A French deputy commander of the EU anti-piracy operation

(BRUSSELS2) French Rear Admiral Christian Canova has become Deputy Commander at Northwood HQ (near London) of the European Union's anti-piracy operation (Eunavfor Atalanta) deployed in the Indian Ocean. He replaces the Italian Rear Admiral Guido Rando. Born in 1956 in Algiers, joined the Navy at the age of 20, graduated from the US War College in 1994 and from the Royal College of Defense Studies in 2000. A specialist in submarine warfare, he served in crisis operations such as the Lebanon, the Persian Gulf, Somalia and Africa. He notably commanded the corvette D'Estienne d'Orves (1992-1993), the frigate Ventose - well known in the Indian Ocean (1998-99) and the amphibious and command ship TCD Foudre (2001-2003). was a staff officer at the military representation on the NATO military committee (2003) but served above all at the SACT in Norfolk as a French national representative, then flag-bearer officer for the development of future capabilities Married to Corinne Senelle for 33 years specifies his biography, he has three children scattered between Los Angeles, Montreal and Brussels.