THE BEST naval news since 1995
On Thursday, June 16, 2022 at 10 a.m., the “Lübeck” will return from the Aegean from the Standing NATO Maritime Group 2 (SNMG2), thus closing the chapter of the Bremen-class F122 frigates in action. At the end of the year, the “Lübeck” will be decommissioned. “So soon after the last mission in the Aegean, this mission was a special challenge…
Read More
Standing NATO Maritime Group Two (SNMG2) ships conducted joint training exercises with Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) ships in the Mediterranean Sea on June 6. ITS Carlo Margottini (SNMG2 flagship) and TCG Salihreis met the two Japanese ships, JS Kashima and JS Shimakaze, during their transit in the Mediterranean Sea while conducting the 66th edition of the Overseas Training Cruise.…
Read More
The crews of the ‘Blas de Lezo’ and the ‘Cantabria’, integrated into the Permanent Grouping of NATO No. 2, under the operational control of the Operations Command, are scheduled to call, on June 10, in the port of Malaga along with the Canadian frigate ‘Montreal’. An entry into port before beginning its participation as SNMG-2 in the Navy exercise FLOTEX-22.…
Read More
Standing NATO Mine Countermeasures Group Two (SNMCMG2) participated in Exercise Mare Aperto-Italian Mine Warfare Exercise 22 (ITA MINEX-22) in the Mediterranean Sea May 13-27. Exercise Mare Aperto-ITA MINEX 22 was an opportunity for NATO to enhance its mine countermeasures skills during realistic, complex, and challenging scenarios with the aim of increasing combat readiness while assuring Allies of NATO’s commitment to…
Read More
Since February 2016, NATO has made a significant contribution to the NATO Response Force with the naval task force Standing NATO Maritime Group 2 (SNMG2). As a naval force component in the Very High Readiness Joint Task Force (VJTF Very High Readiness Joint Task Force) they belong to the spearhead of NATO. This association can move to crisis areas within…
Read More
Destroyer HMS Diamond has carried out air-defense training and patrols in the eastern Mediterranean after joining a NATO task group. The Portsmouth-based ship is currently part of Standing NATO Maritime Group 2, which provides security to and is ready to respond to threats in the region. She has been working alongside ships and personnel from allies such as Italy, Spain,…
Read More
Royal Navy patrol ship HMS Trent has taken her place alongside NATO vessels in the alliance’s Mediterranean task force. For the first time this year, Trent – which largely operates in the Med and patrols a vast area from the Gulf of Guinea to the Levant – has joined Maritime Group 2, the second of NATO’s two permanent naval forces.…
Read More
The Arleigh Burke class guided-missile destroyers USS Arleigh Burke (DDG 51) and USS Porter (DDG 78) participated in multilateral exercises with Standing NATO Maritime Group (SNMG) 1 and 2, respectively, Oct. 27-29. In the Baltic Sea, Arleigh Burke joined SNMG 1 to conduct presence operations and demonstrate NATO interoperability in the Baltic region, Oct. 29. SNMG 1 consists of Canadian…
Read More
Standing NATO Maritime Group 2, Task Unit 02 (SNMG2 TU02) ships are participating in the Italian-led joint, maritime-focused exercise Mare Aperto 2021. Mare Aperto 2021 is an Italian exercise open to allied and NATO countries with the aim of enhancing the participating assets’ combat readiness. Mare Aperto 2021 is taking place in the waters of the Adriatic Sea, Ionian Sea,…
Read More
On Friday September 3, 2021, the tripartite mine hunter (CMT) Lyre set sail from Toulon for a mission of several weeks in the Adriatic Sea. This deployment marks the return to operation of this vessel used for mine hunting, after a period of technical unavailability in the first half of 2021. After a period of intense training at the dock…
Read More