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This was a different kind of war. There were no grand naval battles. Instead, it was a game of cat and mouse across thousands of square miles of ocean. The Group operated as a high-speed net. They escorted World Food Programme vessels carrying aid to starving populations, ensuring the food reached the ports rather than being hijacked for ransom. snmcmg2
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By 2009, the mission of SNMG2 had moved far from the calm waters of the Mediterranean. Piracy off the coast of Somalia had become a plague on global commerce. SNMG2 deployed for Operation Ocean Shield .
The early years were defined by the growing pains of integration. In the past, NATO fleets had to spend weeks establishing communications protocols before they could operate together. SNMG2 changed the rules. They developed "NATO Standardization Agreements" (STANAGs) that allowed a Spanish helicopter to land on a British deck or an American vessel to refuel from an Italian tanker without a moment's hesitation.