A EU NAVFOR Staff Officer has received his EU Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP) Service Medal and a commendation for his contribution to Operation Atalanta.
Lieutenant Commander Helmer Kerkhoff of the Royal Netherlands Navy has spent six months working as the Deputy Assistant Chief Of Staff at the EU NAVFOR Headquarters in Northwood, London. The Deputy Operation Commander, Rear Admiral Alfonso Pérez de Nanclares y Pérez de Acevedo presented Helmer with the commendation and said: "He is a very professional and hard-working officer" adding: "He produces work of the highest standard. We wish him all the best of luck for the future as he returns to Holland."
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