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Ships sail in formation during Phoenix Express 2026
Turkish Navy Gabya-class frigate TCG Gaziantep (F 490), Tunisian National Navy multi-service offshore patrol vessel TNS Sophonisbe (P 613), Royal Moroccan Navy Floréal-class frigate RMNS Mohammed V (611), French Navy Vulcain-class mine clearance diving support vessel FS Acheron (A613), Italian Navy
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Turkish Navy Gabya-class frigate TCG Gaziantep (F 490), Tunisian National Navy multi-service offshore patrol vessel TNS Sophonisbe (P 613), Royal Moroccan Navy Floréal-class frigate RMNS Mohammed V (611), French Navy Vulcain-class mine clearance diving support vessel FS Acheron (A613), Italian Navy Cassiopea-class offshore patrol vessel ITS Vega (P 404), and Algerian Nation Navy Erradii-class frigate ANS Erradii (910) sail in formation in the Mediterranean Sea during exercise Phoenix Express, Sept. 12, 2026. Phoenix Express 2026 is a multinational maritime exercise sponsored by U.S. Africa Command and led by U.S. 6th Fleet under U.S. Naval Forces Africa, bringing together North African, European and U.S. maritime forces as part of a global network of navies to enhance cooperation and expertise in maritime security operations in the southern Mediterranean Sea. (Video courtesy of Tunisian National Navy)
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