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Africa Naval 

Royal Canadian Navy Warships Participates in Exercise Obangame Express 2018

April 9, 2018 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments Canada, Exercise Obangame Express, Gulf of Guinea, HMCS Kingston (MM 700), HMCS Summerside (MM 711), Military exercise, Royal Canadian Navy (RCN)

Two Royal Canadian Navy (RCN) warships, HMCS Kingston (MM 700) and HMCS Summerside (MM 711) participated in the Exercise Obangame Express 2018.

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Africa Naval 

Royal Canadian Navy’s HMCS Kingston, HMCS Summerside Arrives in Madeira, Portugal

April 8, 2018 Arun Mathew 0 Comments Canada, HMCS Kingston (MM 700), HMCS Summerside (MM 711), Kingston-class coastal defence vessel, Madeira, Portugal, Royal Canadian Navy (RCN)

The Royal Canadian Navy (RCN) Kingston-class coastal defence vessels  HMCS Kingston (MM 700) and HMCS Summerside (MM 711)  arrived in

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Africa Naval 

U.S. 6th Fleet Flagship USS Mount Whitney Visits Dakar, Senegal

April 6, 2018 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Africa Partnership Station (APS), Blue Ridge-class command ship, Command ship, Senegal, U.S. 6th Fleet, U.S. Navy (USN), USA, USS Mount Whitney (LCC-20)

The U.S. 6th Fleet flagship Blue Ridge-class command and control ship USS Mount Whitney (LCC 20) arrived in Dakar, Senegal

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Africa Naval 

Spanish Navy Ship SPS Patiño Train with Tanzanian Navy in Dar Es Salaam

April 6, 2018 DP Press Releases 0 Comments European Union Naval Force (EU NAVFOR), Replenishment oiler (AOR), Spain, Spanish Navy (Armada Española), SPS Patiño (A14), Tanzania, Tanzania Naval Command

On April 3 2018, EU NAVFOR Spanish Warship SPS Patiño (A14) played host to members of the Tanzanian Navy during

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Africa Air Naval 

U.S. Naval Forces Central Command Cancels Exercise Alligator Dagger

April 5, 2018 Arun Mathew 0 Comments Accidents/ Crashes, Djibouti, Exercise Alligator Dagger, McDonnell Douglas AV-8B Harrier II, Military exercise, Sikorsky CH-53E Super Stallion, U.S. Marine Corps (USMC), U.S. Navy (USN), US Naval Forces Central Command (NAVCENT), USA

The U.S. Naval Forces Central Command (NAVCENT) has cancelled the remainder of exercise Alligator Dagger in response to two separate

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Africa Air 

U.S. Military Air Operations in Djibouti Put on Hold After Two Aviation Incidents

April 5, 2018April 5, 2018 Arun Mathew 0 Comments 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit, Accidents/ Crashes, Djibouti, Exercise Alligator Dagger, McDonnell Douglas AV-8B Harrier II, Sikorsky CH-53E Super Stallion, U.S. Armed Forces, U.S. Marine Corps (USMC), USA

The U.S. military has put on hold the air operations in Djibouti in response to two separate aviation incidents in Djibouti on

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Africa Air 

U.S. Marines Corps CH-53E Super Stallion Helicopter Damaged while Landing in Djibouti

April 5, 2018April 5, 2018 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments Accidents/ Crashes, Djibouti, Exercise Alligator Dagger, Heavy-lift helicopter, Sikorsky CH-53E Super Stallion, U.S. Marine Corps (USMC), USA

A U.S. Marines Corps (USMC) CH-53E Super Stallion heavy-lift helicopter suffered structural damage late Tuesday while landing at an approved exercise

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Africa Air 

Senegal Announces Purchase of Four Aero Vodochody L-39NG Light Attack Aircraft

April 5, 2018April 5, 2018 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Aero L-39 Albatros, Aero L-39NG, Aero Vodochody, Czech Republic, Light attack aircraft, Senegal, Trainer aircraft

Senegal purchased four L-39NG trainer and light attack aircraft, developed by the leading Czech aircraft manufacturer Aero Vodochody, the President

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Africa Naval 

Regional Amphibious Combat Rehearsal Alligator Dagger Commences in Djibouti

April 4, 2018 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Djibouti, Exercise Alligator Dagger, Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group, Military exercise, U.S. Marine Corps (USMC), U.S. Navy (USN), USA, USS Iwo Jima (LHD-7), USS Lewis B. Puller (ESB-3)

The U.S. Naval Amphibious Forces, Task Force 51/5th Marine Expeditionary Brigade (TF 51/5), announced the commencement of a two-week amphibious

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Africa Naval 

Lithuanian Maritime Protection Team Completes EU NAVFOR Deployment

April 4, 2018 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments Autonomous Vessel Protection Detachment (AVPD), EU NAVFOR Somalia / Operation Atalanta, European Union (EU), European Union Naval Force (EU NAVFOR), Lithuania, Lithuanian Navy, Somalia

The Lithuanian Maritime Protection Team completed their recent deployment on board World Food Programme (WFP) MV Esbjerg that has been

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