Exercise Sea Breeze 25-2 Opens with Focus on Black Sea Mine Counter Measures

Naval forces from Bulgaria, Denmark, Estonia, France, Georgia, Greece, Latvia, Poland, Spain, Sweden, Türkiye, the United Kingdom, and the United States have begun Exercise Sea Breeze 25-2 in Portland, England.

Rear Admiral Michael Mattis, director, strategic effects, U.S. Naval Forces Europe/Africa, commander, Task Force - SIX SIX (66) gives a speech during the opening ceremony of Sea Breeze 2025-2, June 30, 2025. Sea Breeze is an annual maritime exercise aimed at building collective capability and agility to restore security and stability in the dynamic Black Sea. Sea Breeze 2025-2 is focused on mine countermeasure, explosive ordinance disposal, dive operations, and unmanned underwater vehicles.

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