1952 NATO naval exercise in eastern Mediterranean Sea
Longstep
Part of Cold War (1947–1953)
Aegean Sea
Type
NATO multi-lateral naval exercises
Location
NATO Southern Region: Northern Italy, Mediterranean Sea, Aegean Sea, Turkey
Planned by
Allied Forces Southern Europe (AFSOUTH)
Objective
Deployment of NATO naval and amphibious forces
Date
November 1952
Executed by
Admiral Robert B. Carney, USN, Commander-in-Chief Allied Forces Southern Europe (CINCAFSOUTH)
Exercise Longstep was a ten-day NATO naval exercise held in the Mediterranean Sea during November 1952 under the overall command of Admiral Robert B. Carney, USN, the Commander-in-Chief Allied Forces Southern Europe (CINCAFSOUTH). This exercise involved over 170 warships and 700 aircraft, and it featured a large-scale amphibious assault along the western coast of Turkey. With Exercise Grand Slam, this exercise served as the prototype for future NATO maritime exercises in the Mediterranean Sea during the Cold War.
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