The assignment was part of a new program aimed at suspected Russian sabotage. None has occurred since NATO began patrols.

After a series of suspicious cable cuttings feared to be Russian sabotage, NATO began a new mission called Baltic Sentry to patrol the Baltic Sea. Michael Schwirtz, an investigative reporter with the ...

Baltic Sentry mission taps ships, planes and drones to police one of the world’s busiest waterways.