Poland participates in Northern Coast Exercise at the Baltic
International peace forces have ended exercise Northern Coast at the Baltic Sea. The scenario was based on a fictitious crisis-reaction operation launched under the UN resolution in order to settle the conflict between two countries, and prevent further escalation of international tensions. Forces from 30 units from 8 NATO and PfP member-states, including rocket frigate Gen. Pulaski and two Mi-14 helicopters of the Polish Navy participated in the exercise. Northern Coast has been an international exercise led by the German Navy with the participation of: Danish, Swedish, Finnish, British, French, Lithuanian, and German navy units.
The exercise was carried out in the West Baltic and Baltic Straits waters. Polish frigate Gen. Pulaski along with other units ran a crisis management operation in order to restore stability in the trouble spot. The exercise tested marine protection against submarines and air vehicles, targeting marine and air objects, search and destruction of submarines, antiaircraft and emergency protection. That has been another from a series of NATO maneuvers in which Pułaski frigate participated.
