Senior Officers Visit SORBET ROYAL 2002
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Tuesday 28 May 2002, By Lieutenant Jim Sheldrake UKN, Flag Lieutenant to COMSUBEASTLANT
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Senior Naval Officers from around the world gathered at
Frederikshavn Naval Base in advance of the Sorbet Royal 2002 Distinguished
Visitors day. Rear Admiral Niall Kilgour UKN, COMSUBEASTLANT and the
Officer Conducting the Exercise (OCE) hosted a dinner for the visitors and
welcomed them to this the largest ever Submarine Escape and Rescue
exercise ever conducted.
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| The senior visitor was Vice Admiral John Grossenbacher USN,
COMSUBACLANT who has travelled from Norfolk, Virginia to be at the
Exercise. Amongst the others attending were Rear Admiral Tim Sloth
Joergensen DEN (ADMIRALDANFLEET and national host for the Exercise), Rear
Admiral Jan Reksten NON (COMNAVSONOR) and Rear Admiral Parlakogu TUN
(Submarine Fleet Commander, Turkish Navy).
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Back row from left to right:
RAdm (DEN) Jensen, Capt (FRN) Fustier, Capt (PLN) Siudut, Cdre (DEN) Rode.
Front row from left to right:
RAdm (NON) Reksten, RAdm (UKN) Kilgour, VAdm (USN) Grossenbacher, RAdm
(DEN) Joergensen, RAdm (TUN) Parlakoglu.
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