NATO Standing Naval Force on a Visit to Stockholm
On Tuesday, five warships from NATO’s standing force, Standing NATO Maritime Group 1, were piloted into Frihamnen. The visit will be the first of its kind with Sweden as an…
VJTF(M) Flagship Hessen Home for Christmas
On December 22nd, the frigate “Hessen” arrived in its home port of Wilhelmshaven for the Christmas holiday. The naval ship is part and at the same time the lead ship…
Frigate Crews Train in NATO’s Naval Force
The Danish frigate Niels Juel, which is deployed in NATO’s standing naval force in the North Atlantic and Baltic Sea, began the week with a port stay in Southampton. Niels…
NATO Groups Conclude Exercise Northern Coasts
Standing NATO Maritime Group 1 (SNMG1) and Standing NATO Mine Countermeasures Group 1 (SNMCMG1) joined more than 3,000 sailors, marines, and aviators for exercise Northern Coasts 2023 held in the…
Northern Coasts 2023: As Realistic as Possible
By von Marcus Mohr Bundeswehr PAO With the departure of the ships of the manoeuvre group from Riga on 11 September, the sea phase of Northern Coasts 2023 has begun.…
HNLMS Tromp Joins NATO SNMG1
HNLMS Tromp left the port of Den Helder for the Baltic Sea today. The air defense and command frigate will join one of the NATO fleet alliances over the next…
FGS Hessen Now Flagship of VJTF and SNMG1
On July 24, the frigate “Hessen” deployed as the Very High Readiness Joint Task Force and SNMG1 flagship from her home port of Wilhelmshaven. During its six-month operational period, the…
FGS Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Returns to Wilhelmshaven
On 16 July at 10 a.m., the frigate “Mecklenburg-Vorpommern” returns from the Very High Readiness Task Force (VJTF) to its home port Wilhelmshaven. In its six-month period of operation, the…
BALTOPS 23: Conclusion & Most Important Events
Nineteen NATO countries and NATO partners Sweden held the large-scale naval exercise in Kiel on 16 June 2023 Baltic Operations 2023 finished. 50 warships, more than 45 aircraft and 6,000…
NATO SNMG1 Takes Part in Exercise DYNAMIC MONGOOSE
The port visit in Reykjavik marks the end of annual NATO exercise Dynamic Mongoose 23, after two challenging intense weeks. About 1800 sailors on board of 12 ships covered an…