Joint Warrior 10-1 wraps up, highlights multinational relationships
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USS LABOON, Atlantic Ocean — Exercise Joint Warrior 10-1 concluded April 23, culminating with a visit by Commander, Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 24 to the Brazilian navy frigate Independencia (F44).
The exercise, a United Kingdom-led, semi-annual event that encompasses multiwarfare exercises, presents a unique opportunity for the U.S. Navy to train alongside naval personnel from various countries, with this year's participants including Belgium, Brazil, France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, New Zealand and the United Kingdom.
"One of the biggest challenges today is our complete integration in a multinational force," said Brazilian navy Cmdr. Eduardo A. Wieland, Independencia's commanding officer.
Wieland hosted U.S. Navy Capt. Aaron C. Jacobs, DESRON 24 commodore, and U.S. Navy Capt. Stephen C. Evans, DESRON 24 deputy commodore, for lunch aboard the ship the final day of the exercise.
The Brazilian navy participates in order to prepare them to work with other navies, as well as to achieve specific training objectives for the crew, such as air defense, anti-submarine warfare and maritime interception operations, said Wieland.
Jacobs and the DESRON 24 staff embarked the guided-missile destroyer USS Laboon (DDG 58) to lead a task group of ships in the exercise, which included the Brazilian frigate, two British frigates, HMS Cornwall (F99) and HMS Iron Duke (F234), the guided-missile cruiser USS Vella Gulf (CG 72) and the guided-missile frigate USS Kauffman (FFG 59).
During the two-week exercise, DESRON 24 hosted British and Brazilian service members aboard Laboon to improve interoperability and prepare for operations in a joint maritime environment.
"It was our honor to have you with us in our task group and to have your officers on board with us," said Jacobs, of the Brazilian navy's participation. "Our relationship is a strong one, and we look forward to working with your navy again."
DESRON 24 leads the exercise as the independent deployment certification executive agent for Commander, Strike Force Training Atlantic.
The exercise promotes Commander, U.S. 2nd Fleet's three focus areas, which are conducting safe and effective fleet operations to achieve mission, providing ready maritime forces for global assignment and teaming with allies and partners in execution of the maritime strategy.
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