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[[File:Ships of Standing NATO Maritime Group 1.jpg|thumb|right|SNMG1 per 13 August 2007 in formation. From left to right:<br />{{ship|NRP|Álvares Cabral|F331|6}} - Portugal<br />{{HMCS|Toronto|FFH 333|6}} - Canada<br />{{USS|Normandy|CG-60|6}} - United States<br />{{ship|German tanker|Spessart||2}} - Germany<br />{{HNLMS|Evertsen|F805|6}} - Netherlands<br />{{HDMS|Olfert Fischer|F355|6}} - Denmark]]

'''Standing NATO Maritime Group One''' ('''SNMG1''') is one of [[NATO]]'s standing naval maritime immediate reaction forces. SNMG1 consists of four to six [[destroyer]]s and [[frigate]]s. Its role is to provide NATO with an immediate operational response capability.<ref name=role>{{cite web|url=https://mc.nato.int/missions/maritime-groups|title=Maritime Groups|publisher=NATO|access-date=20 December 2019}}</ref>

==History==
In late November 1966, U.S. Rear Admiral [[Richard G. Colbert]] prepared a concept paper proposing a permanent [[Allied Command Atlantic]] naval contingency force based on Operation Matchmaker, an annual six-month [[Military exercise|exercise]] involving ships from NATO navies. The proposed contingency force was approved by NATO in December 1967 and activated in January 1968 as [[Standing NRF Maritime Group 1|Standing Naval Force Atlantic]] (STANAVFORLANT).<ref name=hattendorfColbert>{{citation
 |title      = Admiral Richard G. Colbert: Pioneer in Building Global Maritime Partnerships
 |first      = John B.
 |last       = Hattendorf
 |periodical = Naval War College Review
 |date       = Summer 2008
 |volume     = 61
 |issue      = 3
 |url        = https://portal.nwc.navy.mil/press/Naval%20War%20College%20Review/2008/Hattendorf%20NWCR%20Summer08WEB.pdf
}}{{dead link|date=September 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref><ref>See also, [[John B. Hattendorf]], “NATO’s Policeman on the Beat: The First Twenty-Years of the Standing Naval Force, Atlantic, 1968-1988,” in: John B. Hattendorf, Naval History and Maritime Strategy: Collected Essays. (Malabar, Florida: Krieger Publishing, 2000), pp. 187-200.</ref>

During the 1990s, STANAVFORLANT was heavily involved in [[Operation Maritime Monitor]] (July 1992 to November 1992), [[Operation Maritime Guard]] (November 1992 to June 1993) and [[Operation Sharp Guard]] (June 1993 to October 1996), the maritime embargo operations in the [[Adriatic Sea]] established to ensure compliance by [[Serbia and Montenegro]] with [[United Nations]] (UN) resolutions [[United Nations Security Council Resolution 713|713]], [[United Nations Security Council Resolution 715|715]], [[United Nations Security Council Resolution 787|787]], [[United Nations Security Council Resolution 820|820]] and [[United Nations Security Council Resolution 943|943]]. Between November 1992 and June 1996 some 74,000 ships were challenged, almost 6,000 were inspected at sea and more than 1,400 were diverted and inspected in port.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nato.int/ifor/general/shrp-grd.htm|title=Operation Sharp Guard|publisher=NATO|access-date=20 December 2019}}</ref>

The force was under the operational control of [[SACLANT]] until SACLANT was decommissioned in 2003 and it was folded into NATO's [[Allied Command Operations|Allied Command Operations (ACO)]] at that time.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.defenselink.mil/news/newsarticle.aspx?id=28854 |title= New NATO Transformation Command Established in Norfolk |access-date=2008-09-09 |work= American Forces Press Service |publisher= United States Department of Defense |date= 19 June 2003 }}</ref>

The force was re-designated Standing NATO Maritime Group 1 in January 2005.<ref name=till>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=xClEDQAAQBAJ&q=NATO+Mine+Countermeasures+Group+2+1999&pg=PA136|title=International Order at Sea: How it is challenged. How it is maintained|page=136|first1= Jo Inge |last1=Bekkevold|first2= Geoffrey |last2=Till|publisher=Palgrave Macmillan|year=2016|isbn=978-1137586629}}</ref>

In September 2007, SNMG1 was in the [[Red Sea]] bound for [[Suez Canal|Suez]] to complete a [[circumnavigation]] of Africa when the [[Jabal al-Tair island|Jabal al-Tair]] volcano erupted. SNMG1 ships assisted the [[Yemen]]i coast guard in the recovery of their military personnel stationed on the island.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nato.int/docu/pr/2007/p07-097e.html|title=NATO Press Release(2007)097|website=www.nato.int}}</ref>

From March 2009 to June 2009 SNMG1 was deployed by NATO off the Somali coast to conduct [[Operation Allied Protector]], to deter, defend and protect [[World Food Programme]] (WFP) vessels against the threat of piracy and armed robbery, thereby allowing WFP to fulfill its mission of providing humanitarian aid.<ref name="counterpiracy">[http://www.nato.int/cps/en/natolive/topics_48815.htm ''Counter-piracy Operations.''] North Atlantic Treaty Organization.  Retrieved: 27 December 2013.</ref>

Since August 2009, SNMG1 has been providing ships for NATO's [[Operation Ocean Shield]] anti-[[piracy]] mission in the [[Gulf of Aden]].<ref>[http://www.manw.nato.int/page_operation_ocean_shield.aspx Operation Ocean Shield] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110513125123/http://www.manw.nato.int/page_operation_ocean_shield.aspx |date=2011-05-13 }}</ref>

On 23–25 March 2012 the group conducted a passing exercise with [[Carrier Strike Group Twelve]], led by {{USS|Enterprise|CVN-65|6}}, while carrying out [[Operation Active Endeavor]] missions in the [[Mediterranean Sea]].<ref>{{cite web | title= SNMG1 in PASSEX with US Carrier Group | url= http://www.aco.nato.int/snmg1-in-passex-with-us-carrier-group.aspx | work= [[Allied Command Operations]] | publisher= [[NATO]] | date= March 26, 2012 | access-date= 2012-11-06 | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20140914133936/http://www.aco.nato.int/snmg1-in-passex-with-us-carrier-group.aspx | archive-date= September 14, 2014 | url-status= dead | df= mdy-all }}</ref> The group's commander, [[Commandeur|Commodore]] Ben Bekkering, [[Royal Netherlands Navy]] visited ''Enterprise''.<ref name=NNS120326-04>{{cite web | title= ''Enterprise'' Hosts Commander, Standing NATO Maritime Group 1 | url= http://www.navy.mil/submit/display.asp?story_id=66086 | work= NNS120326-04 | publisher= Enterprise Carrier Strike Group Public Affairs | date= March 26, 2012 | access-date=2012-06-04}}</ref> At the time the group consisted of the Royal Netherlands Navy frigate {{HNLMS|De Ruyter|F804|2}}, the Spanish Navy frigate {{ship|Spanish frigate|Álvaro de Bazán|F101|2}}, the German Navy frigate {{ship|German frigate|Rheinland-Pfalz|F209|2}}, and the Royal Canadian Navy frigate {{HMCS|Charlottetown|FFH 339|2}}.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.navy.mil/submit/display.asp?story_id=66086|title=Enterprise Hosts Commander, Standing NATO Maritime Group 1|publisher=US Navy|date=26 March 2012|access-date=20 December 2019}}</ref>

[[File:Portuguese and Norwegian warships moored at South Quay in London.jpg|thumb|''Otto Sverdrup'' and ''D. Francisco de Almeida'' during a visit to London in December 2017; both were attached to SNMG1]]
In November 2018, [[HNoMS Helge Ingstad]] was operating with SNMG1 when she was involved in a collision with a Maltese flagged tanker and had to be deliberately run aground to prevent her sinking. The remainder of SNMG1 stood by to provide assistance.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://mc.nato.int/media-centre/news/2018/snmg1-ship-accident-at-sea.aspx|title=Allied Maritime Command - SNMG1 ship accident at sea|website=mc.nato.int}}</ref>

During 2021, SNMG1 was active in the region of the [[Baltic Sea]] for 12 days.<ref name=baltic/>

==Current ships==
As of January 2025, SNMG1 consists of:<ref name="natolist">{{cite web|url=https://mc.nato.int/snmg1.aspx|title=Allied Maritime Command - Standing NATO Maritime Group One (SNMG1)|website=mc.nato.int}}</ref>
{{legend|#cbcefb|Previous flagship}}<!-- light purple      |style="background:#cbcefb;text-align:left"  -->
{{legend|#969dfa|Current flagship}}<!-- light purple      |style="background:#969dfa;text-align:left"  -->
Ships in '''bold''' are currently part of the naval force
{| class="wikitable" 
|- style="font-weight:bold; background-color:#9b9b9b;"
! Year
! Commander
! Ship
! Type
! Part of task force
! Flagship
|-
| rowspan="4" style="text-align:center;" | 2025<br />
| rowspan="4" style="text-align:center;" | {{flagicon|Denmark}}<br />Commodore <br />Thomas Stig Rasmussen<br />(January – )
| style="background-color:#969dfa;" | {{flagicon|Norway}} '''[[HNoMS Maud|HNoMS ''Maud'']]'''
| style="background-color:#969dfa;" | [[Replenishment oiler]]
| style="background-color:#969dfa;" | September 9 – ongoing
| style="background-color:#969dfa;" | September 9 – ongoing
|-
|{{flagicon|Netherlands}} '''[[HNLMS Tromp (F803)|HNLMS ''Tromp'']]'''
| [[De Zeven Provinciën-class frigate]]
| January – ongoing 
| n/a
|}

==Previous task groups==
In 2024, SNMG1 consisted of:<ref name="natolist"/><ref name="Twitter">{{cite web |last1=SNMG1 |first1=Commander |url=https://twitter.com/COM_SNMG1 |website=SNMG1 Twitter |access-date=20 January 2022 |title=SNMG1 Twitter}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |author=Public Affairs Office at MARCOM |date=2024-07-12 |title=Spain hands over command of SNMG1 to Denmark after six-month deployment |url=https://mc.nato.int/media-centre/news/2024/spain-hands-over-command-of-snmg1-to-denmark-after-sixmonth-deployment }}</ref>
{{legend|#cbcefb|Previous flagship}}<!-- light purple      |style="background:#cbcefb;text-align:left"  -->
{{legend|#969dfa|Current flagship}}<!-- light purple      |style="background:#969dfa;text-align:left"  -->
Ships in '''bold''' are currently part of the naval force
{| class="wikitable" 
|- style="font-weight:bold; background-color:#9b9b9b;"
! Year
! Commander
! Ship
! Type
! Part of task force
! Flagship
|-
| rowspan="7" style="text-align:center;" | 2024<br />
| rowspan="7" style="text-align:center;" | {{flagicon|Spain}}<br/> Rear-Admiral <br/> Joaquin Ruiz Escagedo <br/> (January 1 – July 11)<br /> {{flagicon|Denmark}}<br />Commodore <br />Thomas Stig Rasmussen<br />(July 11 – ongoing)
| style="background-color:#cbcefb" | {{flagicon|Spain}} [[Spanish frigate Almirante Juan de Borbón|ESPS ''Almirante Juan de Borbón'']]
| style="background-color:#cbcefb;" | [[Álvaro de Bazán-class frigate|F-100]]
| style="background-color:#cbcefb;" | January 1 – n/a
| style="background-color:#cbcefb;" | January 1 – n/a
|-
| {{flagicon|Spain}} [[Spanish replenishment oiler Cantabria|ESPS ''Cantabria'']]
| [[Replenishment oiler]]
| January 1 – n/a 
| n/a
|-
| {{flagicon|Germany}} [[German ship Bonn|FGS ''Bonn'']]
| {{Sclass|Berlin|replenishment ship|2}}
| January 1 – n/a 
| n/a
|-
| style="background-color:#cbcefb;" | {{flagicon|Norway}} [[HNoMS Maud|HNoMS ''Maud'']]
| style="background-color:#cbcefb;" | [[Replenishment oiler]]
| style="background-color:#cbcefb;" | September 9 – ongoing
| style="background-color:#cbcefb;" | September 9 – ongoing
|-
|{{flagicon|Netherlands}} [[HNLMS De Ruyter (F804)|HNLMS ''De Ruyter'']]
| [[De Zeven Provinciën-class frigate]]
| August – n/a 
| n/a
|-
| {{flagicon|Portugal}} [[NRP Dom Francisco de Almeida (F334)|NRP ''Dom Francisco de Almeida'']]
| Multi-purpose [[frigate]]
| July 31 – n/a 
| n/a
|-
|{{flagicon|France}} [[French frigate La Fayette|FS ''La Fayette'']]
| [[La Fayette-class frigate|La Fayette class]] frigate 
|August – n/a
|n/a
|}

In 2023, SNMG1 consisted of:<ref name="natolist"/><ref name="Twitter"/>
{{legend|#cbcefb|Previous flagship}}<!-- light purple      |style="background:#cbcefb;text-align:left"  -->
{{legend|#969dfa|Current flagship}}<!-- light purple      |style="background:#969dfa;text-align:left"  -->
Ships in '''bold''' are currently part of the naval force
{| class="wikitable" 
|- style="font-weight:bold; background-color:#9b9b9b;"
! Year
! Commander
! Ship
! Type
! Part of task force
! Flagship
|-
| rowspan="3" style="text-align:center;" | 2023<br />
| rowspan="3" style="text-align:center;" | {{flagicon|Netherlands}}<br />Commodore <br />[[Jeanette Morang]] <br />(January 1 – January 6) <br/>{{flagicon|Germany}}<br/> Rear-Admiral <br/> Thorsten Marx <br/> (January 6 – ongoing) 
| style="background-color:#cbcefb;" | {{flagicon|Netherlands}} [[HNLMS Tromp (F803)|HNLMS ''Tromp'']]
| style="background-color:#cbcefb;" | {{Sclass|De Zeven Provinciën|frigate|2}}
| style="background-color:#cbcefb;" | September 19 – n/a
| style="background-color:#cbcefb;" | September 19 – n/a
|-
|{{flagicon|Germany}} [[German frigate Mecklenburg-Vorpommern|FGS ''Mecklenburg-Vorpommern'']]
|[[Brandenburg-class frigate|''Brandenburg''-class]] frigate
|January 6 – n/a
|n/a
|-
|{{flagicon|Poland}} [[ORP Generał Tadeusz Kościuszko|ORP ''Generał Tadeusz Kościuszko'']]
|[[Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigate|''Oliver Hazard Perry''-class]] frigate
|January 6 – n/a
|n/a
|}

In 2022, SNMG1 consisted of:<ref name="natolist"/><ref name="Twitter"/>
{{legend|#cbcefb|Previous flagship}}<!-- light purple      |style="background:#cbcefb;text-align:left"  -->
{{legend|#969dfa|Current flagship}}<!-- light purple      |style="background:#969dfa;text-align:left"  -->
Ships in '''bold''' are currently part of the naval force
{| class="wikitable" 
|- style="font-weight:bold; background-color:#9b9b9b;"
! Year
! Commander
! Ship
! Type
! Part of task force
! Flagship
|-
| rowspan="24" style="text-align:center;" | 2022<br />
| rowspan="24" style="text-align:center;" | {{flagicon|Netherlands}}<br />Commodore <br />Ad van de Sande <br />(January 7 – July 8)<br />{{flagicon|Netherlands}}<br />Commodore <br />[[Jeanette Morang]] <br />(July 8 – ongoing)
| style="background-color:#cbcefb;" | {{flagicon|Netherlands}} [[HNLMS Rotterdam (L800)|HNLMS ''Rotterdam'']]<ref>{{cite web |title=Standing NATO Maritime Group 1 (SNMG1) |url=https://mc.nato.int/SNMG1 |publisher=NATO |access-date=21 January 2022}}</ref>
| style="background-color:#cbcefb;" | {{Sclass|Rotterdam|amphibious transport dock|2}}
| style="background-color:#cbcefb;" | January 7 – February 4
| style="background-color:#cbcefb;" | January 7 - February 4
|-
| {{flagicon|Denmark}} [[HDMS Peter Willemoes (F362)|HDMS ''Peter Willemoes'']]<ref>{{cite web |title=Danish Frigate HDMS Peter Willemoes and F-16 Fighting Falcons to Reinforce NATO Forces |url=https://militaryleak.com/2022/01/15/danish-frigate-hdms-peter-willemoes-and-f-16-fighting-falcons-to-reinforce-nato-forces/ |website=Military Leaks |access-date=21 January 2022}}</ref>
| {{Sclass|Iver Huitfeldt|frigate|2}}
| January 15 – April 
| n/a
|-
| {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} [[HMS Kent (F78)|HMS ''Kent'']]
| [[Type 23 frigate|''Duke''-class]] frigate
| January 24 – February 4
| n/a
|-
| style="background-color:#cbcefb;" | {{flagicon|Germany}} [[German ship Berlin|FGS ''Berlin'']]
| style="background-color:#cbcefb;" | {{Sclass|Berlin|replenishment ship|2}}
| style="background-color:#cbcefb;" | February 4 – April
| style="background-color:#cbcefb;" | February 4 – April 6
|-
| {{flagicon|Netherlands}} [[HNLMS Van Amstel (F831)|HNLMS ''Van Amstel'']]
| {{Sclass|Karel Doorman|frigate|2}}
| February 7 – March
| n/a
|-
| {{flagicon|Germany}} [[German corvette Erfurt|FGS ''Erfurt'']]
| {{Sclass|Braunschweig|corvette|2}}
| March 2 – May
| n/a
|-
| style="background-color:#cbcefb;" | {{flagicon|Netherlands}} [[HNLMS De Zeven Provinciën (F802)|HNLMS ''De Zeven Provincien'']]
| style="background-color:#cbcefb;" | {{Sclass|De Zeven Provinciën|frigate|2}}
| style="background-color:#cbcefb;" | March 10 – July
| style="background-color:#cbcefb;" | April 6 - July
|-
| {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} [[HMS Northumberland (F238)|HMS ''Northumberland'']]
| [[Type 23 frigate|''Duke''-class]] frigate
| March – April 20
| n/a
|-
| {{flagicon|France}} [[French frigate Languedoc|FS ''Languedoc'']]
| [[Aquitaine-class frigate|''Aquitaine''-class]] destroyer
| March – April
| n/a
|-
| {{flagicon|France}} [[French ship Dixmude (L9015)|FS ''Dixmude'']]
| {{Sclass|Mistral|amphibious assault ship|2}}
| March – April
| n/a
|-
|{{flagicon|France}} [[French frigate Latouche-Tréville|FS ''Latouche-Tréville'']]
| [[Georges Leygues-class frigate|''Georges Leygues''-class]] destroyer
|March – May
|n/a
|-
|{{flagicon|Canada}} [[HMCS Halifax (FFH 330)|HMCS ''Halifax'']]
| {{Sclass|Halifax|frigate|2}}
|April 18 – July
|n/a
|-
|{{flagicon|Germany}} [[German tanker Spessart|FGS ''Spessart'']]
| [[Rhön-class tanker|''Rhön''-class]] replenishment oiler
|April – August 4
|n/a
|-
| style="background-color:#cbcefb;" | {{flagicon|Netherlands}} [[HNLMS Karel Doorman (A833)|HNLMS ''Karel Doorman'']]
| style="background-color:#cbcefb;" | [[Joint support ship]]
| style="background-color:#cbcefb;" | May 8 – September 23
| style="background-color:#cbcefb;" | July 8 – September 19
|-
|{{flagicon|Portugal}} [[NRP Corte-Real (F332)|NRP ''Corte-Real'']]
| {{Sclass|Vasco da Gama|frigate|2}}
|May 27 – September 14
|n/a
|-
| {{flagicon|Germany}} [[German frigate Mecklenburg-Vorpommern|FGS ''Mecklenburg-Vorpommern'']]
| {{Sclass|Brandenburg|frigate|2}}
| May 30 – July 15
| n/a
|-
|{{flagicon|United Kingdom}} [[HMS Portland (F79)|HMS ''Portland'']]
|[[Type 23 frigate|''Duke''-class]] frigate
|June 15 – August 4
|n/a
|-
|{{flagicon|Norway}} [[HNoMS Roald Amundsen (F311)|HNoMS ''Roald Amundsen'']]
|[[Fridtjof Nansen class frigate|''Fridtjof Nansen''-class]] frigate
|August 9 – November / December
|n/a
|-
|{{flagicon|Norway}} ''[[HNoMS Maud|HNoMS ''Maud'']]''
|[[Replenishment oiler]]
|August 29 – November / December
|n/a
|-
|{{flagicon|United Kingdom}} [[HMS Lancaster (F229)|HMS ''Lancaster'']]
|[[Type 23 frigate|''Duke''-class]] frigate
|August 29 – October 6
|n/a
|-
|{{flagicon|Germany}} [[German frigate Mecklenburg-Vorpommern|FGS ''Mecklenburg-Vorpommern'']]
|{{Sclass|Brandenburg|frigate|2}}
|September 10 – October 11
|n/a
|-
| style="background-color:#cbcefb;" | {{flagicon|Netherlands}} [[HNLMS Tromp (F803)|HNLMS ''Tromp'']]
| style="background-color:#cbcefb;" | {{Sclass|De Zeven Provinciën|frigate|2}}
| style="background-color:#cbcefb;" | September 19 – ongoing
| style="background-color:#cbcefb;" | September 19 – ongoing
|-
|{{flagicon|France}} [[French aviso Commandant Ducuing|FS ''Ducuing'']]
|[[D'Estienne d'Orves-class aviso|''D'Estienne d'Orves''-class]] [[aviso]]
|September 24 – October
|n/a
|-
|{{flagicon|Denmark}} [[HDMS Esbern Snare (F342)|HDMS ''Esbern Snare'']] 
|[[Absalon-class support ship|''Absalon''-class]] frigate
|October 26 – November / December
|n/a
|}

In 2021, SNMG1 consisted of:<ref name=natolist/>

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{| class="wikitable" 
|- style="font-weight:bold; background-color:#9b9b9b;"
! Year
! Commander
! Ship
! Type
! Part of task force
! Flagship
|-
| rowspan="16" style="text-align:center;" | 2021<ref name=Twitter/>
| rowspan="16" style="text-align:center;" | {{flagicon|Canada}}<br/>Commodore <br />Bradley Peats
| style="background-color:#cbcefb;" | {{flagicon|Canada}} [[HMCS Halifax (FFH 330)|HMCS ''Halifax'']]
| style="background-color:#cbcefb;" | [[Frigate]]
| style="background-color:#cbcefb;" | January 18 – April 12<br />May 19 – July 10
| style="background-color:#cbcefb;" | January 18 – April 12<br />May 19 – July 10
|-
| style="background-color:#cbcefb;" | {{flagicon|Denmark}} [[HDMS Absalon (F341)|HDMS ''Absalon'']]
| style="background-color:#cbcefb;" | [[Frigate]]
| style="background-color:#cbcefb;" | March 25 – June 18
| style="background-color:#cbcefb;" | April 12 – May 19
|-
| {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} [[HMS Lancaster (F229)|HMS ''Lancaster'']]
| [[Frigate]]
| March
| n/a
|-
| {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} [[HMS Westminster (F237)|HMS ''Westminster'']]
| [[Frigate]]
| March
| n/a
|-
| {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} [[RFA Tiderace (A137)|RFA ''Tiderace'']]
| [[Replenishment Oiler]]
| March
| n/a
|-
| {{flagicon|France}} [[French frigate Bretagne|FS ''Bretagne'']]
| [[FREMM multipurpose frigate|Aquitaine class]] destroyer
| May 7 – May 14<br />November 22 – December 15
| n/a
|-
| {{flagicon|France}} [[French frigate Normandie|FS ''Normandie'']]
| [[FREMM multipurpose frigate|Aquitaine class]] destroyer
| May 21 – May 30<br />September 22 – September 29
| n/a
|-
| {{flagicon|Norway}} [[Skjold-class corvette|HNoMS ''Storm'']]
| [[Corvette]]
| June 6 – June 18
| n/a
|-
| {{flagicon|Norway}} [[Skjold-class corvette|HNoMS ''Gnist'']]
| [[Corvette]]
| June 6 – June 18
| n/a
|-
| {{flagicon|France}} [[French aviso Commandant Blaison|FS ''Commandant Blaison'']]
| [[D'Estienne d'Orves-class aviso|''D'Estienne d'Orves''-class]] [[aviso]]
| June 6 – June 18
| n/a
|-
| style="background-color:#cbcefb;" | {{flagicon|Canada}} [[HMCS Fredericton (FFH 337)|HMCS ''Fredericton'']]
| style="background-color:#cbcefb;" | [[Frigate]]
| style="background-color:#cbcefb;" | August 2 – October 5<br />October 17 – December 15
| style="background-color:#cbcefb;" | August 2 – October 5<br />October 30 – December 15
|-
| {{flagicon|Portugal}} [[NRP Corte-Real (F332)|NRP ''Corte-Real'']]
| [[Frigate]]
| August 25 – December 15
| n/a
|-
| {{flagicon|Netherlands}} [[HNLMS Van Amstel (F831)|HNLMS ''Van Amstel'']]
| [[Frigate]]
| September 6 – December 15
| n/a
|-
| {{flagicon|Norway}} [[HNoMS Maud|HNoMS ''Maud'']]
| [[Replenishment Oiler]]
| September 6 – December 3
| n/a
|-
| style="background-color:#cbcefb;" | {{flagicon|Spain}} [[Spanish frigate Almirante Juan de Borbón|ESPS ''Almirante Juan de Borbón'']]
| style="background-color:#cbcefb;" | [[Frigate]]
| style="background-color:#cbcefb;" | September 16 – October 30
| style="background-color:#cbcefb;" | October 5 – October 30
|-
| {{flagicon|Belgium}} [[Belgian frigate Leopold I (F930)|BNS ''Leopold I'']]
| [[Frigate]]
| October 9 – October 29
| n/a
|}
During this deployment, SNMG1 took part in numerous exercises including:
* '''TG 21-1''' from February 8 to February 19 in [[Norway]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://mc.nato.int/media-centre/news/2021/snmg1-participates-in-the-norwegian-exercise-tg-211.aspx|title=SNMG1 participates in the Norwegian exercise TG 21-1|website=mc.nato.int}}</ref>
* '''Dynamic Guard 21''' from February 24 to February 26 in [[Norway]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://mc.nato.int/media-centre/news/2021/nato-exercise-dynamic-guard-underway-in-norway.aspx|title=NATO exercise Dynamic Guard underway in Norway|website=mc.nato.int}}</ref>
* '''Joint Warrior 21-1''' from May 7 to May 14 in the [[United Kingdom]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://mc.nato.int/media-centre/news/2021/nato-ships-train-in-exercise-joint-warrior-211-with-uk-queen-elizabeth-carrier-strike-group.aspx|title=NATO ships train in exercise Joint Warrior 21-1 with UK Queen Elizabeth Carrier Strike Group|website=mc.nato.int}}</ref>
* '''Steadfast Defender 21''' from May 21 to June 2 in [[Portugal]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nato.int/cps/en/natohq/news_183459.htm|title=Exercise Steadfast Defender 2021 to test NATO readiness and military mobility|website=mc.nato.int}}</ref>
* '''BALTOPS50''' from June 6 to June 18 in the [[Baltic Sea]]<ref name=baltic>{{Cite web|url=https://sfn.nato.int/newsroom/2021/baltops-50-comes-to-a-close-2.aspx|title=BALTOPS 50 Comes to a Close|website=sfn.nato.int}}</ref>
* '''Dynamic Mongoose 21''' from July 1 to July 9 in [[Norway]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://mc.nato.int/media-centre/news/2021/nato-exercise-dynamic-mongoose-21-underway-in-high-north.aspx|title=NATO Exercise Dynamic Mongoose 21 Underway in High North|website=mc.nato.int}}</ref>
* '''Joint Warrior 21-2''' from 18 September to 30 September 2021 in the [[United Kingdom]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://mc.nato.int/media-centre/news/2021/nato-exercise-dynamic-mariner-and-joint-warrior-begins-in-the-atlantic.aspx|title=NATO Exercise Dynamic Mariner and Joint Warrior Begins in the Atlantic|website=mc.nato.int}}</ref>
* '''FLOTEX 21''' from November 22 to December 3 in [[Norway]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2021/11/royal-norwegian-navy-kicked-off-flotex-21-exercise/|title=Royal Norwegian Navy Kicked Off FLOTEX 21 Exercise|first=Xavier|last=Vavasseur|date=November 19, 2021}}</ref>
* '''[[Exercise REP(MUS)]]''' from 12 September to 22 September in [[Portugal]]<ref>{{Cite web |last=NATO |title=NATO exercises with new maritime unmanned systems |url=https://www.nato.int/cps/en/natohq/news_207293.htm |access-date=2022-10-09 |website=NATO |language=en}}</ref>

==Organization==
SNMG1 is a component of the [[NATO Response Force]] (NRF).<ref name=role/>

==See also==
*[[Standing NATO Maritime Group 2]]
*[[Standing NATO Mine Countermeasures Group 1]]
*[[Standing NATO Mine Countermeasures Group 2]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{Commons category|Standing NATO Maritime Group 1}}
* [http://www.mc.nato.int/org/smg/Pages/SNMG1.aspx Official SNMG1 Homepage]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20130329113737/http://www.mc.nato.int/Pages/home.aspx Allied Maritime Command Headquarters Homepage]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20080308145350/http://www.manw.nato.int/pdf/6938%20Africa%20proof%20final.pdf 2007 Africa Deployment Brochure ]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20090304174946/http://www.manw.nato.int/page_images_snmg1_2009.aspx#Standing_NATO_Maritime_Group1_(SNMG1)_Operational_Handover-23_Jan_09_(Ferrol-Spain) Photos from SNMG1 2009]

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