The NATO Dynamic Manta exercise (DYMA21) started on Monday, February 22, 2021 off the coast of Sicily.
Ships, submarines, as well as aircraft and personnel from eight allied nations are trained in the Central Mediterranean in anti-submarine operations (ASW) and surface warfare training.
"The strength of NATO military forces lies in our command, control and…
![TheNATODynamicMantaexercise(DYMA)startedonMonday,February,offthecoastofSicily.Ships,submarines,aswellasaircraftandpersonnelfromeightalliednationsaretrainedintheCentralMediterraneaninanti submarineoperations(ASW)andsurfacewarfaretraining."ThestrengthofNATOmilitaryforcesliesinourcommand,controlandcommunicationstructures,whichcanbebetterexercisedduringexercisessuchastheDynamicManta.Thedevelopmentandmaintenanceofwell trained,ready madeforcesthatintegrateseamlesslyisthefoundationofourcollectivedeterrenceanddefense.ThisexercisewillalsofurtherdemonstratethatCOVID hasnotchangedNATOresilienceandreadiness."IappreciatetheexcellentsupportoftheItalianNavyandthestrengthoftheparticipatingnationstohelpachievethisgoalinacollectiveway,"saidRearAdmiralKeithBloud,CommanderofNATO'sAlliedNavalCommand.SubmarinesfromGreece,Italy,TurkeyandtheUnitedStatesunderNATOSubmarineCommandwillbejoinedbysurfaceshipsfromFrance,Greece,Italy,SpainandTurkey.Thisyear,CharlesdeGaulle'sFrenchBattleTeamwillalsoparticipateinthetrainingalongwithfivesurfaceunitsfromFrance,Belgium,GreeceandtheUnitedStates.DynamicMantaaimstoprovideallparticipantswithcomprehensiveanddemandingcombattrainingtoenhancetheirinteroperabilityandanti submarineandanti shipwarfarecapabilities,withdueregardforcrewsafety.Eachsurfacevesselwillhavetheopportunitytoconductavarietyofanti submarinewarfareoperations.Thesubmarineswillhuntandbechased,closelycoordinatingtheireffortswiththeparticipantsintheairandonthesurface."DynamicMantaisoneofthetwomostimportantanti submarinewarfareexercisesledeveryyearbytheNATONavalCommand.SNMG,asaNATOPermanentForce,usuallyparticipatesinsuchexercises,focusingnotonlyontrainingandmaintainingtheForce'shighreadiness,butalsoonstrengtheningcohesionandinteroperabilitybetweencontributingcountries,showingthepresenceofNATOandreassuringtheAlliesofamaritimecommitmenttocollectivedefense"saidLt.AdmiralManuelAguirreAldergia,CommanderofSNMG.SOURCE:MARCOM[NATO]](https://geopolitiki.com/wp-content/plugins/trx_addons/components/lazy-load/images/placeholder.png "Dynamic Manta 21 kicks off with Greek, US, Turkish, French, Belgian & Spanish patricipation - GEOPOLITIKI")
