Operation Ocean Shield
The Operation Ocean Shield is since August 2009 conducted NATO -Marinemission to combat piracy in the Gulf of Aden .
background
From October to December 2008, NATO and the Standing NATO Maritime Group 2 (SNMG 2) carried out Operation Allied Provider to protect the sea routes in the Horn of Africa . Operation Allied Protector followed from March to June 2009 with the Standing NATO Maritime Group 1 (SNMG 1) with the same objective.
In preparation for the follow-up operation, the possibility of Russian units participating in Operation Ocean Shield was also discussed at times.
As of June 30, 2009, the SNMG 2 replaced the forces on site, the designation Operation Allied Protector was initially retained, contrary to planning.
On August 17, 2009, the North Atlantic Council approved a mission called Operation Ocean Shield.
assignment
In addition to deploying armed forces at sea, the mission of the operation is also to support the countries bordering the affected sea area in developing their own capabilities to combat piracy .
organization
guide
The mission is managed at the operational level by the Allied Joint Command Lisbon in Lisbon , Portugal , and at the tactical level by the Maritime Component Command Headquarters Northwood , United Kingdom .
Forces involved
The forces used are provided by the SNMG1 and SNMG2. These are three or four frigates or destroyers from NATO member states. The ships involved will be replaced after a few months in the operational area. The two-month deployment of the Dutch submarine Zeeleeuw off the Somali coast to investigate the pirates' bases was only announced after the end of the mission in November 2010.
The ships are partially supplemented by reconnaissance aircraft.
Web links
- Operation Ocean Shield on the homepage of the Allied Maritime Command (MARCOM) of NATO
Individual evidence
- ↑ Transcript of the press conference of NATO Secretary General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer after the meeting of the NATO-Russia Council in Corfu on June 27, 2009; Accessed July 12, 2009
- ↑ "Off the Somali Coast - New NATO Mission Against Piracy" on faz.net from June 25, 2009
- ^ The Standing NATO Maritime Group 2 on the homepage of the Allied Maritime Component Command in Naples; viewed on July 12, 2009 ( Memento from May 15, 2006 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ Press release “NATO counter-piracy mission continues with enhanced mandate” from August 18, 2009 on the NATO homepage; accessed on August 23, 2009
- ↑ Final Ocean Shield flight undertaken by Royal Danish Air Force , defenseweb.co.za, November 25, 2016