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June 15, 2021 – HMS Trent has completed her first ever mission to the Black Sea as she settles into life as one of the Royal Navy’s forward deployed patrol ships. Trent is on an enduring mission to the Mediterranean, having left the UK at the end of March to begin operations that will continually see her be a presence…
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June 10, 2021 – HMS Defender has completed NATO security operations in the Mediterranean and will be heading to the Black Sea after a stop in Istanbul. The Type 45 destroyer is part of the UK’s Carrier Strike Group but has peeled away from the task group temporarily to carry out her own set of missions in the Black Sea.…
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June 4, 2021 – Legend-class national security USCGC Hamilton (WMSL 753) and crew returned to Charleston Friday, following a historic 97-day deployment to Europe working with U.S. Navy Sixth Fleet, Allies and partners. “By operating with Sixth Fleet, we expand the Coast Guard’s global reach and advance our Nation’s Tri-Service Maritime Strategy,” said Capt. Timothy Cronin, commanding officer of USCGC…
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June 1, 2021 (Google Translation) – On May 22, after another week of patrol in the Black Sea, the High Seas Patroller (PHM) Commander (CDT) Birot docked in the port of Varna in Bulgaria for an operational break of a few days. This stopover was the opportunity to welcome on board Her Excellency Madame Florence Robine, Ambassador of France to…
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May 19, 2021 (Google Translation) – Arrived in the Black Sea on Tuesday, May 11, the Patroller of the High Seas (PHM) Commander Birot conducted training with the British vessel HMS Trent on Monday, May 17. After fluid and rapid planning to establish the contours of this PASSEX (exercise of opportunity at sea), the two units came together for a…
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April 27, 2021 – The Legend-class national security cutter USCGC Hamilton (WMSL 753) transited into the Black Sea in support of NATO Allies and partners, April 27, 2021. Hamilton is the first U.S. Coast Guard Cutter to visit the Black Sea since 2008. The last U.S. Coast Guard Cutter to visit the Black Sea, USCGC Dallas (WHEC 716) sailed to…
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April 27, 2020 (Google Translation) – The Guards Order of Nakhimov Missile Cruiser (GRKR) “Moscow” of the Black Sea Fleet went out to sea to conduct training and combat exercises in accordance with the plan of preparing the ship for the task for the purpose. In several sea ranges in the Black Sea, the crew will conduct a set of…
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March 12, 2021 – Standing NATO Maritime Group Two (SNMG2) will enter the Black Sea on 12 March 2021 for the first time this year to conduct further routine operations and to participate in a regional exercise organised by the Romanian Navy. SNMG2, composed of ESPS Cristobal Colon (flagship), BGS Smeli, ROS Regina Maria and TCG Kemalreis, will enter the…
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March 10, 2021 (Google Translation) – The crews of the submarines “Kolpino” and “Veliky Novgorod” of the Black Sea Fleet (Black Sea Fleet) went to sea to conduct a joint exercise. The exercise is carried out in accordance with the plan for combat training of the submarine forces of the fleet at sea ranges in the Black Sea. Before going…
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March 5, 2021 – NATO conducted military exercises simultaneously over the Baltic Sea and the Black Sea on Wednesday (3 March 2021) ensuring that allied forces remain ready to operate together and respond to any threat. Taking off from Norway, two US Air Force B-1 bombers trained with fighter aircraft from Poland, Italy and Germany over the Baltic Sea and…
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