Standing NATO Mine Countermeasures Group 2 (SNMCMG2) is a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) standing mine countermeasures Immediate Reaction Force. Its role is to provide NATO with an immediate operational response capability.
History From its activation on 27 May 1999, the unit was initially called Standing Mine Countermeasures Force (in the) Mediterranean (MCMFORMED).
MCMFORMED and her sister force Mine Counter Measures Force North Western Europe (MCMFORNORTH) were tasked in June 1999 to operate in the Adriatic Sea to clear ordnance jettisoned during Operation Allied Force. The combined force comprised 11 minehunters and minesweepers and a support ship. The operation, named Allied Harvest, began on 9 June 1999. Search activities began three days later and lasted 73 days. In total, 93 pieces of ordnance were located and cleared in the nine areas which encompassed .
From 3 September 2001 it was known as the Mine Countermeasures Force South (MCMFORSOUTH) and from 1 January 2005 it became Standing NATO Mine Countermeasures Group 2.
Current ships In 2026, SNMCMG2 consisted of:
Ships in bold are currently part of the naval force
Year Commander Ship Type Part of task force Flagship 2026 CommodoreGeorgios Kypriotis(2026 – ongoing) HS Kountouriotis (F462) Elli-class frigate Ongoing Ongoing ITS Chioggia (M5560) Gaeta-class minehunter January – ongoing HNLMS Willemstad (M864) Alkmaar-class minehunter May – Ongoing HS Heracles (A472) Atlas-class general support ship January – 2026 8 January – 2026 TCG Anamur (M269) Aydın-class minehunter January – 2026 FS Capricorne (M653) Éridan-class minehunter March – 2026 SPS Tambre (M33) Segura-class minehunter March – 2026
See also Standing NATO Maritime Group 1 Standing NATO Maritime Group 2 Standing NATO Mine Countermeasures Group 1
References
External links SNMCMG2 official web page