Photo By Petty Officer 2nd Class Ezekiel Duran | 230425-N-DH616-0008 SOUDA BAY, GREECE (APRIL 25, 2023) SNMG2 resumed vigilance...... read more read more
SOUDA BAY, Crete - Standing NATO Maritime Group Two (SNMG2) resumed vigilance activities on Tuesday, April 25th in the Eastern Mediterranean Sea after a port visit in Souda Bay, Greece.
Prior to the port call, SNMG2 and its flagship, USS JAMES E WILLIAMS (DDG 95), along with HMCS FREDERICTON (FFH 337) and ITS PAOLO THAON DI REVEL (P430) completed a period of robust surveillance activities throughout the Eastern Mediterranean and Syrian Channel. Additionally, they operated in the Adriatic Sea with the GEORGE H W BUSH Carrier Strike Group (GHWBCSG). As SNMG2 returns to operating in the Eastern Mediterranean Sea, two of its units, HMCS FREDERICTON and ITS THAON DI REVEL, have sailed west to participate in Exercise Mare Aperto 2023, hosted by the Italian Navy, in the Tyrrhenian and Central Mediterranean Sea.
“Our ability to disaggregate the task group and integrate with high-value multinational units such as the carrier strike group is what makes our task group effective at establishing deterrence in the strategic maritime waterways of the Mediterranean” said U.S. Navy Rear Admiral Scott Sciretta, Commander of SNMG2. “Additionally, the capabilities and operational readiness of our Allied ships in the task group enables us to fulfill our other responsibilities in the Central Mediterranean Sea while we remain here. That’s the strength of the NATO Alliance!”
As a NATO task group, SNMG2 prioritizes its mandate to enhance the collective readiness, responsiveness, deployable readiness, integration and interoperability of its forces. Its focus is on deterrence and defense against all adversaries in the maritime domain, upholding freedom of navigation, securing maritime trade routes and protecting the main sea lines of communication connecting the Euro-Atlantic and Indo-Pacific.
SNMG2 is a multinational integrated task group that projects a constant and visible reminder of the Alliance's solidarity and cohesion afloat. This continuous maritime capability performs a wide range of tasks, including exercises and real-world operations in periods of crisis and conflict.
SNMG2 is one of four Standing Naval Forces that operate under NATO Allied Maritime Command, headquartered in Northwood, United Kingdom.
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| Date Taken: | 04.28.2023 |
| Date Posted: | 04.28.2023 08:32 |
| Story ID: | 443568 |
| Location: | CHANIA, MEDITERRANEAN SEA |
| Hometown: | LONDON, GTL, GB |
| Hometown: | NAPLES, IT |
| Hometown: | NORFOLK, VA, US |
| Hometown: | WASHINGTON, DC, US |
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