European Maritime Force
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European Maritime Force |
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 Coat of arms of the European Maritime Force |
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| Lineup | May 15, 1995 |
| Country |
 European Union France Italy Portugal Spain   
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| headquarters | Rota ( Spain ) |
| motto | At sea for peace (English: At sea for peace) |
| Web presence | euromarfor.org |
| Commander | |
| Current commander |
Admiral D. Francisco Javier Franco Suanzes Spain
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| Important commanders |
Admiral Manuel Acedo Manteola Spain |
The European Maritime Force ( Euromarfor or EMF ) is a non-standing military unit with the current participation of France, Italy, Portugal and Spain. It has capacities for both sea , air and amphibious operations.
As a rapid reaction force , it is ready for action within five days.
The armed force was founded in 1995 to fulfill Petersberg tasks such as maritime domination , humanitarian aid , peacekeeping , crisis response and peace enforcement .
Dedicated primarily to the interests of the European Union , it can be deployed either within NATO or with a mandate from international organizations such as the United Nations or the OSCE .
history
With the Petersberg Declaration in 1992, the WEU began a process of changing its structures in order to adapt to the circumstances of a changed world after the end of the Cold War.
In this train, the types of armed forces were first identified in order to carry out new types of missions. Soon the four founding countries France, Italy, Portugal and Spain agreed to set up a multinational naval force. The constituent document of EUROMARFOR was signed on May 15, 1995, and the establishment was completed with the appointment of the Spanish Admiral Acedo Manteola as first commander. Feasibility and flexibility were already proven with the first activation in 1996. In 2001 Greece and Turkey then each provided an observer to demonstrate their interest in future accession.
In the years of its existence, more and more time has been invested in operations and maneuvers , the first operation in 2002 was Operation Coherent Behavior in the Eastern Mediterranean as the first autonomous operation of the four EMF nations, in close cooperation with NATO as part of Operation Active Endeavor .
After the end of the first mission, Operation Resolute Behavior followed in the Indian Ocean in 2003 to support the international Operation Enduring Freedom .
The participation of EUROMARFOR in operations of this kind highlighted the cohesion, determination and commitment of its members to join the international community's fight against terrorism . As a result, EMF proved to be efficient, mainly due to its very flexible structures, based not on the concept of a standing, but simply a structure that is then set up depending on the order.
Milestones
| date | event |
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| June 19, 1992 | Petersberg Declaration . The concept of the armed forces is established. |
| October 28, 1993 | Ministerial meeting in Grosseto, Italy . The desire to create an international maritime armed force is taking shape. |
| May 15, 1995 | Lisbon Conference, signature of the founding document. |
| October 2, 1995 | Appointment of Admiral Manuel Acedo Manteola in Rota as first commander . |
| April 23, 1996 | First activation as part of the EOLO exercise and a port visit in La Valletta, Malta . |
| October 1 - November 30, 2002 | First activation for Operation Coherent Behavior in the Eastern Mediterranean . |
| January 14, 2003 - December 12, 2005 | Second activation for Operation Resolute Behavior as part of Operation Enduring Freedom in the Indian Ocean. |
| November 26-30, 2007 | Participation in exercise MCE 07 together with the Algerian Navy on the Algerian coast near the port of Oran . |
| February 29, 2008 - February 28, 2009 | Third activation for Operation UNIFIL Maritime Task Force (MTF). First-time command responsibility within the UN peacekeeping mission IMPARTIAL BEHAVIOR in Lebanon . |
| September 23, 2010 - September 27, 2010 | Participation in exercise MCE 10 together with Morocco near Casablanca . |
| December 6, 2011 - April 6, 2013 | Fourth activation for participation in the EU operation Atalanta in the Indian Ocean. |
| April 6, 2013 - August 6, 2013 | Fifth activation to participate again in the EU operation Atalanta in the Indian Ocean. |
| December 6, 2013 - April 6, 2014 | Sixth activation for a renewed participation in the EU operation Atalanta in the Indian Ocean. |
| June 7, 2014 - June 13, 2014 | Participation in exercise MCE 14 together with Morocco |
| June 12, 2014 - June 24, 2014 | Participation in the Italian exercise ITALIAN MINEX 14 |
| August 6, 2014 - February 13, 2015 | Seventh activation for renewed participation in the EU operation Atalanta in the Indian Ocean. |
| May 6, 2015 - September 17, 2015 | Eighth activation for renewed participation in the EU operation Atalanta in the Indian Ocean. |
| May 18, 2015 - May 28, 2015 | Participation in the Spanish exercise SPANISH MINEX 15 |
| June 15, 2015 - June 26, 2015 | Participation in the Portuguese exercise CONTEX - RHIBEX 15 |
| October 6, 2015 - March 23, 2016 | Ninth activation for further participation in the EU operation Atalanta in the Indian Ocean. |
Member states
As of 2015, Euromarfor has four members:
and two observers:
Commanders
| Beginning | rank | Surname | nationality |
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| October 2, 1995 | Almirante | Manuel Acedo Manteola |
Spain
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| October 7, 1996 | Vice-Amiral d'Escadre | Philippe Durteste |
France
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| October 22, 1997 | Ammiraglio di Squadra | Umberto Guarnieri |
Italy
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| February 14, 1998 | Ammiraglio di Squadra | Paolo Giardini |
Italy
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| October 9, 1998 | Vice-Almirante | Rice rodrigues |
Portugal
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| October 14, 1999 | Almirante | Francisko Rapallo Comendador |
Spain
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| September 14, 2001 | Ammiraglio di Squadra | Quinto Gramellini |
Italy
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| September 16, 2003 | Vice-Amiral d'Escadre | Alain Dumontet |
France
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| September 20, 2005 | Almirante | Angel Tello Valero |
Spain
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| August 31, 2006 | Almirante | Fernando Armada Vadillo |
Spain
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| September 17, 2007 | Ammiraglio di Squadra | Giuseppe Lertora |
Italy
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| April 9, 2009 | Ammiraglio di Squadra | Luigi Binelli Mantelli |
Italy
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| September 15, 2009 | Vice-Almirante | José Saldanha Lopes |
Portugal
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| November 28, 2010 | Vice-Almirante | José Monteiro Montenegro |
Portugal
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| September 15, 2011 | Vice-Amiral d'Escadre | Xavier Magne |
France
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| 18th September 2013 | Almirante | Santiago Bolibar Piñeiro |
Spain
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| July 29, 2015 | Almirante | D. Francisco Javier Franco Suanzes |
Spain
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coat of arms
A Spanish shield , the field is blue, an olive branch with green leaves crosses a silver sword with a gold crossguard . In the middle there is a black anchor , in the upper field there are four five-pointed golden stars , in the lower field there are three silver wavy lines.
- The shape of the escutcheon represents the defender
- The blue color of the field stands for truthfulness and royalty and is reminiscent of the flag of the European Union
- The four gold stars stand for the founding nations: France, Italy, Portugal and Spain.
- The sword represents justice and military honor
- The olive branch stands for peace and agreement, reminds of the mission goals of humanitarian aid, peacekeeping, crisis response and peace enforcement
- The waves stand for the commonality of the four nations as countries that lie by the sea
- The anchor represents hope and symbolizes the navy
logo
The Euromarfor logo consists of:
- blue background
- the EUROMARFOR logo in gold,
- four stars in gold for the number of members
motto
The motto of the European Maritime Force is the motto:
" At sea for peace "
(English: At Sea for Peace)
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c EUROMARFOR - Overview . September 14, 2015.
- ↑ a b EUROMARFOR - Activation of the Force . September 14, 2015.
- ^ Sven Biscop: Euro-Mediterranean security: a search for partnership . Ashgate Publishing , 2003, ISBN 978-0-7546-3487-4 , p. 53.
- ↑ a b c d History of EUROMARFOR
- ↑ EUROMARFOR coat of arms