Zmbbasi visit - talking to Commander Robertson

Commander Robertson talking to Rear Admiral Zafar Mahmood Abbasi of the Pakistan Navy during a visit aboard HMAS Parramatta. At that time the Parramatta was deployed on the 23rd rotation to Operation Slipper. On this deployment the Parramatta was under the operational control of Combined Maritime Forces (CMF). CMF is a multi-national force comprised of more than 24 countries based in Bahrain, whose common aim is to increase the security and prosperity of the Persian Gulf and surrounding regions. During the first month in the Middle East Area of Operations Parramatta operated under the control of Commander Task Force (CTF) 150. CTF 150 was established in early 2002 and aims to seek and disrupt violent extremists use of the maritime environment as a venue for attack, or for the transportation of personnel, weapons and other material used for such attacks. Command of CTF 150 was handed over from Australian staff to the Pakistan Navy during April 2010.