@NATO "Breeze-2015" Naval Exercise starts in Black Sea #Turkey #Bulgaria with #US, #Greece, #Italy, #Romania. pic.twitter.com/icSrmxNAR7
— Süleyman Gökçe (@_sgokce) 5 июля 2015
Standing NATO Maritime Group One (SNMG1) and Standing NATO Mine Countermeasures Group Two (SNMCMG2) will take part in the drills along with warships from Bulgaria, Greece, Romania, Turkey and the United States.
HNLMS Tromp transits the Bosporus en route to the Black Sea. Part of Standing NATO Maritime Group One (SNMG1) pic.twitter.com/stC8o7INDs
— Hans de Vreij (@hdevreij) 4 июля 2015
SNMCMG2 flagship TCG Barbaros transitting via the straight into the Black Sea to participate in Exercise BREEZE. pic.twitter.com/kQZfGpkyTV
— NATO MaritimeCommand (@NATO_MARCOM) 3 июля 2015
In total, twenty-three surface vessels, a Turkish submarine and numerous aircraft are reported to be participating in BREEZE 2015.
NATO Naval Forces in Varna Bulgaria ahead of multinational Exercise BREEZE 2015, a Bulgaria-led maritime exercise based…
Posted by NATO Maritime Command on 7 Июль 2015 г.
"NATO Forces and national navies conducting this multinational training will contribute to enhance our interoperability and to maintain the highest level of readiness with our Allied navies in the region," Rear Admiral Alberto Manuel Silvestre Correia said.
The alliance has described the deployment of troops and military hardware to the Russian neighborhood, as well as the military drills as "proportionate" and "defensive" activities, which pose no threat to any country, including Russia.
Moscow has repeatedly voiced legitimate concern over the US and NATO's saber-rattling, warning it could undermine European stability and security.
