ORP Czernicki, together with Polish sailors, acts as a command ship of the NATO Standing Forces Against Mine Countermeasures Group 1, [SNMCMG1](https://mc.nato.int/snmcmg1). The North Atlantic Alliance has been working for the safety of European waters for a long time - apart from group one, there is besides group two, which patrols the confederate waters of the continent. In addition to the NATO Mine defence Teams, 2 NATO Maritime Group 1 and 2, which are mainly made up of destroyers and rocket frigates frequently supported by supply units, besides operate. Ships and crews participate in rotational missions. As commander of the flagship SNMCMG1 [ORP Czernicki](https://www.wojsko-polskie.pl/8fow/czernicki/), Lieutenant Commander Kacper Sterne was appointed.