Minehunter Tambre Returns From SNMCMG2 Deployment
On December 22nd the Spanish Navy minehunter ‘Tambre’ (M-33) returned to her home port in Cartagena (SE Spain) after more than 3 months deployed in NATO’s Standing Mine Countermeasures Group…
Seven NATO Ships Take Part in MCM Exercise
The combined forces of Standing NATO Maritime Group 2 (SNMG2) and Standing NATO Mine Countermeasures Group 2 (SNMCMG2) joined in the Central Mediterranean to test themselves against the challenging exercise…
FLOTEX-23 Exercise Comes to an End
On June 16, the FLOTEX-23 exercise that involved 21 ships, 1 submarine, 19 aircraft, 6 landing craft and 80 Marine Corps infantry vehicles, with around 5,000 troops deployed in the…
NATO Ships Test MCM Skills in Exercise Italian MINEX 23
NATO’s Standing Naval Forces participated in Mare Aperto/Italian Mine Exercise 23 (ITA MINEX 23) in the Mediterranean, April 13-28. ITA MINEX is an annual mine countermeasures (MCM) exercise led by…
Greek Navy Takes Part in ITALIAN MINEX 23
From Thursday 13 to Friday 28 April 2023, the Armed Forces participated in the Exercise named “ITALIAN MINEX 23” organized by the Italian Navy, and held in the wider region…
FS Lyre Joins SNMCMG2 in Souda Bay
On 20 March, the FS Lyre joined Standing NATO Mine Countermeasures Group 2 (SNMCMG2), a NATO mine hunting group, in the Mediterranean Sea. The NATO group is currently under the…