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Italian Navy: handover in Lebanon for UNIFIL maritime force's command

Rome, Italy - After three months

"Today, August 31, in Beirut, Italian rear admiral Ruggiero Di Biase left command of the UNIFIL (United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon) maritime force in Lebanon, named Task Force 448, to German rear admiral Juergen Mannhardt. The task-force's Italian command period had started on May 30; already in 2008 admiral Di Biase had led the naval group for a six-month period. The ceremony took place...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 1108716
Rome, Italy, 08/31/2009 17:23
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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