From left, Turkish Navy Gabya-class frigate TCG Gaziantep (F 490), Tunisian National Navy multi-service offshore patrol vessel TNS Sophonisbe (P 613), French Navy Vulcain-class mine clearance diving support vessel FS Acheron (A613), Algerian Nation Navy Erradii-class frigate ANS Erradii (910), Royal Moroccan Navy Floréal-class frigate RMNS Mohammed V (611), and Italian Navy Cassiopea-class offshore patrol vessel ITS Vega (P 404) sail in formation 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. (Photo courtesy of Tunisian National Navy)
| Date Taken: | 09.12.2026 |
| Date Posted: | 09.15.2026 09:49 |
| Photo ID: | 9937512 |
| VIRIN: | 260911-O-N0901-1010 |
| Resolution: | 6984x4660 |
| Size: | 6.89 MB |
| Location: | MEDITERRANEAN SEA |
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