ship Euro, engaged in the anti-piracy operation Atalanta, is since last 25 March inserted in the device of the Task Force 465 (TF-465), the European Naval Force. The unit, under the command of the frigate captain Giuseppe Massimiliano Aletta, was immediately involved in a series of training activities. In particular, in recent days, in the Gulf of Aden, it has participated in a joint CET-FIT exercise, with assets of the European Naval Force, in order to refine interoperability and integration. Specifically, shooting and boarding exercises were carried out with the release of Boarding team from helicopter and blast of drift bomb.
During the exercise, Rear Admiral Jan Kaack, commander of the TF-465 (CTF-465), took the opportunity to visit the men and women of the ship Euro, accompanied by the chief of staff and from the flag adjutant. The meeting certainly represented a valid opportunity for the force commander to be able to know the crew and the operational capabilities of the Unit.
During the visit, the CTF-465 and the frigate captain Giuseppe Massimiliano Aletta, had the opportunity to exchange their opinions on the progress of activities at sea and to discuss future ship duties. Euro within the European device.
These days, ship Euro is involved in the Focused Operation AETHER 06, consisting of an information gathering activity on Pirate Groups still active along the coast, also through constant dialogue with the fishermen of the Somali east coast.
For the frigate Euro this represents the first anti-piracy operation Atalanta in which it participates, and for about five months it will sail the waters in front of the Horn of Africa with the mission of countering maritime piracy, guaranteeing the safeguarding of human life at sea and strengthening cooperation and trust relations with all the countries of the area .
