NATO units increase readiness in Baltic Sea during Freezing Winds
NATO units increase readiness in Baltic Sea during Finnish-led maritime exercise Freezing Winds.
NATO units increase readiness in Baltic Sea during Finnish-led maritime exercise Freezing Winds.
SNMG2 participated the NATO electronic warfare exercise Dynamic Guard 22-2 in the Gulf of Taranto off the coast of Southern Italy Nov. 20-25.
The Finnish Navy’s annual main exercise Freezing Winds 22 kicked off this week – fittingly accompanied by a blizzard that hit the exercise area during Sunday (Nov. 20).
On the morning of Nov. 17, two Russian fighter aircraft made an unsafe and unprofessional approach toward Standing NATO Maritime Group 1 (SNMG1), which was conducting routine operations in the Baltic Sea.
Five Allied aircraft carriers will be operating in the Atlantic Ocean and the North and Mediterranean Seas in November, as part of their regularly scheduled activities.
A fleet of SeaExplorer underwater gliders were deployed off the Portuguese coast to carry out REA (Rapid Environmental Assessment) and ACOUSTINT (Acoustic Intelligence) missions in a complex environment.
The Russian Navy’s build up of forces in the Black Sea as part of the invasion of Ukraine is well known. Less widely talked about
Standing NATO Maritime Group Two (SNMG2) ships conducted joint training exercises with JMSDF ships in the Mediterranean Sea on June 6.

NATO is conducting vigilance activity NEPTUNE SHIELD 2022 (NESH22), which integrates high-end maritime expeditionary strike capabilities of Sea, Air and Land assets. The activities will take place in the Baltic, Adriatic and Mediterranean Seas, from 17-31 May.
Ships from NATO maritime groups are sailing into the Baltic Sea and will participate in exercises with bordering Allied and partner nations.