Handover Ceremony Of NATO's Standing Maritime Group 2 - Toulon

Handover Ceremony Of NATO's Standing Maritime Group 2 - Toulon

Royal Navy FFH NCSM Charlottetown is seen during the ceremony of Command of NATO's Standing Maritime Group 2 (SNMG2) handed over to Rear Admiral Matthew D. Coates of the Royal Canadian Navy by Rear Admiral Yannick Bossu aboard the French Batiment de Commandement et Ravitaillement (BCR) Somme, presided over by Vice-Admiral Didier Malaterre, Deputy Commander NATO Allied Maritime Command (MARCOM) in Toulon, France on July 01, 2024. Photo by Laurent Coust/ABACAPRESS.COM

Handover Ceremony Of NATO's Standing Maritime Group 2 - Toulon

Handover Ceremony Of NATO's Standing Maritime Group 2 - Toulon

Royal Navy FFH NCSM Charlottetown is seen during the ceremony of Command of NATO's Standing Maritime Group 2 (SNMG2) handed over to Rear Admiral Matthew D. Coates of the Royal Canadian Navy by Rear Admiral Yannick Bossu aboard the French Batiment de Commandement et Ravitaillement (BCR) Somme, presided over by Vice-Admiral Didier Malaterre, Deputy Commander NATO Allied Maritime Command (MARCOM) in Toulon, France on July 01, 2024. Photo by Laurent Coust/ABACAPRESS.COM

Handover Ceremony Of NATO's Standing Maritime Group 2 - Toulon

Handover Ceremony Of NATO's Standing Maritime Group 2 - Toulon

Royal Navy FFH NCSM Charlottetown is seen during the ceremony of Command of NATO's Standing Maritime Group 2 (SNMG2) handed over to Rear Admiral Matthew D. Coates of the Royal Canadian Navy by Rear Admiral Yannick Bossu aboard the French Batiment de Commandement et Ravitaillement (BCR) Somme, presided over by Vice-Admiral Didier Malaterre, Deputy Commander NATO Allied Maritime Command (MARCOM) in Toulon, France on July 01, 2024. Photo by Laurent Coust/ABACAPRESS.COM

Handover Ceremony Of NATO's Standing Maritime Group 2 - Toulon

Handover Ceremony Of NATO's Standing Maritime Group 2 - Toulon

Royal Navy FFH NCSM Charlottetown is seen during the ceremony of Command of NATO's Standing Maritime Group 2 (SNMG2) handed over to Rear Admiral Matthew D. Coates of the Royal Canadian Navy by Rear Admiral Yannick Bossu aboard the French Batiment de Commandement et Ravitaillement (BCR) Somme, presided over by Vice-Admiral Didier Malaterre, Deputy Commander NATO Allied Maritime Command (MARCOM) in Toulon, France on July 01, 2024. Photo by Laurent Coust/ABACAPRESS.COM

Handover Ceremony Of NATO's Standing Maritime Group 2 - Toulon

Handover Ceremony Of NATO's Standing Maritime Group 2 - Toulon

Royal Navy FFH NCSM Charlottetown is seen during the ceremony of Command of NATO's Standing Maritime Group 2 (SNMG2) handed over to Rear Admiral Matthew D. Coates of the Royal Canadian Navy by Rear Admiral Yannick Bossu aboard the French Batiment de Commandement et Ravitaillement (BCR) Somme, presided over by Vice-Admiral Didier Malaterre, Deputy Commander NATO Allied Maritime Command (MARCOM) in Toulon, France on July 01, 2024. Photo by Laurent Coust/ABACAPRESS.COM

Handover Ceremony Of NATO's Standing Maritime Group 2 - Toulon

Handover Ceremony Of NATO's Standing Maritime Group 2 - Toulon

Rear Admiral Matthew D. Coates poses with Royal Navy FFH NCSM Charlottetown behinfd him after the ceremony of Command of NATO's Standing Maritime Group 2 (SNMG2) handed over to Rear Admiral Matthew D. Coates of the Royal Canadian Navy by Rear Admiral Yannick Bossu aboard the French Batiment de Commandement et Ravitaillement (BCR) Somme, presided over by Vice-Admiral Didier Malaterre, Deputy Commander NATO Allied Maritime Command (MARCOM) in Toulon, France on July 01, 2024. Photo by Laurent Coust/ABACAPRESS.COM

Handover Ceremony Of NATO's Standing Maritime Group 2 - Toulon

Handover Ceremony Of NATO's Standing Maritime Group 2 - Toulon

A marine takes photo souvenir of the Royal Navy FFH NCSM Charlottetown after the ceremony of Command of NATO's Standing Maritime Group 2 (SNMG2) handed over to Rear Admiral Matthew D. Coates of the Royal Canadian Navy by Rear Admiral Yannick Bossu aboard the French Batiment de Commandement et Ravitaillement (BCR) Somme, presided over by Vice-Admiral Didier Malaterre, Deputy Commander NATO Allied Maritime Command (MARCOM) in Toulon, France on July 01, 2024. Photo by Laurent Coust/ABACAPRESS.COM

Handover Ceremony Of NATO's Standing Maritime Group 2 - Toulon

Handover Ceremony Of NATO's Standing Maritime Group 2 - Toulon

Canada flag on the Royal Navy FFH NCSM Charlottetown is seen during the ceremony of Command of NATO's Standing Maritime Group 2 (SNMG2) handed over to Rear Admiral Matthew D. Coates of the Royal Canadian Navy by Rear Admiral Yannick Bossu aboard the French Batiment de Commandement et Ravitaillement (BCR) Somme, presided over by Vice-Admiral Didier Malaterre, Deputy Commander NATO Allied Maritime Command (MARCOM) in Toulon, France on July 01, 2024. Photo by Laurent Coust/ABACAPRESS.COM

Exercise Talisman Sabre Under Way In Australia

Exercise Talisman Sabre Under Way In Australia

Handout photo dated July 22, 2023 shows The U.S. Navy’s only forward-deployed aircraft carrier, USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), steams in formation with the Virginia-class fast-attack submarine USS North Carolina (SSN 777), the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruisers USS Robert Smalls (CG 62) and USS Antietam (CG 54) and the Royal Australian Navy frigate HMAS Perth (FFH 157) during Talisman Sabre 23 in the Indian Ocean. Large wargames between the USA, Australia and eleven partner nations kicked off on July 21, the largest ever in the history of Exercise Talisman Sabre. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Jordan Brown via ABACAPRESS.COM

Exercise Talisman Sabre Under Way In Australia

Exercise Talisman Sabre Under Way In Australia

Handout photo dated July 22, 2023 shows The U.S. Navy’s only forward-deployed aircraft carrier, USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), steams in formation with the Virginia-class fast-attack submarine USS North Carolina (SSN 777), the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruisers USS Robert Smalls (CG 62) and USS Antietam (CG 54) and the Royal Australian Navy frigate HMAS Perth (FFH 157) during Talisman Sabre 23 in the Indian Ocean. Large wargames between the USA, Australia and eleven partner nations kicked off on July 21, the largest ever in the history of Exercise Talisman Sabre. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Jordan Brown via ABACAPRESS.COM

Exercise Talisman Sabre Under Way In Australia

Exercise Talisman Sabre Under Way In Australia

Handout photo dated July 22, 2023 shows The U.S. Navy’s only forward-deployed aircraft carrier, USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), steams in formation with the Virginia-class fast-attack submarine USS North Carolina (SSN 777), the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruisers USS Robert Smalls (CG 62) and USS Antietam (CG 54) and the Royal Australian Navy frigate HMAS Perth (FFH 157) during Talisman Sabre 23 in the Indian Ocean. Large wargames between the USA, Australia and eleven partner nations kicked off on July 21, the largest ever in the history of Exercise Talisman Sabre. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Markus Castaneda via ABACAPRESS.COM