2016

Dec 3, 2016

MANAMA, Bahrain - Vice Admiral Clive Johnstone CB CBE, Commander Allied Maritime Command remarks during the 39th Shared Awareness and Deconfliction (SHADE) Conference in Bahrain.

Dec 2, 2016

MANAMA, Bahrain – This week, Bahrain was the stage for the 39th Shared Awareness and Deconfliction (SHADE) conference. A forum to discuss counter-piracy in the Gulf of Aden and in the Indian Ocean and the importance of cooperation between naval units in the region, industry and other concerned organizations.

Dec 2, 2016

LONDON - Military and civilian intelligence representatives from NATO countries attended the 2nd annual Maritime Intelligence Symposium at Allied Maritime Command (MARCOM) Nov. 29 to Dec. 1, to discuss NATO intelligence matters in support of current and future maritime operations. 

Nov 25, 2016

ISTANBUL - Vice Admiral Clive Johnstone, Commander Allied Maritime Command gave a presentation during the Defence and Security Committee Meeting at the NATO Parliamentary Assembly in Istanbul, Turkey

Nov 23, 2016

AEGEAN SEA – The Albanian navy joined it’s first-ever NATO maritime mission with the addition of ALS Oriku to Standing NATO Maritime Group 2 on Monday. The vessel will support NATO activities in the Aegean Sea as part of the international efforts to stop illegal trafficking and migration.

Nov 23, 2016

SEYCHELLES - A detachment of 20 Royal Danish Air Force officers and enlisted service members took flight in their aircraft from the Seychelles one last time on Nov. 19. The flight and a visit by Commander Maritime Air NATO Commodore Andreas Vettos marked the end of the 6th Royal Danish Air Force Challenger CL-604 deployment as a part of NATO standing Operation Ocean Shield.

Nov 11, 2016

EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN – The Danish Navy command and support ship HDMS ABSALON, commanded by Commander Per Moll Petersen, hosted Commander Santiago de Colsa Trueba, commanding officer of the Spanish naval oiler ESPS CANTABRIA, and a few of his crew aboard ABSALON last week to discuss activities and operational capabilities of their respective ships.

Nov 9, 2016

MEDITERRANEAN SEA – Today, NATO begins a new standing maritime security operation in the Mediterranean Sea named Operation Sea Guardian.

Oct 27, 2016

Allied Maritime Command Headquarters, Northwood, UK -- Vice Admiral Ron Lloyd RCN, CMM CD, Commander of the Royal Canadian Navy, met with Vice Admiral Clive Johnstone RN, CB CBE, Commander of Allied Maritime Command (MARCOM Northwood) at the headquarters of NATO’s maritime forces in the United Kingdom’s Northwood Headquarters facility near London on Wednesday October 19, 2016.

Oct 22, 2016

ALGIERS, Algeria - Standing NATO Mine Countermeasures Group Two (SNMCMG2) completed a port visit to Algiers, Algeria as part of the group’s annual schedule of activities on Thursday, Oct 20, 2016.

Oct 18, 2016

North Sea – Yesterday warships under NATO command were deployed in conjunction with national maritime assets in monitoring the presence of Russian warships off the Norwegian coast as they transit to the Mediterranean.

Oct 14, 2016

First, what is joint integrated live fire? Joint refers to the fact that two or more military services are working together. Integrated means the personnel from the two services are not only working on the same problem, they are cooperating to deliver a coordinated attack.