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“COOPERATIVE PARTNER 04” NATO/PfP exercise will be organized between June 18 and July 2, 04 in the Bulgarian waters and the international waters of the Black Sea. This is a joint combined exercise organized by AFSOUTH and led by NAVSOUTH.
The Romanian Navy will participate with 246 men representing the crews of “Amiral Barbuneanu” corvette, “Sublocotenent Alexandru Axente” and “Locotenent Dimitrie Nicolescu” mine swippers, a team of mining/demining divers and officers in the leadership of the exercise.
Navies from riveran countries of the Black Sea, from Greece, France, Italy, USA, STANAVFORMED and MCMFORSOUTH are implied in the “COOPERATIVE PARTNER 04”.
During the exercise “Locotenent Dimitrie Nicolescu” and a Bulgarian mine sweeper will be evaluated on interoperability according to NATO standards.
Captain Tanase Cucona from “Amiral Barbuneanu”corvette will participate to a training on board of a French frigate.
Navy Staff