The Supreme Naval Command of the NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) in Northwood UK, MARCOM (Allied Maritime Command), has given the CTF (Commander Task Force) Baltic has been entrusted with its first management and coordination tasks. With the activation of staff on 8 November MARCOM Allied Maritime Command the CTF Commander Task Force Baltic the tactical command of two NATO-Associations in of the Baltic Sea.

Since then, CTF as a coordination and command element between the ships at the tactical level and the operational NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) Management in Great Britain.

During activation from November 8 to December 6, 2024 was CTF for a mine countermeasures unit, the Standing NATO Mine Countermeasures Group One (SNMCMG1) and a surface combat unit, the Standing NATO Maritime Group One (SNMG1).

Both NATO units were first appointed by the staff of the CTF from the Naval Command’s own operations center in Rostock. To this end, the Alliance’s staff around the an up-to-date, joint maritime situation picture of the Region and promoted the exchange of information and the close coordination with the Maritime Operation Centers of the Baltic Sea countries.

To create the situation report and update it on an ongoing basis, the “Mecanisme Operationnel” de Coordination of Germans Navy in Glucksburg. Representatives of all departments Staff for the operations center.