Lt. J.g. Raphael Toudji from the Senegalese armed forces talks to a military reporter about Exercise: Phoenix Express 2010 at the NAT Maritime interdiction Operational Center South Bay, Greece
Two lead coxswains from USS Robert G. Bradley (FFG 49) First Division joined several colleagues from the Greek armed forces to conduct a rigid-hulled inflatable boat evolution here during a May 30 Phoenix Express 2011 training course.
Phoenix Express 2009 wrapped up the in-port portion of the exercise on May 2 and will begin the underway portion of the two-week exercise on May 4 with 12 naval ships getting underway from Naval Support Activity, Souda Bay, Crete.
Marines from Italy hosted damage control training aboard Italian vessel ITS Cigala Fulgosi to Phoenix Express participants from Turkey, Spain, and the U.S. April 29.
Sailors from the Maritime Expeditionary Security Force Squadron Team 2, Helicopter Visit Board Search and Seizure Team 4 conducted and participated in fast-roping exercises on a U.S. CH-60 Seahawk helicopter assigned to USS Mount Whitney and a Greek CH-60 Seahawk helicopter with Sailors and Marines from nations participating in exercise Phoenix Express in Souda Bay April 30.
Members of exercise Phoenix Express participated in fast-roping exercises from a Greek SH-60 Seahawk helicopter and a MH-60 Seahawk helicopter assigned to the USS Mt Whitney here April 30.
Practical training exercises in cargo container inspection and visit, board, search and seizure began Phoenix Express 2009 in Souda Bay with Sailors and Marines from the U.S., Greece, Italy, and Morocco here April 27.
Ships are gathering in Greece to participate in Phoenix Express 2009, a U.S.-hosted, multinational exercise designed to strengthen regional maritime partnerships and foster the ability to operate jointly.
