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.
Ships from NATO maritime groups are sailing into the Baltic Sea and will participate in exercises with bordering Allied and partner nations.
The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (HST) conducts NATO’s enhanced Air Policing activities in direct support of Alliance security, as part of its scheduled deployment in the U.S. Sixth Fleet area of operations to defend U.S., Allied and Partner interests in Europe and Africa.
The French Navy (Marine Nationale) aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle and its air wing has started supporting NATO’s enhanced Vigilance Activities in the Black Sea region following a short logistical stop in Cyprus.

The French amphibious assault ship ‘Dixmude’ left Toulon on February 18, to join the North Atlantic theater and participate in the Norwegian-led exercise COLD RESPONSE 2022 (CORE 22).

NATO kicked off Dynamic Manta anti-submarine warfare (ASW) exercise off the Sicilian coast on February 21. Â
Standing NATO Maritime Group 1 (SNMG1) participated in Norwegian maritime exercise Arctic Dolphin 2022 in the North Sea from Feb. 7-18.
French, Italian and U.S. maritime forces conducted training activities while sailing together in the Mediterranean Sea from Feb. 6 to 7, 2022.
Naval Striking and Support Forces NATO (STRIKFORNATO) and U.S. Sixth Fleet (SIXTHFLT) concluded the NATO-led activity Neptune Strike 2022, Feb. 4.
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.
Naval Striking and Support Forces NATO (STRIKFORNATO) and U.S. Sixth Fleet (SIXTHFLT) commenced NATO-led activity Neptune Strike 2022…