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NATO MCM force pays a visit to Georgia

Standing NATO Mine Countermeasures Group Two (SNMCMG2), comprised of the Spanish flagship ESPS Rayo, the Bulgarian minesweeper BGS Shkval, the Italian ship ITS Viareggio, the Romanian ship ROS Lt Lupu Dinescu, and the Turkish ship TCG Edincik, visited Batumi, Georgia, from September 27 to September 30. After leaving Istanbul and traversing the Black Sea, the SNMCMG2 arrived in Batumi harbour on…

NATO MCM Group returns to the Black Sea

Standing NATO Mine Countermeasures Group Two (SNMCMG2) units have entered the Black Sea for the third time this year to conduct routine operations and to pay a port visit to Batumi, Georgia, according to a press release. The Spanish flagship ESPS Rayo, the Italian ship ITS Viareggio, and the Turkish ship TCG Edincik make up the SNMCMG2. Following their entry into the Black Sea, the Romanian ship…

France assumes the command of SNMCMG2 for the 1st 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 23 April 2021, NATO Maritime Command announced. Commander Gregory Guiran will command the NATO Group from the flagship FS Somme of the French Navy. “This…

SNMCMG2 participates in the Italian-led exercise ITA MINEX

Following a two-day port visit to La Spezia, Standing NATO Mine Countermeasures Group Two (SNMCMG2) participated in the Italy-led ITA MINEX exercise 12 – 21 April, 2021. SNMCMG2, consisting of the Turkish flagship TCG Sokullu Mehmet Paşa, minehunters FS Orion (France), HS Evropi (Greece), ITS Termoli (Italy), ESPS Tajo (Spain) and TCG Ayvalık (Turkey), was confronted with a realistic exercise…

NATO Mine Countermeasures Group 2 (SNMCMG2 ) enters Black Sea

Standing NATO Mine Countermeasures Group Two (SNMCMG2) are entered the Black Sea on February 25, for the first time in 2021. Bulgarian and Romanian mine hunters are joining the Group upon its entrance in the Black Sea. SNMCMG2, composed of Turkish flagship Sokullu Mehmet Pasa, BGS Priboy (Bulgaria), ROS Lupu Dinescu (Romania), ESPS Tajo (Spain) and TCG Ayvalık (Turkey), will participate in the…