USS Paul Hamilton (DDG 60), Spanish Navy frigate ESPS Reina Sofia (F 84) and Italian Navy frigate ITS Carlo Bergamini (F 590) participated in a two-day skilled change on boarding procedures, ship navigation and coaching designed to enhance interoperability and integration.
“We improved our total means to combine and function collectively as a multinational maritime pressure,” stated Cmdr. Jake Ferrari, Paul Hamilton’s commanding officer. “The expertise was extraordinarily helpful for me and my crew.”
Paul Hamilton is deployed to the U.S. fifth Fleet space of operations to assist guarantee maritime safety and stability within the Center East area.
The mixed sail happened inside the framework of the European Union and United States patrolling worldwide waters collectively, as each companions pursue enhanced maritime cooperation to help freedom of navigation and different internationally lawful makes use of of the ocean.
The U.S. fifth Fleet working space contains 21 international locations, the Arabian Gulf, Gulf of Oman, Crimson Sea, components of the Indian Ocean and three vital choke factors on the Strait of Hormuz, Bab al-Mandeb and Suez Canal.
