Exercice Phoenix Express 2021

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TUNIS, Tunisia - Exercise Phoenix Express 2021, the 16th iteration of the North African maritime exercise begins May 17, 2021, in Tunis, Tunisia, and throughout the Mediterranean Sea.

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This year’s exercise control group will be hosted at the La Goulette naval base in Tunis, Tunisia. The at-sea portion of the exercise will test North African, European, and U.S. maritime forces’ abilities to respond to irregular migration and to combat illicit trafficking and the movement of illegal goods and materials.

The 13 nations scheduled to participate in Phoenix Express 2021 include Tunisia, Algeria, Belgium, Egypt, France, Greece, Italy, Libya, Malta, Mauritania, Morocco, Spain, and the United States.

https://www.navy.mil/Press-Office/News-Stories/Article/2607034/north-african-maritime-exercise-phoenix-express-set-to-begin/

RMN Sultan Moulay Ismaïl

"It’s always appropriate to stress the importance of the collaborative approach to meet the shared goals of a safe and secured Mediterranean Sea".

- Tunisian Navy deputy chief of staff for naval operations.

#PhoenixExpress 2021 #Tunisia
https://t.co/oD8inPkbwx

#Egyptian delegation
#PhoenixExpress 2021 #Tunisia

- work side-by-side during exercise #PhoenixExpress 2021

Members from @USCGLANTAREA and the Royal Moroccan Navy conducted a subject matter expert exchange on restraint devices, tactical approach, and detainee contact during PE21. #AfricanPartnerships pic.twitter.com/LMVLx2HSFm

— U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa/U.S. Sixth Fleet (@USNavyEurope) May 22, 2021

Service members from the @USNavy, @USMC & @USCG, along with interagency partners attended a bilateral maritime law workshop hosted by @UNODC & presented by the Tunisian Navy & government in Tunis, Tunisia.
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︎Tunisian Navy
Offshore patrol vessel Syphax
︎Algerian Navy
Frigate El-Moudamir 
︎US Navy
USS Hershel “Woody” Williams 
︎Spanish Navy
Offshore patrol vessel Centinela

https://twitter.com/USNavyEurope/status/1397517243253239810

Égypte

#Egyptian, #Moroccan and #Algerian frigates

Tunisian OPV and Egyptian frigate

Spanish OPV

USS Hershel “Woody” Williams (ESB 4)