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Allies, partners train together during Phoenix Express 2026
Combined military personnel conduct maritime security operations; chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear emergency response training; Lightfish unmanned surface vessel training; and visit, board, search and seizure training, during Phoenix Express 2026 in Bizerte, Tunisia, Sept. 9-15, 2026.
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Combined military personnel conduct maritime security operations; chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear emergency response training; Lightfish unmanned surface vessel training; and visit, board, search and seizure training, during Phoenix Express 2026 in Bizerte, Tunisia, Sept. 9-15, 2026. Interviews by U.S. Navy Lt. Parker Cruz, 2nd Fleet Naval Cooperation and Guidance for Shipping Unit, U.S. Navy Lt. Cmdr. Michael Severin, intel officer for Task Force 66 and officer in charge for 66 Contingent for the exercise, and U.S. Coast Guard Lt. John Pope, visit, board, search and seizure syndicate lead for the exercise. 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. (U.S. Navy Video by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Michael Joseph Flesch)
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