Standing NATO Mine Countermeasures Group 2

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.^[1]

From its activation on 27 May 1999, the unit was initially called Standing Mine Countermeasures Force (in the) Mediterranean (MCMFORMED).^[2]

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 1,041 square nautical miles (3,570 km²; 1,379 sq mi).^[3]

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.^[2]

In 2026, SNMCMG2 consisted of:^[4]

Ships in bold are currently part of the naval force

Year	Commander	Ship	Type	Part of task force	Flagship
2026	CommodoreGeorgios Kypriotis(2026 – ongoing)	HS Kountouriotis (F462)	Elli-class frigate	Ongoing	Ongoing
		ITS Chioggia (M5560)	Gaeta-class minehunter	January – ongoing	—N/a
		HNLMS Willemstad (M864)	Alkmaar-class minehunter	May – Ongoing	—N/a
		HS Heracles (A472)	Atlas-class general support ship	January – 2026	8 January – 2026
		TCG Anamur (M269)	Aydın-class minehunter	January – 2026	—N/a
		FS Capricorne (M653)	Éridan-class minehunter	March – 2026	—N/a
		SPS Tambre (M33)	Segura-class minehunter	March – 2026	—N/a

• Standing NATO Maritime Group 1
• Standing NATO Maritime Group 2
• Standing NATO Mine Countermeasures Group 1

• SNMCMG2 official web page