BALTOPS (Baltic Operations)[1] is an annual military exercise, held and sponsored by the Commander, United States Naval Forces Europe, since 1971, in the Baltic Sea and the regions surrounding it.
The purpose of BALTOPS is to train[2] gunnery, replenishment at sea, anti-submarine warfare (ASW), radar tracking & interception, mine countermeasures, seamanship, search and rescue, maritime interdiction operations and scenarios dealing with potential real world crises and maritime security.
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^"Carrier Strike Group 12 Prepares for BALTOPS 2008". Retrieved 28 September 2008.
first BALTOPS was to 'show-the-flag' to maintain the U.S. right to sail in international waters even those in the Soviet Union's backyard. BALTOPS '85 added...
Mount Whitney was operating in the Baltic Sea, ahead of naval exercise BALTOPS 2022. The ship is currently stationed in Gaeta, Italy. On 18 October 2023...
given the task of supervising Exercise BALTOPS 2008, that took place from 8 to 18 June 2008 (pictured). BALTOPS began in 1971 as a NATO freedom of navigation...
including the Royal Navy's Carrier Strike Group, as may be required. Baltops is an annual 2-week exercise run by the US Navy. It is an exercise in which...
Operation Azotize. While deployed the squadron participated in Exercise BALTOPs 2020. In July 2020, No. 12 Squadron began operating as a joint RAF-QEAF...
Infantry Convoy, conduct a simulated amphibious assault during exercise BALTOPS 2017 in Latvia. Type Amphibious armored personnel carrier Place of origin...
conducted a boarding exercise aboard Berlin during Baltic Operations (BALTOPS) 2019. On 2 April 2020, Berlin set off to the Aegean Sea from Wilhelmshaven...
test advanced defense systems at the Ørland Main Air Station in Norway. BALTOPS Annual US-led maritime exercise in Germany and the Baltic Sea. Participating...
exercises include participation in NATO exercises Baltops, Saber Strike and Ample Strike. Baltops, mainly a maritime exercise, takes place off the Baltic...
UN and other allies. They also joined the US 2nd Fleet on their annual BALTOPS exercise, which formed Phase 2 of BALTIC PROTECTOR. From 9 to 23 June,...
Group has commanded combined maritime forces in both exercises (such as BALTOPS and Joint Warrior) and operations (Combined Task Force 150 (2008) and Combined...
utilizing American and Norwegian assets by mining the pipelines in June during BALTOPS 2022 with a subsequent remote controlled detonation. The post relied on...
2007 Biannual Balikatan Philippines Bilateral Combined arms 1991 Annual BALTOPS NATO Multilateral Naval warfare 1971 Annual Blue Flag Israel Bilateral...
Formidable Shield on 26 May 2021. On 9 June 2021, she participated in BALTOPS 2021. "Fincantieri | Bergamini Class". www.fincantieri.com. Retrieved 2020-11-22...
would participate in a joint German-Finnish-Swedish-Dutch exercise called BALTOPS. After this exercise she returned to the Netherlands for maintenance that...
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