Dynamic Mongoose 25 saw participating forces rotate between hunting and evading in complex undersea warfare scenarios, sharpening their skills and strengthening the bonds that make NATO a unified maritime force. The High North’s cold, rough seas and unpredictable environment provided a tough but realistic backdrop to the exercise.
Royal Netherlands Navy Commodore Arjen S. Warnaar, Commander of Standing NATO Maritime Group 1 (SNMG1), reflected on the importance of the event: “Dynamic Mongoose is NATO’s largest and most intensive annual anti-submarine warfare exercise in Northern European waters. This year’s version, Dynamic Mongoose 25, has come to an end. It was both a great success and a memorable experience. With over 10 countries participating—with submarines, frigates, support ships, helicopters, Maritime Patrol Aircraft, and coast guard vessels—we have truly shown we are stronger together.”
The GIUK-N Gap, a key maritime corridor between Greenland, Iceland, and the United Kingdom/Norway, continues to be a focus area for NATO. Exercises like Dynamic Mongoose ensure the Alliance remains ready to detect and counter undersea threats in this vital region.
SNMG1 is one of NATO’s four standing maritime task groups under the operational control of Allied Maritime Command (MARCOM). These task groups form the core maritime capability of NATO’s Allied Reaction Force (ARF) and provide a continuous maritime capability to execute NATO missions across the spectrum of operations, demonstrating solidarity and strengthening the bond and interoperability between Allied naval forces.
