France hands over command of SNMG2 to Canada
French Navy Rear Admiral Yannick Bossu handed over command of SNMG2 to Royal Canadian Navy Commodore Matthew Coates on 1 July...
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NATO deploys standing maritime groups to Baltic Sea
Ships from NATO maritime groups are sailing into the Baltic Sea and will participate in exercises with bordering Allied and partner nations.
NATO begins the first OSG patrol of 2022 in the East-Med
Turkish frigate TCG Barbaros deployed to the Eastern Mediterranean Sea on Jan. 24 as the flagship to NATO's Operation Sea Guardian (OSG) focused patrols.
France takes command of NATO naval group for the first time
In a ceremony held remotely by video teleconference due to COVID-19 measures, Captain Yusuf Karagulle (Turkish Navy) handed over the command of Standing NATO Mine Countermeasures Group Two (SNMCMG2) to Commander Gregory Guiran (French Navy) on Friday, 23 April 2021.
Dynamic Manta ASW exercise kicks off in Central Mediterranean Sea
NATO exercise Dynamic Manta (DYMA21) began on Monday, 22 February 2021 off the Sicilian coast...
Royal Netherlands Navy takes command of NATO SNMCMG1
In a ceremony held remotely by video teleconference on 14 January, 2021, Commander Audrius Venckunas (Lithuanian Navy) handed over the command of Standing NATO Mine Countermeasures Group One (SNMCMG1) to Commander Jan Wijchers (Royal Netherlands Navy).
NATO Operation Sea Guardian focused patrols sail the Eastern Mediterranean
The sixth focused patrol of NATO’s Operation Sea Guardian (OSG) in 2020 has commenced, with Hellenic Navy vessel Spetsai as its flagship.