France Sending Amphib Tonnerre to Assist Lebanon After Explosion

An American MV-22 Osprey from Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 263 lands on French amphibious ship FS Tonnerre on June 28, 2019, during the Semper Thunder exercise at Camp Lejeune, N.C. USNI News photo.

France earlier this week dispatched one of its amphibious ships to assist Lebanon following a deadly explosion in Beirut.

France’s Ministry of Europe and Foreign Affairs announced on its website last week that landing helicopter dock FS Tonnerre (L9014) would depart for Lebanon on Sunday....

https://news.usni.org/2020/08/11/france-sending-amphib-tonnerre-to-assist-lebanon-after-explosion

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