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The Type 404 Elbe-class replenishment ship  Werra (A514), Baltic Sea, 2024. Source: lsm.lv

On Friday, October 25, ships of the NATO Standing Mine Countermeasures Group 1 (SNMCMG1) will visit the Port of Riga, the National Armed Forces (NBS) said.

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.

P.S. The good news is that all the warships come from European countries! Europeans must prioritize the protection of the Europe!!!

Make Europeans dangerous again!!!

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Netherlands assumes the commands of NATO Mine Countermeasures Group

Netherlands assumes the commands of NATO Mine Countermeasures Group

In a ceremony held remotely by video teleconference on 14 January, 2021, Commander Audrius Venckunas (Lithuanian Navy) handed over the command of Standing NATO Mine Countermeasures Group One (SNMCMG1) to Commander Jan Wijchers (Royal Netherlands Navy), NATO Maritime Command announced with a press release. During the seven months of Lithuanian command, SNMCMG1 covered almost 10,000 nautical…

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SNMCMG1 completes historical ordnance disposal in France

SNMCMG1 completes historical ordnance disposal in France

Standing NATO Mine Countermeasures Group One (SNMCMG1) conducted historical ordnance disposal operations (HODOPS) in French waters in the Bay of Seine 10-18 August 2021, NATO MARCOM announced. There is still a significant amount of ordnance left off the coast of France from the two world wars. To this day, the sea mines and other war ordnance pose a threat to shipping routes in French…

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NATO Mine Countermeasure Group completes mine hunting operation in Germany

NATO Mine Countermeasure Group completes mine hunting operation in Germany

Standing NATO Mine Countermeasures Group One (SNMCMG1) conducted Operation Bottom Search German waters near Eckernförde from 19-23 July 2021, NATO Maritime Command announced. The Operation was officially known as Marinekommando Unterabteilung Geoinformation Dezernat Maritime Geo-Unterstützung (MWDC). The objective of the operation was to reduce the risk posed by sea mines to maritime…

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SNMCMG1 conducts exercise with Finnish Navy

SNMCMG1 conducts exercise with Finnish Navy

Standing NATO Mine Countermeasures Group One (SNMCMG1) visited Finland 1-5 May 2021. Upon arrival in Turku, SNMCMG1 was met by the Commander of the Finnish Coastal Fleet to discuss the upcoming joint naval exercises, aimed at increasing interoperability and harmonizing operating procedures between NATO and its partner Finland, NATO Maritime Command (MARCOM) announced. The port visit was…

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NATO MCM Group clear mines at the Baltic Sea during Open Spirit Ops

NATO MCM Group clear mines at the Baltic Sea during Open Spirit Ops

Standing NATO Mine Countermeasures Group 1 (SNMCMG1) has wrapped up their participation in Estonia-led Open Spirit, a ten-day operation in the Gulf of Finland aimed at mapping and clearing underwater historical ordnance. With the participation of 11 nations and 21 vessels, more than 130 historical ordnances were identified and 49 countermined, NATO Maritime Command announced with a press…

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NATO Mine Countermeasures force conducts dispose of historical ordnance in Latvia

NATO Mine Countermeasures force conducts dispose of historical ordnance in Latvia

Standing NATO Mine Countermeasures Group 1 (SNMCMG1) has conducted NATO Historical Ordnance Disposal Operations (HODOPS) in the Irbe Strait and the Gulf of Riga of Latvia between 7 – 14 April 2021, NATO Maritime Command announced with a press release. During the operations, ENS Ugandi and FGS Datteln found four former mine lines consisting of 44 mine chairs. Close to the mine lines, the Estonian…

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SNMCMG1 Completes Historical Ordnance Disposal Operations in Denmark

SNMCMG1 Completes Historical Ordnance Disposal Operations in Denmark

Standing NATO Mine Countermeasures Group One (SNMCMG1) conducted Historical Ordnance Disposal Operations (HODOPS) in the Danish waters near the coast of Lolland and Langeland 3-11 March 2021. During the operation, FGS Datteln identified two 1930s underwater ordnance mine chairs and recovered one of them for closer inspection, and as a learning opportunity for the crew. A few days later, FGS…

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