NATO Conducts Largest Ever Anti-Submarine Drills

The North Atlantic Treaty Organization conducted war games aimed at tracking and eliminating submarines. The 12-nation exercises were the alliance’s largest ever military drills simulating underwater warfare. 

Hosted by Iceland the drills – dubbed “Dynamic Mongoose” – ran for 11 days and concluded early this month. Ten ships, “several submarines” and seven aircraft from Canada, Denmark, France, Germany, Iceland, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Spain, the UK and the US participated. 

“These exercises enable our Allies and teams to sharpen their skills as well as work on new tactics while enhancing interoperability, coordination, and teamwork”, said Commander, Submarines NATO US Navy Rear Admiral Stephen Mack.

NATO has conducted the Dynamic Mongoose drills annually since 2012. This year, the war games occurred in the North Atlantic near the Faroe Islands. 

During the Joe Biden administration, the US participated in several rounds of war games that increased tensions. In the Pacific, the US held record-large military exercises with South Korea  and the Philippines, leading to outrage in North Korea and China. In July, the U.S. and Australia will begin launching the “largest-ever” iteration of their Talisman Sabre war drills. 

Additionally, Seymour Hersh reported that the US and other members of NATO used the “BALTOPS 22” drills as cover to plant explosives on the Nord Stream pipelines last summer.