Tunisia celebrates 2 new US patrol boats, 6th Fleet flagship visit in show of security cooperation

Tunisia celebrates 2 new US patrol boats, 6th Fleet flagship visit in show of security cooperation

The transfer of two American patrol boats to Tunisia and a Navy command ship’s visit embody a centuries-old U.S. commitment to maritime partnership with the North African country, a top service official said this week.

Tunisia celebrated yesterday an important event in its military cooperation with the United States during a ceremony at the naval base of La Goulette in Tunis. Two island-class patrollers, 34 metres long, called Tazarka and Menzel Bourguiba, officially joined the Tunisian Navy fleet. This event, was ... Read more Tuniso-American military cooperation: two patrollers handed over and USS Mount Whitney first appeared on MENADEFENSE.