Joint Training of Navy Units With SNMG2
On Sunday, July 21, 2024, a joint PASSEX (Passing Exercise) exercise was conducted between the Frigate (F/C) NIKIFOROS FOKAS and the Frigate (F/C) LIMNOS with units of the Standing NATO…
France Hands Over Command of SNMG2
French Navy Rear Admiral Yannick Bossu handed over command of Standing NATO Maritime Group Two (SNMG2) to the Royal Canadian Navy Commodore Matthew Coates on 1 July, during a ceremony…
Canada Assumes Command of NATO’s SNMG2 in Toulon
Last week, Commodore (Cmdre) Matthew Coates of the Royal Canadian Navy (RCN) assumed command of Standing NATO Maritime Group Two (SNMG2) during a Change of Command ceremony held in Toulon…
HMCS Charlottetown to Assume SNMG2 Flagship Duty in Toulon
HMCS Charlottetown departed Halifax June 15 to relieve FS Somme as flagship of Standing NATO Maritime Group 2 (SNMG2) in the Mediterranean Sea. Over the next six months, HMCS Charlottetown…
NATO Exercise Dynamic Manta 2024 Kicks Off
Until 8 March, the training activity called Dynamic Manta will take place in the central Mediterranean area, which, since 2013, has been one of NATO’s most important and complex anti-submarine…
HMCS Fredericton Returns From NATO Without Combatant Replacement
HMCS Fredericton returns to Halifax July 28th after a successful six-month deployment in the Mediterranean Sea. In January 2023, HMCS Fredericton departed Halifax to deploy under Operation REASSURANCE, Canada’s contribution…
HMS Duncan Takes Charge of SNMG2
The Royal Navy has taken the helm of NATO’s principal force in the Mediterranean. Destroyer HMS Duncan is now flagship of Standing Maritime Group 2 – five major warships which…
HMS Duncan Deploys for SNMG2 Flagship Duty
HMS Duncan has sailed from Portsmouth on a six-month mission leading an international task group in the Mediterranean. The Type 45 destroyer will serve as flagship of NATO’s Standing Maritime…
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…