
	Where results make sense

Topic: Standing NRF Maritime Group 2

Related Topics

Standing NRF Maritime Group 1

Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe

Supreme Allied Commander

In the News (Sun 20 Dec 09)

Northern Trust

Marvin Harrison

Peter Chernin

Gary Locke

Match Play

Penelope Cruz

Mickey Rourke

AR Rahman

Danny Boyle

Hugh Jackman

	Standing Royal Navy deployments - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The FRE destroyer or frigate has rapidly deployed for counter-narcotics operations as far away as the coast of Spain, embargo operations in the Adriatic Sea and short-duration training in the Caribbean, Africa and the Mediterranean.
		MCMFOR(Group 1) is a standing commitment to NATO to provide a Mine Countermeasures vessel to the Baltic, Northern Europe and Atlantic areas.
		MCMFOR(Group 2) is a standing commitment to NATO to provide a Mine Countermeasures vessel to the Mediterranean Sea.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Standing_Royal_Navy_deployments (607 words)

	Standing Naval Force Mediterranean
		NATO’s Standing Naval Force Mediterranean (STANAVFORMED) was activated on 30 April 1992, in Naples, Italy to provide a continuous maritime presence and thus a constant and visible reminder of the solidarity and cohesiveness of the Alliance.
		SNMG2 is a naval force made up of vessels from various allied nations, training and operating together as a collective whole under the Commander, of the Component Command Maritime Naples (Mar-COM Naples), currently Vice Admiral Roberto Cesaretti.
		From 22 November 1992 to 15 June 1993 the force participated in Operation MARITIME GUARD which was the NATO contribution towards the enforcement of the UN embargoes on the former Yugoslavia.
	www.jfcnaples.nato.int /JFCN_Factsheets/SNMG2.htm (844 words)

	SHAPE News: Renaming of NATO Standing Naval Forces - 05 January 2005
		The numbers 1 and 2 assigned to these naval groups are in accordance with the number of the NATO Response Force they are aligned with: 1 for the groups attached to the odd num-bered NRFs and 2 to the even ones; e.g., SNMG-1 will be attached to NRF-7.
		The usual Standing NRF Maritime Group comprises between six and ten destroyers and frigates supported by a tanker; the Standing NRF MCM Group is about seven minehunters and minesweepers, led by a command ship.
		When not required for specific NRF events, these standing naval groups will be carrying out the same activities as they have been doing under their old names, i.e., conducting defence diplomacy port visits, keeping continuous NATO maritime presence and providing day-to-day verification of current naval procedures, tactics and effectiveness.
	www.nato.int /shape/news/2005/i050105a.htm (327 words)

	Royal Navy - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
		That abundance of timber enabled of Britain's rise to maritime supremacy and American vessels represented a significant part of the British merchant fleet by 1776.
		Commissioned (surface) ships of the Royal Navy are accorded the prefix HMS which stands for Her Majesty's Ship (alternatively, His Majesty's Ship), for example HMS Ark Royal.
		The Royal Navy is currently deployed in many areas of the world, including a number of standing Royal Navy deployments.
	www.arikah.net /encyclopedia/Royal_Navy (3692 words)

	DND/CF : Backgrounder : Standing NATO Maritime Group 1 under Canadian command
		The numbers 1 and 2 are assigned to standing maritime groups in accordance with the NRF rotation with which they are aligned; SNMG1 is attached to an odd-numbered NRF rotation, and SNMG 2 to an even-numbered NRF rotation.
		The NRF is a technologically advanced high-readiness force made up of land, air, sea and special forces elements that NATO can deploy quickly to respond to a wide variety of operational commitments anywhere in the world, wherever it is needed.
		NRF 7 will contribute a brigade-sized land component with “forced-entry” capability, a naval task force led by an aircraft carrier battle group, an amphibious task group, a surface action group, and an air component capable of 200 combat sorties per day.
	www.forces.gc.ca /site/newsroom/view_news_e.asp?id=1859 (956 words)

	Admiral Giambastiani Remarks at Fall Tour 2003 Military Committee (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		The NRF is, along with many other things, what really epitomises how we are changing and how we are becoming more and more relevant to the new security environment.
		NRF 1 will be established on the 15th of October through a ceremony in Brunssum, Netherlands.
		NRF one and two are prototypes which gain experience as we establish the force, and maybe the next step will be a force that meets together, trains together and then goes on operations together.
	www.saclant.nato.int /multimedia/speeches/2003/colhunstok100803nrf.htm (4035 words)

	CCC - NATO Response Force (NRF) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		The NRF is generally described as a powerful military force designed to stand alone for up to 30 days with land, air, maritime and command elements.
		NRF missions could include "traditional" military missions like deploying air, maritime or ground forces as a show of force, serving as an initial entry force, and conducting stand-alone offensive or defensive joint operations.
		The NRF's maritime component will consist of a force of up to a NATO task force size including a carrier battle group with associated surface and subsurface combatant units, amphibious forces, and naval mine counter-measure units and support vessels.
	www.ccc.nps.navy.mil /si/apr03/europe.asp (3098 words)

	Royal Navy Encyclopedia Articles @ Yelling.org (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		This eventually led to almost uncontested power over the world's oceans from 1805 to 1914, when it came to be said that "Britannia ruled the waves".
		The United Kingdom therefore needed to maintain only a relatively small, highly mobile, professional army that could be dispatched to where it was needed by sea, as well as be given support by the navy with bombardment, movement, supplies and reinforcement.
		Standing NRF Maritime (Group 2) HMS York (D98)[1]
	216.92.85.60 /encyclopedia/Royal_Navy (2951 words)

	JFCN Images
		Crewmembers of the Turkish Standing NRF Maritime Group 2 (SNMG2) frigate TCG Gokceada renders first aid to an Simulated exercise victim before transporting him out of the exercise’s catastrophe area on 20th September 2005 during the Disaster Exercise at the Albanian Naval Forces Troop School.
		TCG Gokceada is the current Turkish contribution to NATO’s Standing NRF Maritime Group 2 (SNMG2).
		SNMG2 participates with 3 frigates in the NATO Exercise Cooperative Engagement 2005, which takes place from 12th to 23rd September 2005 at and off the coast of Vlora.
	www.afsouth.nato.int /JFCN_Exercises/2005/CooperativeEngagement/CE05_IMAGES_p3.htm (543 words)

	Strategic Concepts of the U.S. Navy NWP 1 (A)
		However, the grouping of units to achieve the proper balance for specific tactical employment is the purpose of that element of the naval force structure called tactical force organization.
		These nuclear-powered battle groups have the ability to steam unlimited distances at high speeds without refueling and to arrive at a crisis point fully ready to conduct combat operations until the crisis is resolved or conventional forces with logistics support can arrive.
		Three of these battle groups in both the Atlantic and the Pacific, for example, would permit one to be deployed overseas at all times, one to be combat-ready operating out of continental U.S. ports, and the third to be in maintenance status.
	www.history.navy.mil /library/online/nwp1.htm (10928 words)

	SHAPE Media Library: 2002
		The Commander of the Standing NRF Mine Countermeasure Group 2 (SNMCMG2) flagship ITS Bersagliere, Commander Claudio Confalonieri, Italian Navy, talk to the Jordan harbor pilot prior SNMCMG2 leaves Aqaba, Joradn on 21st March 2005.
		The Jordan Navy patrol boat “J1” is passing the Standing NRF Mine Countermeasure Group 2 (SNMCMG2) flagship ITS Bersagliere during a surface exercise in the Golf of Aqaba on 21st March 2005.
		The exercise is part of the port visit to Aqaba, Jordan, conducted by the Standing NRF Mine Countermeasure Group 2 in the framework of the “Mediterranean Dialogue”, NATO’s cooperation program to support peace and stability in the Mediterranean Sea.
	www.nato.int /shape/graphics/2005/03/050322/050322a.htm (771 words)

	Operation Active Endeavour - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		It was one of the first military actions taken by NATO in response to an invocation of Article 5 of the North Atlantic Treaty which provides for collective defense.
		The current operation is conducted by Standing NRF Maritime Group 1 (SNMG1) and Standing NRF Maritime Group 2 (SNMG2).
		Since its inception, the ships of Active Endeavour have monitored over 79,000 ships (as of April 12, 2006) and conducted voluntary boardings of over 100.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Operation_Active_Endeavour (356 words)

	A Portrait of the Royal Netherlands Navy - The Royal Netherlands Embassy
		The Standing NATO Response Force (NRF) Maritime Group 1, Standing NRF Maritime Group 2 and the two Standing Mine Counter Measures Groups are the maritime component of the NATO Response Force.
		A task group comprises the exact personnel and materiel with which the task can be carried out most efficiently.
		A task group may be supplemented with units from the Maritime Helicopter Group and the Submarine Service, if required.
	www.netherlands-embassy.org /tromp/portrait.htm (1104 words)

	House of Commons Hansard Written Answers for 21 Jul 2005 (pt 51) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		(2) what discussions (a) he and (b) officials in his Department have had with (i) UK defence companies and (ii) overseas defence companies regarding the replacement of Trident; whom they involved; when they took place; and if he will make a statement.
		It is to be the base for the next generation of warships and this represents a major investment that will preserve and enhance jobs in the area and safeguard Portsmouth's role as an operational naval base at the heart of the city's economic activity.
		Mediterranean (Nato's Standing NRF Maritime Group 2): HMS Somerset
	www.publications.parliament.uk /pa/cm200506/cmhansrd/cm050721/text/50721w51.htm (1055 words)

	Marinha Portuguesa - <P>Navios da NATO em Portugal</P> (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		SNMG2 has been established as the maritime part of NATO’s Response Force in Naples (Italy) since 1st JAN 2005.
		It is the successor of Standing Naval Force Mediterranean (STANAVFORMED) activated for enhancing NATO’s maritime contribution to the fight against global terrorism and provide support in peacekeeping operations or other kind of support whenever it is requested.
		Nations normally contributing to SNMG2 are Germany, Greece, Italy, the Netherlands, Spain, Turkey, the United Kingdom and the United States.
	www.marinha.pt /Marinha/PT/Menu/NoticiasAgenda/Noticias/NATO.htm (351 words)

	[No title]
		Each group is augmented by minesweepers and minehunters from Standing NRF MCM Group ONE (SNMCMG-1) and TWO (SNMCMG-2).
		One Response Force Maritime Group and one SNMCMG are to be always ready to be deployed.
		Maritime Patrol Aircraft from Canada, France, Italy, Portugal, and the US will stage from NAS Sigonella, Sicily, augmented by Italian shore-based ASW helicopters from Fontanarossa, Sicily.
	www.strategypage.com /htmw/htsub/articles/20050319.aspx (383 words)

	Allied Contributions to the Common Defense - 2003 - Chapter 2 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Germany, Greece and the Netherlands all participated in maritime intercept operations in support of OEF during 2002, and continued to provide five, one and two naval vessels (respectively) for this purpose at year's end.
		Elements of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force conducted refueling operations in support of OEF throughout 2002, and in December 2002, one of Japan's four Aegis-class destroyers was dispatched to the region to provide additional protection for these operations.
		The ongoing transition to a smaller, fully professional military of 190,000 troops by the end of 2005 promises to create more proficient and deployable forces, but places additional pressure on the defense budget, and is being impeded by continuing shortfalls in recruiting regular personnel.
	www.defenselink.mil /pubs/allied_contrib2003/Allied2003_Chap_2.html (9098 words)

	Eugenio´s Warships - NATO Fleets (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		The group is usually formed with up to eight units, generally destroyers and frigates.
		Currently is one the groups forming the maritime component of NATO´s Response Force (NRF).
		The group is usually formed with five or six minehunters and a support ship, usually acting as flagship.
	www.losbarcosdeeugenio.com /listados/nato_en.html (377 words)

	MayportMirror.com: Ships Depart For Northern Light 09/04/03
		Exercise Northern Light 03, a standing NATO exercise conducted every four years, is being utilized to develop and test the new NATO Response Force (NRF) proposed by Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld in September 2002.
		The main impetus of NRF is to create a rapidly deployable crisis response force composed of land, air, maritime, and command elements able to stand alone for 30 days in response to a wide array of NATO missions.
		The exercise will challenge all ships and staffs in the task group during open ocean and coastal region operations where ships will conduct detection, localization, and targeting of exercise enemy forces culminating in a well-trained and efficient NATO force.
	www.mayportmirror.com /stories/090403/may_northernlight001.shtml (367 words)

	'Loyal Midas' tests NATO Response Force (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		As well as trialling interoperability between the various NRF air, land and maritime assets, the exercise is also providing an opportunity to certify two naval task groups within the organisation.
		As of January 2006, these task groups will fall under his command and become the NRF 5/6 rotation, ready to be deployed at five days' notice.
		Standing Naval Group 2 has not historically played such a prominent role in the NRF.
	www.janes.com /regional_news/europe/news/jni/jni051010_1_n.shtml (327 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		This is combining an amphibious ready group, usually consisting of amphibious ships as a small group, together with surface combatants, to include destroyers and frigates." According to Willard, this could significantly enhance the capabilities of the involved ships.
		As part of the USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) Strike Group, the submarine was an integral part of destroying Iraqi defense and communication abilities.
		The one thing he said that he would take with him is the pride he feels in having the opportunity to serve with such great young men and women who have given up a lot to serve their country.
	www.chinfo.navy.mil /navpalib/news/navnews/nns03/nns030430.txt (7671 words)

	Disarmament Documentation: NATO Defence Ministers' Meetings, June 12 - 13, 2003 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		It consists of a military concept and guidance for handling political-military issues, including the developing relationship between the NRF and the related work of the EU Headline Goal, which must be mutually reinforcing while respecting the autonomy of both organisations.
		The NRF will meet our requirement for a highly capable joint multinational force consisting of land, sea and air elements able to react in a very short time.
		The NRF will also be a catalyst for focussing and promoting improvements in the Alliance's overall military capabilities as nations prepare their contingents to meet the rigorous standards of participation to be developed.
	www.acronym.org.uk /textonly/docs/0306/doc06.htm (2891 words)

	Warsaw Voice - Summit Visit
		NATO Response Forces Maritime Group-1 (Standing NRF Maritime Group 1) completed a training exercise on the Baltic Feb. 7-11 under the codename Passex.
		Naval vessels, aircraft and helicopters from Denmark, the Netherlands, Canada, Germany and Poland operated under Rear Admiral Leon Bruin, commodore of Standing NRF Maritime Group 1.
		Unfortunately, on the last day of the exercise at around 2 p.m., despite good weather conditions, a Canadian soldier fell overboard and could not be rescued.
	www.warsawvoice.pl /view/7711 (846 words)

	Defense Horizons No. 28 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		The post-Prague NATO challenge is to maintain momentum on the twin goals of producing a new command structure and creating the NRF by the end of 2004--a short period in terms of achieving decisions in a consensus-driven alliance.
		As NATO collaborates on the NRF design, U.S. advocates are proposing a pool of between 21,000 and 28,000 high-readiness forces from which a combined joint task force of variable size can be tailored and deployed within 5 to 30 days, accompanied by 30 days of logistical sustainment.
		In fact, any NRF mission will require an array of support forces—such as embarkation support assets, strategic and tactical transport, long line communications providers, strategic intelligence resources, air defense, combat search and rescue, medical evacuation, and other assets--to be in almost as high a state of readiness as the NRF itself.
	www.ndu.edu /inss/DefHor/DH28/DH_28.htm (7353 words)

	Port Security, Maritime Security, and Homeland Security Blog: April 2005
		The buildup of maritime muscle, part of a comprehensive program detailed in the Department of Homeland Security's 2006 budget plan, stems from fears that, deterred by land and air defenses, terrorists may try to attack the nation by sea.
		As a maritime nation, it is critical that we pursue a full range of research into the use, preservation and exploitation of our waterways and oceans.
		This BAA invites eligible institutions and groups of investigators to form consortia capable of creating and sustaining innovative research and education in emergency preparedness, with special emphasis on acts of terrorism.
	www.whisprwave.com /archive/2005_04_01_archive.html (14217 words)

	World Affairs Board - Royal Navy Analysis
		2 CVH Invincible class (Invincible paid-off August 2005, Ark Royal is in a major refit until end of 2006)
		Carrier and Amphibious Task Groups are formed as neccessary around the operational carrier and LPH Ocean.
		The intention is to preserve a core capability to deploy a medium scale task group for the Joint Rapid Reaction Force and to ensure that priority peacetime tasks remain supported and that non-essential activity is removed from the Royal Navy’s programme.
	www.worldaffairsboard.com /showthread.php?t=8066 (1209 words)

Try your search on: Qwika (all wikis)