Track the submarine, follow its lead, yet carry out a simulated attack – this is how the ORP crew in the Atlantic "Gen. K. Pulaski" will be practicing in the close future. On Christmas Monday, the Polish frigate left Gdynia and took a course for Iceland, where at the end of April the Natatian maneuvers "Dynamic Mongoose 2025" will begin.
"Dynamic Mongoose" is simply a test for both submarine crews and vessels intended to combat them (ZOP). The maneuvers traditionally organize MARCOM, i.e. the Natovian command of naval forces. Most of the erstwhile editions were held on the northwest coasts of the Scandinavian Peninsula. It's gonna be a small different this time. “The exercises will begin in Reykjavik, and the vast area of the North Atlantic will cover its scope – from Iceland, the Faroe Islands to Norway,” explains kmdr por. Tomasz Teległów, commander of the frigate ORP ‘Gen. K. Pulaski’. From a strategical point of view, it is an highly crucial region. There is the shortest way from Russia to the open Atlantic and further to Canada and the USA. It is besides a gateway to the Arctic, which is increasingly curious in planet powers. As a consequence of melting ice cream, it is easier to access rich natural and northern shipping routes than only a fewer decades ago.
About 10 ships from respective NATO states and an Icelandic Coast defender unit will participate in the Dynamic Mongoose ‘25’. The ZOP forces will mainly consist of ships from Poland and large Britain. They will receive strong air support. The exercises will be joined by aircraft and helicopters from the USA, large Britain or Norway. 2 submarines – from Germany and large Britain – will face this component.
The exercises are very interesting. We will operate in regions with a depth of 200 m. We're going to search for submarines with all available resources. We will usage the sonar and towed station – announces kmdr por. Teległów. The crew of the frigate will besides work closely with the SH-2G aircraft, which belongs to the Naval Aviation Brigade. The device is stationed all day at the airport in Gdynia-Baby Dołach. However, for the purposes of "Dynamic Mongoose" it was revised to "Pułaski". It besides has equipment to search and combat submarines. During this kind of mission, the crew uses hydroacoustic buoys thrown into the sea, which collect underwater sounds, as well as magnetic anomalies detectors. It can verify the indications of another devices.
The exercise itself will begin at the end of April and will take 2 weeks. "Pułaski" went to them on Easter Monday. In fact, we won't be back in Gdynia for another month. We have truly long distances to overcome... – points out kmdr por. Teległów. The crew must besides face changing conditions. – True, at the turn of April and May the weather in this region of the planet usually stabilizes, but we cannot regulation anything out. The North Atlantic can be capricious, adds the commander of “Pułaski”.
The past of "Dynamic Mongoose" maneuvers dates back to 2012. “Our sailors take part regularly,” said Lt. Anna Sech, the press spokesperson for the 3rd Fleet of Ships. usually 1 of 2 Polish navy-owned frigates like Oliver Hazard Perry goes north, but it is not an iron rule. During 1 edition, Poland was represented by a pair of Mi-14PŁ helicopters, which, among others, flew over Norwegian fjords. Another time, the ORP “Kashub” joined the maneuvers, or the corvette of combating submarines. “It’s always a valuable test, due to the fact that our crews have the chance to work on the basis of Natian procedures and to make closer ties with allies. This is how NATO's common possible is built – noted Mr Sech. In a akin tone, the commander of “Pułaski” speaks. – At the same time, we can besides usage the experience gained during specified exercises at national level. specified projects always percent – sums up kmdr por. Teległów.
