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Standing NATO Maritime Group 2

Standing NATO Maritime Group 2 (SNMG2) is a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) standing maritime immediate reaction force. SNMG2 consists of four to six destroyers and frigates. Its role is to provide NATO with an immediate operational response capability.[1]

Standing NATO Maritime Group 2
Active1992–present
AllegianceNATO North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Commanders
Current
commander
Rear Admiral Pasquale Esposito, Italian Navy

History

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Portuguese frigate NRP Corte Real and Turkish frigate TCG Gelibolu, participating in SNMG-2 during Phoenix Express (PE 08).

Standing Naval Force Mediterranean (STANAVFORMED) was activated on 30 April 1992, at Naples, Italy. STANAVFORMED was the successor to the NATO Naval On-Call Force Mediterranean (NAVOCFORMED) – which had been periodically activated for more than 20 years.[2]

During the 1990s, STANAVFORMED was heavily involved in Operation Maritime Monitor (July 1992 to November 1992), Operation Maritime Guard (November 1992 to June 1993) and Operation Sharp Guard (June 1993 to October 1996), the maritime embargo operations in the Adriatic Sea established to ensure compliance by Serbia and Montenegro with United Nations (UN) resolutions 713, 715, 787, 820 and 943. Between November 1992 and June 1996 some 74,000 ships were challenged, almost 6,000 were inspected at sea and more than 1,400 were diverted and inspected in port.[3]

On 6 October 2001, STANAVFORMED deployed to the Eastern Mediterranean Sea in support of Operation Active Endeavour, NATO's maritime contribution to prevent the movement of terrorists or weapons of mass destruction.[4]

The force was re-designated Standing NATO Maritime Group 2 in January 2005.[5]

From June 2009 to August 2009 SNMG2 was deployed by NATO off the Somali coast to conduct Operation Allied Protector, to deter, defend and protect World Food Programme (WFP) vessels against the threat of piracy and armed robbery, thereby allowing WFP to fulfill its mission of providing humanitarian aid.[6]

Since August 2009, SNMG2 has been providing ships for NATO's Operation Ocean Shield anti-piracy mission in the Gulf of Aden.[7]

In 2019, SNMG2 was tasked with patrol of the Mediterranean Sea and Black Sea.[8] In 2021, SNMG2 took part in Exercise Sea Breeze 2021 in the Black Sea, co-hosted by the Ukrainian Navy and the United States Sixth Fleet.[9][10]

Current ships

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As of 20 January 2024, SNMG2 consists of:[11][12][13]

  Previous flagship
  Current flagship

Ships in bold are currently part of the naval force

Year Commander Ship Type Part of task force Flagship
2024 Italy 
Rear Admiral
Pasquale Esposito
(January – ongoing)
Italy  ITS Carlo Bergamini Carlo Bergamini-class destroyer January – ongoing January – ongoing

Previous task groups

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As of 16 February 2023, SNMG2 consists of:[11][12][13]

  Previous flagship
  Current flagship

Ships in bold are currently part of the naval force

Year Commander Ship Type Part of task force Flagship
2023 United States 
Rear Admiral
Michael Scott Sciretta
(January – July)
United Kingdom 
Commodore
Paul Stroude
(July – n/a)
United States  USS James E. Williams Arleigh Burke-class destroyer January – July January – July
Italy  ITS Carlo Margottini Bergamini-class frigate January – n/a n/a
Turkey  TCG Barbaros Barbaros-class frigate January – n/a n/a
Greece  HS Psara Hydra-class frigate January – n/a n/a
Canada  HMCS Fredericton Halifax-class frigate January – n/a n/a
United Kingdom  HMS Duncan Type 45 Destroyer July – n/a July – n/a

In 2022, SNMG2 consisted of:[11]

  Previous flagship
  Current flagship

Ships in bold are currently part of the naval force

Year Commander Ship Type Part of task force Flagship
2022
Italy 
Rear Admiral
Mauro Panebianco
(January – July)
United States 
Rear Admiral
Michael Scott Sciretta
(1 July – July 2023)
Italy  ITS Carlo Margottini Bergamini-class frigate January – July January – July
Turkey  TCG Göksu Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigate January – April n/a
Germany  FGS Lübeck Bremen-class frigate January – 1 June n/a
Spain  ESPS Blas de Lezo Álvaro de Bazán-class frigate 22 January – 30 June n/a
France  FS Auvergne Aquitaine-class frigate 22 February – May n/a
United Kingdom  HMS Trent River-class offshore patrol vessel February – March n/a
Greece  HS Aegean Elli-class frigate March – n/a
Italy  ITS Stromboli Stromboli-class replenishment oiler March – n/a
Canada  HMCS Montréal Halifax-class frigate March – July n/a
United Kingdom  HMS Diamond Type 45 destroyer March – April n/a
Turkey  TCG Barbaros Barbaros-class frigate 24 March – 30 May n/a
France  FS Alsace Aquitaine-class frigate 4 April – May n/a
Spain  ESPS Cantabria Replenishment oiler 10 May – 26 June n/a
France  FS Forbin Horizon-class frigate May – 16 June n/a
Germany  FGS Bonn Berlin-class replenishment ship 29 May – June n/a
Turkey  TCG Salihreis Barbaros-class frigate 30 May – July n/a
France  FS Provence Aquitaine-class frigate 16 June – 31 July n/a
United States  USS Forrest Sherman Arleigh Burke-class destroyer 1 July – 13 December 1 July – 13 December
Turkey  TCG Kemalreis Barbaros-class frigate 1 July – September n/a
Italy  ITS Vulcano Logistic support ship 14 July – 28 July n/a
Greece  HS Kountouriotis Kortenaer-class frigate 20 July – August n/a
Spain  ESPS Almirante Juan de Borbón Álvaro de Bazán-class frigate 24 July – 6 September n/a
France  FS Languedoc Aquitaine-class frigate 31 July – 6 September n/a
Germany  FGS Bonn Berlin-class replenishment ship 16 August – September n/a
Italy  ITS Antonio Marceglia Bergamini-class frigate 21 August – September n/a
Spain  ESPS Cristóbal Colón Álvaro de Bazán-class frigate 13 September – 30 November n/a
Turkey  TCG Gemlik G-class frigate September – December n/a
France  FS Provence Aquitaine-class frigate September – December n/a
Italy  ITS Alpino Bergamini-class frigate September – December n/a
United States  USS James E. Williams Arleigh Burke-class destroyer 13 December – July 2023 13 December – July 2023

In 2021, SNMG2 consisted of:[11]

  Was a flagship at any time during its deployment
Year Commander Ship Type Part of task force Flagship
2021[14] Italy 
Rear Admiral
Stefano Russo
Spain  ESPS Cristóbal Colón Álvaro de Bazán-class frigate January – March January – March
Germany  Brandenburg Brandenburg-class frigate January – February n/a
Greece  HS Machitis Osprey HSY-56A-class gunboat January – February n/a
Greece  HS Simeoforos Simitzopoulos Osprey HSY-56A-class gunboat January – February n/a
Greece  HS Armatolos Osprey HSY-56A-class gunboat January – February n/a
Greece  HS Plotarchis Maridakis Osprey HSY-56A-class gunboat January – February n/a
Turkey  TCG Türkeli Tuzla-class patrol boat January – March
May – August
n/a
Spain  Patiño Replenishment oiler January – February n/a
Italy  ITS Virginio Fasan Carlo Bergamini-class frigate February – March n/a
Turkey  TCG Kemalreis Osprey HSY-56A-class gunboat February – May n/a
Greece  HS Kountouriotis Kortenaer-class frigate February – March n/a
Greece  HS Navmachos Osprey HSY-56A-class gunboat February – March n/a
Greece  HS Xenos Fast attack craft February – March n/a
Greece  HS Tolmi Asheville-class gunboat February – May n/a
Germany  FGS Werra Replenishment oiler February – August n/a
Turkey  TCG Karaburn Osprey HSY-56A-class gunboat March – May n/a
Romania  Regina Maria Type 22 frigate March – April n/a
Bulgaria  Smeli Frigate March – April n/a
Spain  ESPS Méndez Núñez Álvaro de Bazán-class frigate April – August April – August
Greece  HS Kasos Osprey HSY-56A-class gunboat May – August n/a
Greece  HS Aittitos Osprey HSY-56A-class gunboat May – August n/a
Greece  HS Degiannis Fast attack craft May – August n/a
Germany  FGS Lübeck Bremen-class frigate May – September n/a
Turkey  TCG Kumkale Tuzla-class patrol boat June – August n/a
United Kingdom  HMS Kent Type 23 frigate June – August n/a
Italy  ITS Virginio Fasan Carlo Bergamini-class frigate August – December August – December
Spain  ESPS Cantabria Replenishment oiler August – October n/a
Turkey  TCG Gökçeada Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigate September – December n/a
Germany  FGS Spessart Rhön-class tanker September – December n/a
Italy  ITS Carlo Margottini Carlo Bergamini-class frigate December – July 2022 December – July 2022

Organization

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SNMG2 is a component of the NATO Response Force (NRF).[15]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Maritime Groups". NATO. Retrieved 20 December 2019.
  2. ^ "Standing Naval Force Mediterranean". Hansard. 20 May 1992. Retrieved 20 December 2019.
  3. ^ "Operation Sharp Guard". NATO. Retrieved 20 December 2019.
  4. ^ "Operation Active Endeavour". Global Security. Retrieved 20 December 2019.
  5. ^ Bekkevold, Jo Inge; Till, Geoffrey (2016). International Order at Sea: How it is challenged. How it is maintained. Palgrave Macmillan. p. 136. ISBN 978-1137586629.
  6. ^ Counter-piracy Operations. North Atlantic Treaty Organization. Retrieved: 27 December 2013.
  7. ^ Operation Ocean Shield Archived 2011-05-13 at the Wayback Machine
  8. ^ "CANADA HANDS COMMAND OF STANDING NATO MARITIME GROUP TWO TO ITALY". NATO Maritime Command. 16 December 2019.
  9. ^ "NATO Allies and Partners Ready for Exercise SEA BREEZE 21" (Press release). NATO. 25 June 2023. Retrieved 20 January 2023.
  10. ^ Lundquist, Edward (13 July 2021). "Exercise Sea Breeze 2021 Comes to a Close in Black Sea". Seapower. Retrieved 20 January 2023.
  11. ^ a b c d "Standing NATO Maritime Group Two". NATO: Allied Maritime Command. Retrieved 12 July 2018.
  12. ^ a b SNMG2, Commander. "SNMG2 Twitter". SNMG2 Twitter. Retrieved 24 May 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  13. ^ a b NATO, Maritime Command. "NATO Maritime Command Twitter". NATO Maritime Command Twitter. Retrieved 24 May 2022.
  14. ^ "Rear Admiral Stefano Russo" (PDF). NATO. Retrieved 25 March 2022.
  15. ^ "Maritime-Groups". mc.nato.int. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
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