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| Exercise Unified Trident (Image: US Navy) |
The U.S. Navy and Coast Guard along with the Royal navy, Royal Australian navy and French Marine Nationale successfully concluded exercise Unified Trident, Feb. 2. More than 15 ships, plus numerous aircraft from the four navies completed many different evolutions achiveing an increased level of integration through adaptive and proactive problem solving.
U.S. Navy liaison officers from U.S. Naval Forces Central Command (NAVCENT) embarked the Royal navy's amphibious assault ship HMS Ocean (L12) -- flagship for Commander, Task Force 50 -- to further support the exercise demonstrating allied commitment to interoperability.
Unified Trident also marked the first time the Royal navy led an exercise involving all of U.S. Naval Forces Central Command's task forces.
"This exercise will further develop a way a multinational [naval force] could be generated against threats against the free flow of commerce and freedom of navigation," said Royal navy Commodore Andrew Burns, CTF 50. "It's really important we continue to [take advantage of] the opportunity to demonstrate how effective we are when we do work together."
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