FS Dixmude ends Operation Corymbe
After 80 days, the French amphibious group centred around the helicopter carrier Dixmude has left the Gulf of Guinea. On board the carrier are the French Groupe tactique embarqué (GTE) Dragon and Portuguese Fuzileiros. They were deployed off the African coast as part of the 156th mandate of Operation Corymbe. The aim of the operation is to monitor fishing activities on the one hand and to combat piracy in this sea area on the other. The Dixmude also took part in multinational manoeuvres. Together with Senegalese forces, they practised at Xaritoo 2021, while the American-led Obangame Express was multinational. In cooperation with French forces...
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