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A PASSEX or a “Passing Exercise” refers to training with national navies of our NATO Allies and partners when passing through or nearby their territorial waters. In this particular case, SNMG1 was transiting through German waters and had a scheduled port visit at the naval base in Wilhelmshaven, Germany.

This PASSEX was the first among many that will be conducted during this semester and was executed very well, providing us with a solid foundation to build upon in the coming months

Conducting frequent military-to-military interactions and high-intensity training activities among our naval forces increases our common knowledge and familiarity of each other’s maritime platforms, capabilities, tactics, techniques and procedures. As such, this PASSEX presented great opportunites to enhance joint operational readiness and interoperability among participating naval forces for the mutual benefit of all involved. These efforts pay future dividends by improving NATO’s collective capability to respond in a timely and effective manner to threats to maritime security and commerce in the region and around the world across the full spectrum of operations.