EU appoints new Operation Commander for EU NAVFOR Somalia

EU News 168/2016

Council of the EU
18/05/2016

On 18 May 2016, the Political and Security Committee appointed Brigadier Robert Magowan CBE, an officer from the British Royal Marines, as Operation Commander for the EU Naval Force Somalia- EU NAVFOR Operation Atalanta. Brigadier Magowan will replace Major General Martin Smith MBE. He is expected to take up his duties on 3 June 2016.

The European Union Naval Force Somalia Operation Atalanta was launched in December 2008 to contribute to the deterrence, prevention and repression of acts of piracy and armed robbery off the Somali coast. The operation is part of the EU's comprehensive approach for a peaceful, stable and democratic Somalia.

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http://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/press-releases/2016/05/18-operation-commander-somalia/?utm_source=dsms-auto&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=EU+appoints+new+Operation+Commander+for+EU+NAVFOR+Somalia

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