Standing NATO Mine Countermeasures Group 2

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| dates = 1999–present

| allegiance = {{nowrap|{{flagicon|NATO}} North Atlantic Treaty Organization}}

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| commander1 = Captain Kürşat Kurnaz Turkish Navy

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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.{{cite web|url=https://mc.nato.int/missions/maritime-groups|title=Maritime Groups|publisher=NATO|accessdate=20 December 2019}}

History

From its activation on 27 May 1999, the unit was initially called Standing Mine Countermeasures Force (in the) Mediterranean (MCMFORMED).{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=xClEDQAAQBAJ&q=NATO+Mine+Countermeasures+Group+2+1999&pg=PA136|title=International Order at Sea: How it is challenged. How it is maintained|page=136|first1= Jo Inge |last1=Bekkevold|first2= Geoffrey |last2=Till|publisher=Palgrave Macmillan|year=2016|isbn=978-1137586629}}

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 {{convert|1,041|nmi2|lk=in}}.{{cite web|url=https://www.globalsecurity.org/military/ops/allied-harvest.htm|title=Operation Allied Harvest|publisher=Global Security|accessdate=20 December 2019}}

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

As of 3 January 2025, the fleet consists of:{{cite web|url=https://mc.nato.int/media-centre/news/2024/romania-transfers-command-of-standing-nato-mine-countermeasure-group-2-to-turkiye|title=Romania Transfers Command of Standing NATO Mine Countermeasure Group 2 to Türkiye|website=mc.nato.int|date=16 December 2024}}