French Navy Rear Adm. Vincent Grégoire, deputy to the commander in chief for the Mediterranean Sea, and Rear Adm. Jacques Mallard, commander of the French Service Strike Group, met with U.S. Navy Rear Adm. Chase Patrick, deputy commander of U.S. 6th Fleet, and Rear Adm. Patrick Hayden, Director of Maritime Headquarters for NAVEUR-NAVAF, to debate present and future interoperability between the 2 navies.
“It has been an actual pleasure assembly with the management right here, and discussing the challenges and alternatives each navies whereas working on this theater,” stated Grégoire. “Assembly like this, working alongside one another at sea, and constantly coaching collectively throughout workout routines and occasions, is what permits our two forces to ‘Plug and Battle’ collectively. I’m very happy with the belief our allies have in us, and know that we each will proceed to display the power of our alliance and enhance our interoperability in all features of naval warfare.”
Whereas in Naples, the French Admirals additionally met with Rear Adm. Stephen Mack, Director of Maritime Operations for NAVEUR-NAVAF, to see the total scope of U.S. Navy operations in theater. U.S. Sixth Fleet items routinely train and function with their French counterparts in workout routines all through the European area, and Allied items routinely combine into each other’s CSGs, enhancing interoperability and interchangeability.
“Assembly with our French counterparts, sitting down and studying about one another’s operational challenges and alternatives, is an integral side of joint warfighting and enhancing interoperability between our two navies,” stated Rear Adm. Patrick. “We see engagements like this pay dividends in the actual world – operations just like the French Service Strike Group integrating with certainly one of our service strike teams, or certainly one of our vessels pulling right into a French port. These operations begin with belief and understanding constructed between our two navies, throughout engagements between our management.”
For over 80 years, U.S. Naval Forces Europe-U.S. Naval Forces Africa (NAVEUR-NAVAF) has cast strategic relationships with allies and companions, leveraging a basis of shared values to protect safety and stability.
Headquartered in Naples, Italy, NAVEUR-NAVAF operates U.S. naval forces within the U.S. European Command (USEUCOM) and U.S. Africa Command (USAFRICOM) areas of accountability. U.S. sixth Fleet is completely assigned to NAVEUR-NAVAF, and employs maritime forces by the total spectrum of joint and naval operations.
