Exercise Grand Slam
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Exercise Grand Slam was an early major naval exercise of the newly formed North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). This 1952[1][2] combined naval exercise took place in the Mediterranean Sea, and it included a naval force that was described as being "the largest armada to be assembled in that area since the end of World War II."[3] Exercise Grand Slam was an early test for NATO's Allied Forces Southern Europe. With Exercise Longstep, this exercise served as the prototype for future NATO maritime exercises in the Mediterranean Sea during the Cold War.[3]
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Exercise Grand Slam | |
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Part of Cold War (1947–1953) | |
Type | NATO combined naval training exercises |
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Planned by | Allied Forces Southern Europe (CINCSOUTH) |
Objective | Deployment of NATO anti-submarine warfare, aircraft carrier strike forces, and supply convoys |
Date | 25 February to 16 March 1952 |
Executed by | Admiral Robert B. Carney, USN, Commander-in-Chief Allied Forces Southern Europe (CINCSOUTH) |
Outcome | Exercise successfully executed. |
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