Standing NATO Maritime Group 1

Standing NATO Maritime Group 1
Active1968–present
AllegianceNATO North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Commanders
Current
commander
Rear Admiral Joaquin Ruiz Escagedo, Spanish Navy
SNMG1 per 13 August 2007 in formation. From left to right:
NRP Álvares Cabral - Portugal
HMCS Toronto - Canada
USS Normandy - United States
Spessart - Germany
HNLMS Evertsen - Netherlands
HDMS Olfert Fischer - Denmark

Standing NATO Maritime Group One (SNMG1) is one of NATO's standing naval maritime immediate reaction forces. SNMG1 consists of four to six destroyers and frigates. Its role is to provide NATO with an immediate operational response capability.[1]

  1. ^ "Maritime Groups". NATO. Retrieved 20 December 2019.