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French Navy, Army Drill to Launch Helicopter Attacks From the Sea

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

KUALA LUMPUR – The French Army and Navy last week completed the Cormoran 21 exercise after more than two weeks of drills in the Mediterranean.
Cormoran 21 is a power projection exercise involving the joint amphibious and airmobile capabilities of the two services where 24 Army helicopters join...

https://news.usni.org/2021/10/18/french-navy-army-drill-to-launch-helicopter-attacks-from-the-sea

French Sending Amphibious Warships to Caribbean, Indian Ocean for Coronavirus Response

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French President Emmanuel Macron announced Wednesday that French Navy Mistral-class LHDs Mistral (L9013) and Dixmude (L9015) will be deployed to Reunion Island and the Caribbean in support of the Coronavirus relief efforts. These new deployments will take place as part of the new operation “Résilience”.

Operation Résilience which was unveiled Wednesday by Macron is described as an “unprecedented military operation dedicated to supporting public services and the French people in...

https://news.usni.org/2020/03/27/french-sending-amphibious-warships-to-caribbean-indian-ocean-for-coronavirus-response