MEDITERRANEAN SEA – Spanish offshore patrol vessel ESPS Tornado set sail as flagship to NATO's Operation Sea Guardian (OSG) for focused security patrol in the Western Mediterranean from 21 to 30 June 2021. The Task Group under the command of Lieutenant Commander Alberto Sanchéz Expósito (Spanish Navy) is supported by the Portuguese submarine NRP Tridente, Maritime Patrol Aircraft (MPA) from Italy, Portugal and Spain, and Airborne Early Warning aircraft from Turkey

These assets operate to gather shipping pattern-of-life information, to observed maritime traffic, identify any suspicious activity at sea, and provide information to improve the understanding of maritime activities within this area of the Mediterranean. Information collection helps to create a comprehensive maritime picture. These information products were reported back to the Allied Maritime Command based in Northwood (UK), the hub of maritime security information sharing for the NATO Alliance.