The halberd ceremony takes place on the amphibious helicopter carrier (PHA) Dixmude. The amphibious helicopter carrier (PHA) Dixmude and the frigate La Fayette, of the French Navy, left Toulon on Wednesday February 8, 2023 for the 14th Joan of Arc (Jeanne d’Arc) mission. After a ceremony presided over by General Thierry Burkhard, Chief of Staff of the French Armed Forces, the two ships set sail, under the sun but in a strong and cold easterly wind. Photo by Laurent Coust/ABACAPRESS.COM

• Contributor: Abaca Press / Alamy Stock Photo
• Image ID: 2N59BET
• File size: 41.2 MB (1.6 MB Compressed download)
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• Dimensions: 3100 x 4650 px | 26.2 x 39.4 cm | 10.3 x 15.5 inches | 300dpi
• Date taken: 8 February 2023
• Photographer: ABACAPRESS

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