the Combined Maritime Forces CMF Headquarters in Bahrain, the two command teams met to exchange thanks and hand over command in front of dignitaries and representatives of the 33 nations which comprise CMF |