The Turkish led NATO mine warfare task force Standing NATO MCM Group 2 is continuing its presence in the Adriatic Sea. Last week the ships of the task force made passing exercise with the Croatian Naval units LM-51 HRVS Korcula, RTOP-42 HRVS Dubrovnik and RTOP-21 HRVS Sibenik and visited Spit port. The task force is now in... Continue Reading →
Bulgaria is hosting Breeze 2015 naval exercise from 3 to 12 July 2015. According to Bulgarian minisry of Defence 30 warships from Bulgaria, Greece, Romania, Turkey and USA will take part. Bulgaian Navy will contribute with 15 combat and auxiliary ships and boats, two helicopters and more than 1,000 personnel. The main objective of the... Continue Reading →
Since 2 July 2015, Turkish Navy is commanding NATO Mine Countermeasures Group Two SNMCMG-2. The first action of the group was to deploy to Bulgaria for the Bulgarian led naval exercise Breeze 2015. The Change of Command Ceremony took place in Erdek Naval Base. According to official NATO Marine Command page, the two Turkish ship... Continue Reading →
Turkish Navy will take the command of NATO Standing Maritime Mine Counter Measures Group-2 on 2 July 2015. The hand over ceremony will be held in Erdek Naval base, the home port of Turkish mine warfare ships. The MEKO 200 class frigate F-244 TCG Barbaros will be the flag ship of the Captain Ramazan Kesgin.... Continue Reading →
M-262 TCG Enez, Engin class mine hunter from Turkish Navy is taking part in Italian mine warfare exercise Italian Minex 2015 as part of NATO SNMCMG-2. The training involves all the staff and facilities of the strength of mine countermeasures based in La Spezia and forces European and NATO mine countermeasures, including Spain, Germany, France,... Continue Reading →
Monsieur Louis, Martin-Vézian from Contemporary Issues & Geography (CIGeography) prepare this wonderful picture where you can visualize easily all nations and all warships taking part in Joint Warrior 2015-1 exercise. According to media sources there are 55 warships taking part in Joint Warrior 2015. The below list has 55 of them. Thanks to: Sjoforsvaret,... Continue Reading →
According to media sources there are 55 warships taking part in Joint Warrior 2015. I was able to identify 53 of them. Thanks to Sjoforsvaret for reminding me about HNOMS Thor Heyerdahl. Any corrections and additions are always welcome. Number Name Type Nationality M921 BNS Lobelia Mine hunter Belgium F930 BNS Leopold I Frigate... Continue Reading →
The ships participating to the Turkish led mine warfare exercise Nusret 2014 were in İzmir for the weekend. The below is the list of the participating warships as far as I could identify: F-511 TCG Heybeliada Corvette Turkey M-267 TCG Ayvalık Mine Hunter Turkey M-268 TCG Akçakoca Mine Hunter Turkey M-261 TCG Edremit Mine Hunter... Continue Reading →
Turkish Navy led mine warfare exercise Nusret 2014 will start on 21 November in İzmir. The exercise will be held in Bay of İzmir and will end on 30 November. The aim of the exercise is to provide training for the planning and execution of mine warfare and to improve the interoperability in mine warfare,... Continue Reading →
The Engin class mine hunter of Turkish Navy, M-263 TCG Erdek is taking part in exercise Spanish Minex. Organised by Spanish Navy the exercise has started on today and will end on 22 September. TCG Erdek is currently assigned to the Standing NATO Mine Countermeasures Group TWO (SNMCMG2). These are advanced exercises taking place off the... Continue Reading →
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