From the late August German Navy’s Frigate Augsburg  has been re-deployed to join  French Navy in the the campaign against Daesh in the Persian Gulf. 

October 18, 2016 © die Bundeswehr/German Navy

Frigate Augsburg and French aircraft carrier  Charles de Gaulle have a long history of partnership. Their recent joint deployment was from December 2015 to March 2016 in the Persian Gulf. And again from the beginning of September 2016. Described by the German Navy.

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Sources: Die Bundeswehr/German Navy