Annual Dogfish exercise in Ionian Sea will now be called Noble Marlin
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{EXCERPT}, by Sandra Jontz, Stars and Stripes European edition,
Tuesday, February 15, 2005

NAPLES, Italy — U.S. and NATO forces are gearing up for the kickoff of
a two-week air and sea exercise in the Ionian Sea, east of Sicily.

It’s the 30th year for the exercise, which until this year was known
as Dogfish but, because of new regulations, this year will be called
Noble Marlin.

Under the new rules, exercises must now consist of two words to
identify the location of the commanding element and the general
mission type, such as air-, land-, or sea-based, said Navy Capt. Jeff
Gradeck, a NATO spokesman.

Because the upcoming exercise is controlled from the NATO regional
headquarters in Naples, and is maritime in nature, the first letters
needed to be “N” and “M,” hence the creation of Noble Marlin, Gra...

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