SNMG2 departed Taranto with its flagship, U.S. Navy Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Forrest Sherman (DDG 98) and Spanish Navy Alvaro de Bazan-class guided-missile frigate ESPS Cristobal Colon (F 105). SNMG2 will be part of Italian Navy flagship ITS Cavour (C 550) at sea together with different ships and plane throughout the train.
Mare Aperto affords us yet one more alternative with our Allies to hone our means to combine, strengthen our posture, and improve our situational consciousness.
“The flexibility to coach and combat as interoperable and interchangeable models is without doubt one of the key parts of the duty group’s success,” U.S. Navy Rear Admiral Scott Sciretta, SNMG2 commander stated. “Mare Aperto affords us yet one more alternative with our Allies to hone our means to combine, strengthen our posture, and improve our situational consciousness. By doing this we’re higher positioned to discourage and defend the Alliance in opposition to all threats within the maritime area, uphold freedom of navigation, safe maritime commerce routes, and defend the ocean strains of communication.”
MA 22-2 is a sophisticated, maritime and amphibious train designed and hosted by Italian Navy, to strengthen and improve the fight readiness of taking part belongings. Its goal is to coach and take a look at instructions, staffs and crews throughout a collection of actions at sea in a practical, multi-dimensional state of affairs, particularly a NATO Article 5 collective defence operation. The train will run by serialized and free-play occasions with commanders at sea granted most freedom of decision-making authority. Coaching occasions will deal with the event of most important maritime warfare actions and amphibious operations with the assist of political and authorized advisors and specialists in public info. MA 22-2 will happen within the Mediterranean Sea and is scheduled to run Oct. 3 to 27.
