EUROMARFOR PERMANENT CELL STAFF

On September 19th 2019 took place the European Maritime Force (EUROMARFOR) change of command ceremony aboard French assault amphibious ship “Tonnerre” docked in Toulon (France).

42^nd activqtion for the escort task group 

The EUROMARFOR TG  is activated for the 40th time in his history since the foundation and is taking part to the Spanish Minex 2019.

Fleet Commanders meeting 2019 was held from the 20th to the 21st march 2019 in Lisbon Naval Base hosted by the Portuguese Fleet Commander in charge as Commander of Maritime Forces (COMEUROMARFOR)

EUROMARFOR task Group in Praia for a cooperation activity with Cape Verde Armed Forces

Multi-cooperative exercise with Islamic Republif od Mauritania

The Activation Ceremony took place in Lisbon Naval Base and was chaired by the COMEUROMARFOR

SWORDFISH 2018

Mare Aperto is a major exercise scheduled and conducted by Italian Navy and played in a complex scenario. 40 Uniits are involved in this year exercise and the EMF escort task group is active with FS Courbert, ITS Aviere (flagship), NRP Viana do Castelo and ESPS Canarias.

The Spanish Minex is an annual exercise, scheduled by the Spanish Navy Fleet Commander (ALFLOT) and conducted by the Spanish Mine Warfare Forces Command (COMTEMECOM), from the 30th of April to 11th of May 2018.

Some 40 vessels from 7 countries gathered in the port of Cagliari to take part in the annual, Italian-hosted exercise Mare Aperto 2017. EUROMARFOR TG was the most numerous ever activated with 5 escorto Units, 4 mine hunters and a diving detachment-

The Multi-Cooperative Exercise 2017 (MCE 17) is a maritime live activity organized by EUROMARFOR and the Royal Moroccan Navy with the purpose to demonstrate the willingness to close relationship among Nations enhancing cooperation in maritime security.

On the 16^th september 2016, Vice Admiral Donato Marzano has assumed the Command in Chief of the Italian Navy Fleet (CINCNAV) and the Command of European Maritime Force (EUROMARFOR Operational Commander or COMEUROMARFOR), relieving Vice Admiral Filippo Maria Foffi.