{"id":46923,"date":"2025-06-21T08:00:54","date_gmt":"2025-06-21T06:00:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/marineforum.online\/?p=46923"},"modified":"2025-09-29T20:52:37","modified_gmt":"2025-09-29T18:52:37","slug":"kieler-week-nato-association-to-visit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/marineforum.online\/en\/kieler-woche-nato-verband-zu-besichtigen\/","title":{"rendered":"Kieler Woche: NATO organisation to visit"},"content":{"rendered":"

BALTOPS 2025: Mine countermeasures units arrive in Kiel<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"HNLMS<\/a>
HNLMS Snellius<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

As part of its deployment in the Baltic Sea and its active participation in BALTOPS 2025, Standing NATO Mine Countermeasures Group One (SNMCMG1) will call at Kiel from 20 to 24 June 2025. Since the start of the exercise in Warnem\u00fcnde, the SNMCMG1 has been fully involved in the BALTOPS 25 exercise - conducting live firing, navigation and manoeuvring exercises. At the same time, the units patrolled to protect the critical underwater infrastructure (CUI) in the region. In addition to training, real-world mine countermeasures (MCM) operations were conducted to detect and identify historical ordnance, emphasising the continued importance of the Group's mission in ensuring maritime security.<\/p>\n

The role of the SNMCMG1 in the Baltic Sea is crisis response:<\/strong> Always on the alert and ready to act quickly in the event of new threats. With the Operation Baltic Sentry will be a<\/strong> Improvement of maritime situational awareness and protection of vital infrastructure guaranteed by permanent presence. With the clearance of historical ordnance, the shipping routes of the Baltic Sea will become safer. The continued deployment of SNMCMG1 emphasises NATO's commitment to maritime security, cooperation between Allies and the protection of critical underwater infrastructure in an increasingly complex security environment.<\/p>\n

\"Minehunting<\/a>
Minehunting boat \"Datteln\", class 332 Photo: Michael Nitz<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The visit to Kiel is not just a break, but a further phase in preparation for the next manoeuvre. The commanders will meet with NATO representatives to agree on the next phases of BALTOPS, which brings together over 40 ships from 16 nations in the Baltic Sea for one of the largest maritime exercises in the region. The stopover will also give the crews the opportunity to relax and enjoy a well-deserved break.<\/p>\n

\"Harbour visits are more than just a break, they are essential to strengthen the cohesion of the entire working group. I take the time to liaise with the crews on site and get a feel for their mood before we set off again,<\/em> says Commander Erik Kockx, who has headed SNMCMG1 since January 2025.<\/p>\n

Open Ship in Kiel - Get on board now!<\/strong><\/p>\n

SNMCMG1 opens its hatches at the weekend: Interested visitors gain rare insights<\/strong> into the technology and everyday life on board modern NATO mine countermeasures units. Take the opportunity to experience maritime security at first hand!<\/p>\n

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  • HNLMS Snellius<\/strong> (Netherlands)<\/li>\n
  • FGS Datteln<\/strong> (Germany)<\/li>\n
  • FS Aigle<\/strong> (France)<\/li>\n
  • HSwMS Kullen<\/strong> (Sweden)<\/li>\n
  • HNoMS Hinnoey<\/strong> (Norway)<\/li>\n
  • ENS Sakala<\/strong> (Estonia)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    Location:<\/strong> Naval base Kiel
    Date:<\/strong> 21-22 June 2025
    Time:<\/strong> 10:00 - 17:00<\/p>\n

    Source: Press release by the Naval Command, Press and Information Centre, Press Office of Operational Flotilla 1 Kiel<\/strong><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    BALTOPS 2025: Minenabwehreinheiten laufen in Kiel ein Im Rahmen ihres Einsatzes in der Ostsee und ihrer aktiven Teilnahme an BALTOPS 2025 wird die Standing NATO Mine Countermeasures Group One (SNMCMG1) vom 20. bis 24. Juni 2025 \u00a0Kiel anlaufen. Seit Beginn der \u00dcbung in Warnem\u00fcnde ist die SNMCMG1 voll und ganz an der \u00dcbung BALTOPS 25 […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":46931,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_oasis_is_in_workflow":0,"_oasis_original":0,"_oasis_task_priority":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[45,486,42,50,51],"tags":[1324,9773,9865,9867,9869,9871,9873,9874,9876,1617,1048,7566,196,9878,9880,560],"class_list":["post-46923","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-marinen-aus-aller-welt-news","category-headlines","category-news","category-sicherheitspolitik-news","category-streitkraefte-news","tag-baltops","tag-baltops-2025","tag-ens-sakala-estland","tag-fgs-datteln-deutschland","tag-fs-aigle-frankreich","tag-historische-kampfmittel","tag-hnlms-snellius-niederlande","tag-hnoms-hinnoey-norwegen","tag-hswms-kullen-schweden","tag-kieler-woche","tag-marinestuetzpunkt-kiel","tag-marinestuetzpunkt-kiel-wik","tag-ostsee","tag-presse-und-informationszentrum","tag-pressestelle-einsatzflottille-1-kiel","tag-snmcmg-1"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/marineforum.online\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46923","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/marineforum.online\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/marineforum.online\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/marineforum.online\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/marineforum.online\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=46923"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/marineforum.online\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46923\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":49073,"href":"https:\/\/marineforum.online\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46923\/revisions\/49073"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/marineforum.online\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/46931"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/marineforum.online\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=46923"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/marineforum.online\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=46923"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/marineforum.online\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=46923"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}