U.S., Ukrainian Navies Practice Mine Countermeasures Off Scotland For Sea Breeze 2024

Standing NATO Mine Countermeasures Group 1 (SNMCMG1) ships SS Donau (A516) of Germany, EML Ugandi (M315) of Estonia, and CMT Cephee (M652) of France transit in formation with Ukrainian mine countermeasure vessels UKS Cherkasy (M311) and UKS Chernihiv (M310) in the Firth of Clyde Sea as part of the first serial of exercise Sea Breeze 2024, June 25, 2024. DOD Photo

The Russo-Ukrainian War continues to slog toward its third year, with Russia pushing into territories in the eastern part of the...

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Navy on ‘Higher Alert’ in Black Sea During Sea Breeze Exercise, But No Run-Ins with Russian Navy

USS Porter (DDG-78), left, transits the Black Sea alongside the Georgian Coast Guard vessel GCG Ochamchire (P-23) on June 22, 2020. US Navy Photo

The commander of a U.S. destroyer is on “higher alert” due to Russian presence in the Black Sea during the ongoing Sea Breeze exercise.

Cmdr. Craig Trent, the commanding officer of destroyer USS Porter (DDG-78), said while the Russians are operating in the Black Sea, he doesn’t anticipate any negative interactions with them during the Sea Breeze 20...

https://news.usni.org/2020/07/22/navy-on-higher-alert-in-black-sea-during-sea-breeze-exercise-but-no-run-ins-with-russian-navy