Standing NATO Maritime Group ONE (SNMG1), presently engaged in NATO’s counter-terrorism Operation ACTIVE ENDEAVOUR, will be gaining three frigates in support of NATO maritime assurance measures this week.The first of the three, USS TAYLOR, will join SNMG1 on Monday, 13 May 2014. Over the following days, SNMG1 flagship HNoMS THOR HEYERDAHL, FGS MAGDEBURG, and USS TAYLOR will be joined by the Turkish frigate TCG GEMLIK and the Canadian frigate HMCS REGINA.
The five frigates, under the command of Commodore Nils Andreas Stensønes, will receive additional direct or associated support from a number of vessels, including submarines, surface units and aircraft provided by the Allied nations.
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