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Saturday, May 03, 2014

Group of NATO ships arrive in Lithuania’s port city

SNMCMG1Yesterday the five NATO ships assigned to Standing NATO Mine Counter-Measures Group ONE (SNMCMG1) arrived in Klaipėda for a scheduled port visit during the Group’s deployment to the Baltic to enhance maritime security and NATO’s readiness in the region, Allied Maritime Command reported.

Led by Commander Eirik Otterbu (NOR N), SNMCMG1 is currently composed of the Norwegian support vessel HNoMS VALKYRIEN (flagship), which will lead the Dutch mine hunter HNLMS MAKKUM, the Belgian mine hunter BNS BELLIS, the Norwegian minesweeper HNoMS OTRA, and the Estonian mine hunter ENS ADMIRAL COWAN.

SNMCMG1 was greeted upon arrival in port by Rear Admiral Robert Kamensky, NATO Allied Maritime Command Deputy Chief of Staff Submarines and Commander NATO Submarine Command.

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