The Royal Netherlands Navy has marked the completion of its year-long command of Standing NATO Maritime Group One (SNMG1) with a handover ceremony at Den Helder Naval Base. Commodore Arjen Warnaar handed command to Rear Admiral Joaquín Ruiz Escagedo of the Spanish Navy, with the ceremony presided over by Deputy Commander MARCOM, French Navy Vice Admiral Ludovic Poitou. Read more: https://mc.nato.int/media-centre/news/2026/the-netherlands-hands-over-snmg1-to-spain-after-a-year-in-command-2 More p