In 2008, Hetman Sahaydachniy took part in the "Operation Active Endeavour" in the Mediterranean Sea.
Operation Active Endeavour is a maritime operation of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization.
Since its inception, the ships of Active Endeavour have monitored over 100,000 vessels (as of June 2010) and conducted voluntary boardings of over 100.
In modern times, NATO has formed standing combined fleets and operations from several national navies such as Operation Active Endeavour.
Operation Active Endeavour is a naval operation of NATO started in October 2001 in response to the 11 September attacks.
The Article 5 Medal for Operation Active Endeavour has a blue background with two thin golden colored stripes surrounded by white stripes.
Her mission was to perform as part of Operation Active Endeavour; deterring terrorism, smuggling and human trafficking in the Mediterranean.
Service supporting Operation Active Endeavour (Canadian Operation Sirius)
In the future, Ternopil participated in Operation Active Endeavour regularly in 2008, 2009 and 2010.
NATO Operation in the Mediterranean "Active Endeavour".
