SNMG1 has completed the Finnish-led exercise Freezing Winds. The exercise has given both SNMG1 and the Danish frigates HDMS ABSALON and HDMS NIELS JUEL valuable experience in cooperating with the Finnish Navy in particular.
The port stay in Tallinn was not just about rebuilding combat power. Commander of SNMG1, Flotilla Admiral Thomas Stig Rasmussen, was visited by the Danish Ambassador, who was given a tour of the Norwegian Flagship HNOMS MAUD. The Admiral of the Air Force also hosted a reception for local politicians, military representatives and opinion leaders. He gave a briefing at NATO’s Maritime Land Integration symposium on Navy-Army cooperation, and visited the Estonian Navy Commander and his old ship Lossen, which was sold to Estonia in 2009 and now serves as a minelayer under the name EMS WAMBOLA.
After a busy port stay, SNMG1 has had to say goodbye to the French corvette FS CDT BLAISON, the Dutch frigate HNLMS VAN AMSTEL and the Belgian frigate BNS LOUISE-MARIE, while the remaining SNMG1 sails on patrol in the Baltic Sea.