Standing NATO #Maritime Group Two (SNMG2) is a core part of the maritime component of the NATO Response Force (NRF).
SNMG2 Flagship ESPS Méndez Núñez is now participating in #NATO exercise Steadfast Defender 2021 together with the German #Navy vessel FGS Brandenburg and #Italian Navy destroyer ITS Andrea Doria.
They take part in a combined anti-submarine warfare exercise. Steadfast Defender 2021 is a NATO-led exercise involving over 9,000 troops from more than 20 NATO Allies and partners. The objective is to ensure that NATO forces are trained, able to operate together and ready to respond to any threat from any direction.
More information on Steadfast Defender 2021 can be found here and here. NATO is taking the necessary measures to protect our armed forces. This includes COVID-19 precautions, such as pre-deployment testing and quarantining.
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00:00:00:00 MIDDLE SHOT SNMG2 FLAGSHIP ESPS MENDEZ NUNEZ SAILING AT 24 KNOTS DURING A COMBINED ANTI-SUBMARINE WARFARE EXERCISE IN THE ATLANTIC OCEAN 00:00:08:20 WIDE SHOT FGS BRANDENBURG (F215) SAILING NEXT TO SNMG2 FLAGSHIP ESPS MENDEZ NUNEZ DURING A COMBINED ANTI-SUBMARINE WARFARE EXERCISE IN THE ATLANTIC OCEAN 00:00:15:02 MIDDLE SHOT SEVERAL NAVY OFFICERS COOKING 00:00:21:07 CLOSE SHOT SONAR OPERATORS DURING A COMBINED ANTI-SUBMARINE WARFARE EXERCISE IN THE ATLANTIC OCEAN 00:00:28:11 MIDDLE SHOT A SENSOR OPERATOR LOADING SONOBUOYS DURING A COMBINED ANTI-SUBMARINE WARFARE EXERCISE IN THE ATLANTIC OCEAN 00:00:37:16 WIDE SHOT SPANISH NAVY SEA HAWK 60B “TORO” HELICOPTER CREW UNFOLDING HELICOPTER’S TAIL BEFORE A FLIGHT FOR A COMBINED ANTI-SUBMARINE WARFARE EXERCISE IN THE ATLANTIC OCEAN 00:00:57:00 CLOSE-UP PILOTS OF SEA HAWK 60B “TORO” HELICOPTER DURING A COMBINED ANTI-SUBMARINE WARFARE EXERCISE IN THE ATLANTIC OCEAN 00:01:07:17 VARIOUS SHOTS SEA HAWK 60B “TORO” HELICOPTER LANDING DURING A COMBINED ANTI-SUBMARINE WARFARE EXERCISE IN THE ATLANTIC OCEAN 00:01:28:09 # ENDS
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