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.

Pictures of the exercise Italian Minex 16. The EUROMARFOR TG Commander is CDR (ITN) Giuseppe Villani. The ships of the TG are NRP João Roby (flagship), ITS Milazzo, FS Capricorne and ESPS Duero.

Photos of the Multicooperative Exercise with the Tunisian Navy.

Pictures taken during the Italian Command of Operation Atalanta. 

Change of Command Ceremony held in Taranto Naval Base on 17 September 2015.

Vice-admiral Filippo Foffi, Commander in Chief of the Italian Fleet (CINCNAV) is now also the Commander of European Maritime Force (COMEUROMARFOR).

PO CONTEX-PHIBEX 15

The EMF ships are participating in the Annual National Spanish MINEX 15 which the main aim is to conduct general and specific training of Mine warfare operations in order to enhance operational readiness level and multinational cooperation.

This exercise is supported by a fictitious scenario, with the purpose of performing a civilian evacuation out of a crisis country.

Atalanta Operation under Spanish Force HQ.

EUROMARFOR celebrated his 20^th anniversary on 15 May 2015 at Cartagena. The ceremony was hosted by COMEUROMARFOR (the actual Spanish Chief of the Fleet). The Chiefs of the Fleets of Italy and Portugal atendended the event. France fleet commander was represented by his deputy.

Were there ships from EUROMARFOR nations, namely SPS Relámpago, SPS Tajo, NRP Baptista de Andrade, FS Capricorne and ITS Rimini.

During this deployment Rear Admiral Guido RANDO, from Italian Navy, was the Commander of the EMF Task Group (COMGRUEUROMARFOR) in addition to being the EUNAVFOR Force Commander(CTF 465).

<p justify;\\\\\\\"=\'\\\"\\\"\'>EUROMARFOR was involved in Operation “Atalanta” since 6 August 2014 till 15 february 2015, with a task group composed by the flagship ITS Andrea Doria (flagship) and the Spanish frigate ESPS Navarra (until 10DEC2014) and ESPS Rayo (after 08DEC2014).

The EUROMARFOR Task Group, composed of the ships ESPS Santa María (Spain - flagship), FS Montcalm (France) and NRP Vasco da Gama (Portugal), was employed in the Multicooperative Exercise (MCE) with Royal Morrocan Navy. The Royal Moroccan Navy participated in this exercise with RMN Sultan Mouley Ismail, a modern SIGMA class corvette.

The activation ceremony of the EMF task force took place in Rota Naval Base, on 7th May.

The commander of the EMF Task Group was Captain (N) Domingo Gomez-Pamo Y Guerra Del Rio (Spanish Navy).

The exercise included a port visit (Casablanca) and training at sea (Search and Rescue, Maritime Security Operations, etc).

Under the command of Captain (N) Domingo Gomez-Pamo Y Guerra Del Rio (Spanish Navy) the EUROMARFOR Task Group, composed of the ships ESPS Santa María (flagship), FS Montcalm and NRP Vasco da Gama, departed on 7th June 2014, from Rota Naval Base, to Casablanca in order to begin the Multicooperative Exercise with Royal Morrocan Navy.

Captain (N) Domingo Gomez-Pamo Guerra Del Rio, from Spanish Navy, was designated the Commander of the EMF Task Group (COMGRUEUROMARFOR). The ceremony of activation of the force took place in Rota Naval Base, on board of ESPS Santa María, and was presided over by the COMEUROMARFOR, Admiral Santiago BOLÍBAR PIÑEIRO (Spanish Navy).

In the frame of the annual training program, EUROMARFOR participated in ITALIAN MINEX 2014 exercise with a Task Group of five mine-hunters. This mine hunting exercise took place in the vicinity of La Spezia harbour, from 12 to 24 of May and involved assets from different Nations.

The aim of the exercise was the train of the participating staffs and units in planning, conducting and evaluating mine countermeasures operations in a multi threat scenario.

Some pictures of the old website developed under the Portuguese Command of EUROMARFOR in 2010.