The frigate Euro, engaged in the Eunavfor anti-piracy mission Atalanta since March, he has just finished a stop in Djibouti. A new opportunity for the crew to help the local community and train the men of the Gibutinian Coast Guard.
During the stop, our sailors, together with those of the Italian base in Djibouti, visited the "Notre-Dame de Boulaos" kindergarten, a reference center for the local community run by the Missionaries of Charity, where hundreds of children study. The crew brought groceries, basic necessities and a donation for the institute. This type of visits are part of the activities of Civil Military Cooperation (CIMIC) which serve to help the reconstruction and improvement of the socio-economic fabric of the country.
Before resuming the sea, the ship carried out a series of bilateral exercises together with the Coast Guard of Djibouti, framed in the Local Maritime Capacity Building, the development of regional naval skills, to increase maritime safety in the area.
The operators of the GOS (Underwater Operating Group), carried out an IED exercise (Improvised Explosive Device, improvised explosive devices), with 6 bomb squads from the Gibutinian Coast Guard. The exercise serves to train the military in the search, classification and disposal of explosive devices.
In the field of passive defense, fire-fighting exercises were carried out while in the operational sector the boarding team dell 'Euro he trained in boarding activities together with the men of the patrol boat Damer jog of the Djibouti Coast Guard.
La Civil Military Cooperation , Local Maritime Capacity Building they constitute two fundamental tools to strengthen collaboration and partnership with the countries of the Horn of Africa and to transfer them the necessary skills to operate in the field of maritime security. Tasks necessary for the success of the mission Atalanta.
