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May 4, 2021 (Google Translation) – On April 26, 2021, the Standing NATO Mine Countermeasures Group 2 (SNMCMG2) joined the major annual mine warfare exercise organized by the Spanish Navy: SPANISH MINEX 21. This integration took place three days after taking command of the Commander (CF) Grégory Guiran. Currently, SNMCMG2 is made up of the Somme Command and Supply Building…
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April 21, 2020 (Google Translation) – France takes command of the Standing NATO Maritime Countermeasures Group 2 (SNMCMG2) as of April 23, 2021. The Somme Command and Supply Building (BCR) will be the flagship and will house the SNMCMG2 staff until June 24, 2021. This is the first time that France has taken command of one of NATO’s 4 permanent…
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April 8, 2020 (Google Translation) – Nave Termoli, Minehunter of the Italian Navy attached to theStanding NATO Mine CounterMeasure Group 2( SNMCMG2 ), completed the ARIADNE 2021 exercise , held in the waters off the port of Patras (Greece), with the aim of training and evaluating interoperability between Allied forces in a multi-threat environment, with particular attention to mine countermeasures…
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March 26, 2021 (Google Translation) – Since March 22, the Orion Tripartite Mine Hunter (CMT) has been part of the Standing NATO Mine Countermeasures Group 2 (SNMCMG2) . SNMCMG2 is a NATO mine warfare group currently commanded by Turkish captain Yusuf Karagulle. It is made up of units from different nations belonging to NATO and deployed over varying durations (generally…
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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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February 19, 2021 – On 20 February 2021, Turkey took over the command of Standing NATO Mine Countermeasures Group Two (SNMCMG2). The virtual Change of Command was held on 19 February, led by Vice Admiral Keith Blount, Commander of Maritime Command, and the ceremony took place in Istanbul, Turkey with the participation of core personnel of the flagship TCG Sokullu…
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November 20, 2020 (Google Translation) – The mine hunter “Duero” (M-35) returns to Cartagena after participating in the Permanent Group of Measures Against Mines Nº2 of NATO. This morning, the mine hunter “Duero” (M-35) has returned to its base in the Cartagena Arsenal, from where it set sail on September 20 to join the Permanent Group of Measures Against Mines…
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October 16, 2020 (Google Translation) – Since September 25, CMT Orion has been part of the Standing NATO Mine Countermeasures Group 2 (SNMCMG2) . SNMCMG2 is a NATO mine warfare group currently commanded by Captain (N) Dimitrios Katsouras (Greece). It is made up of units from different nations belonging to NATO and deployed over varying durations (usually 1 to 6…
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September 21, 2020 (Google Translation) – The mine hunter “Duero” left its base port of Cartagena this Sunday, September 20, bound for the port of Toulon (France) to join the NATO Permanent Mine Action Group No. 2 (SNMCMG-2). Her return is scheduled for November 2020. The ship has been dismissed by the Commander of the Mine Action Force, Captain Miguel…
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August 10, 2020 (Google Translation) – The mine hunter “Tambre” (M-33) has returned to its base in the Military Arsenal of Cartagena, from which it set sail on June 6, concluding a deployment in which it has been integrated into the permanent naval group of measures against mines No. 2 of NATO (SNMCMG-2) together with minehunters from the Italian, Turkish…
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