The Standing NATO Maritime Group 2, is one of the four NATO's permanent naval task forces. Usually SNMG-2 is deployed in the Mediterranean area but, as required, the task force is deployed anywhere NATO requires it to deploy to. The command of the task force is rotated among its participants on a yearly basis. The... Continue Reading →
According to Times of Oman, Turkish Naval Task Force will dock at the Sultan Qaboos Port in Muscat on 19 June 2011. TNTF will conduct joint exercises with their Omani counterparts. During the visit which will last till 22 June, TCG Gelibolu will host a press day. The warships coming here are TCG Yarbay Kudret Güngör, TCG Barbaros, TCG Gelibolu,... Continue Reading →
The Turkish Naval Task Force is currently in the Red Sea. One of the main task given to this fleet was to patrol the pirate infested waters and provide escort for merchant convoys inside the IRTC. On 6 June 2011, when pirates attacked the Liberia flagged M/V Emperor on her way to Bab El Mandeb Strait, Turkish Navy intervened.... Continue Reading →
NATO released a video showing how the US SRDRS Submarine Rescue Diving and Recompression System deployed on Exercise Bold Monarch docked with the Turkish submarine S-356 TCG Anafartalar. You will see the Commanding Officer emerge into the rescue vehicle to pass a box of Turkish Delight to his rescuers in this demonstration of a successful... Continue Reading →
On 30 May the Turkish Naval Task Force left Aksaz Naval Base in Marmaris for a 70 day deployment in the Indian Ocean. The task force is composed of F-244 TCG Barbaros as flagship, F-492 TCG Gemlik, F-493 TCG Gelibolu and A-595 TCG Yarbay Kudret Güngör. Another Turkish frigate F-491 TCG Giresun is already in... Continue Reading →
Yesterday, Air Force General Bilgin Balanlı was arrested. He is accused to be a part of the alleged Sledgehammer conspiracy. He is the highest ranking officer to be arrested in this case (yet) According to news reports his main crime might be to order periodic areal reconnaissance flights over a large farm turned into a private village... Continue Reading →
I was wondering for some time about the fate of the Somali pirates captured by Turkish Navy. The reason for my wondering was the simple fact that Turkish General Staff and Turkish Navy only informed about the arrests and there was no information available about the proceedings afterwards. Well sometimes the best information about our armed forces comes from... Continue Reading →
The Turkish Coast Guard has donated one of the older patrol boats for an artificial reef. The boat will be sunk of the coast of Kas, Antalya to create a diving attraction and an artificial reef. Kaş is not only one of the most beautiful touristic spots in Turkey is also a good place for scuba diving. A few years ago one... Continue Reading →
Turkish General Staff announced today that Denizkurdu-2011 and Efes-2011 military exercise were cancelled. The very short, one sentence statement informed that there would be no Press Day for the exercises as they were canceled. As there are no further information available speculations grow ripe. The biannual Deniz Kurdu 2011 naval exercise started on 16 May... Continue Reading →
Yesterday, Pakistan's newest frigate F-230 PNS Alamgir arrived in Gölcük Naval Base for a 4 day visit. PNS Alamgir is a Oliver Perry Hazard class frigate. She was decommissioned from USN. She was commissioned in Pakistani navy on 31 August 2010. She left USA on 10 February 2011 and since then she is on her... Continue Reading →
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