Le Standing Nato Mine Counter Measures Group 1 (SNMCMG1) a appareillé vendredi du port militaire de Cherbourg pour poursuivre son opération de guerre des

SYNOPSIS Standing NATO Mine Countermeasures Group One (SNMCMG1) is guarding critical undersea infrastructure (CUI) in the Baltic Sea as part of Baltic Sentry, a maritime patrol activity intended to deter further incidents against Allied undersea pipelines and cables.Baltic Sentry, announced by NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte on 14 January 2025, comes after potential sabotage on several undersea pipelines and cables between NATO’s Baltic and Nordic Allies. While Allies are responsible for monitoring and guarding their territorial waters, Baltic Sentry leverages NATO’s standing maritime units in international waters to keep a close eye on maritime traffic and look for signs

The command of SNMCMG1 has been entrusted to Germany and its Commander is Lieutenant Commander Beata Król. The group currently includes ships from Belgium, the Netherlands, Lithuania, Latvia, and Germany. Since the beginning of the year, SNMCMG1 has been actively patrolling the North, Baltic and Norwegian Seas, focusing on the detection and neutralization of sea mines and munitions. SNMCMG1 is part of the maritime component of the Alliance's Response Force and its main task is to be ready to conduct mine action at sea within a defined readiness time. On a daily basis, the ships of the group participate in

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