As part of his official visit to Cyprus, the Commander of the US 6th Fleet and Commander of NATO Strike and Support Forces, Vice Admiral Jeffrey Anderson, paid an informative visit to the JRCC on Friday 07 March 2025.

The US Vice Admiral was briefed on how the Cyprus Search and Rescue System is organized and operated, as well as on the role that the Centre can play in the event of humanitarian operations such as evacuation of civilians from crisis areas in the wider Eastern Mediterranean region.

Concluding his visit, he expressed his satisfaction with the way the JRCC is organised and operates and highlighted the potential for further upgrading of Cyprus-US cooperation on SAR matters.


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