January 14, 2020 (Google Translation) – The frigate “Mecklenburg-Vorpommern” will sail towards the Aegean for around three months on Friday, January 17, 2020 at 12 noon to replace the frigate “Hamburg” in the Standing NATO Maritime Group 2 (SNMG 2). This started towards the Mediterranean in early September last year. After the handover, she will go home and expect back…
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Hessen Returning Home From SNMG2 September 28
September 23, 2019 (Google Translation) – On Saturday, September 28, 2019 at 10 clock, the frigate “Hesse” returns after more than five months of use in the Aegean Sea in their home port Wilhelmshaven. On April 11, the “Hesse” under the command of frigate captain Oliver Pfennig (44) left Wilhelmshaven to join the Standing Nato Maritime Group 2 (SNMG 2)…
Read MoreFGS Hamburg Replacing Sister Hessen in SNMG2
September 4, 2019 (Google Translation) – At 10 am on Friday, 6 September 2019, the frigate “Hamburg” will sail towards the Aegean Sea, replacing the frigate “Hessen” in the Standing NATO Maritime Group 2 (SNMG 2). For five months, the crew and ship make their contribution to the fulfillment of the order on site. The frigate “Hessen” left for the…
Read MoreFS Lyre in NATO MCM Exercise
April 24, 2019 Released May 6, 2019 (Google Translation) – From 14 to 20 March, off the Cretan coast, the Lyre Tripartite Mine Hunter (CMT) participated for the third time in NATO’s “ARIADNE 19” operational exercise. The aim of the mine warfare force was to locate pre-submerged drill mines while dealing with asymmetric and aerial threats, simulated here by the…
Read MoreFrankfurt Am Main Deploys to SNMG2
On the morning of October 19, the group of service providers “Frankfurt am Main” left Wilhelmshaven to replace the frigate “Lübeck” with the Standing NATO Maritime Group 2 (SNMG2) in the Aegean Sea. “The crew is highly motivated and well trained for our future tasks within the NATO Confederation in the Aegean Sea and we look forward to the coming months with anticipation. After a…
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