ɪn ɐn ˈɪntɚvjˌuː wɪð ɹˈɪɹ ˈædmɜːɹəl ɹˈɪtʃɚd lˈiːmən ˌoʊbˌiːˈiː, tʃˈiːf ʌv stˈæf ʌvðɪ ˈælaɪd mˈæɹɪtˌaɪm kəmpˈoʊnənt kəmˈænd nˈeɪpəlz ɪn dʒˈuːn tˈuː θˈaʊzənd sˈɪks, dʒˈeɪnz nˈeɪvi ˌɪntɚnˈæʃənəl wʌz tˈoʊld ðætðə nˈʌmbɚɹ ʌv fɹˈɪɡəts ɪnvˈɑːlvd ɪnðɪ ˌɑːpɚɹˈeɪʃən hɐdbɪn sˌɪstəmˈæɾɪkli pˈɛɹd bˈæk, wɪð nˈaʊ ˈoʊnli θɹˈiː pˈɜːmənənt fɹˈɪɡəts pɐtɹˈoʊlɪŋ ðə mˌɛdɪɾɪɹˈeɪniən, tˈuː stˈændbaɪ kɔːɹvˈɛts fɹʌm ɡɹˈiːs ænd tˈɜːki, ænd ɐ smˈɔːl sˈʌbmɚɹˌiːn fˈoːɹs.
In an interview with Rear Admiral Richard Leaman OBE, Chief of Staff of the Allied Maritime Component Command – Naples in June 2006, Jane's Navy International was told that the number of frigates involved in the operation had been systematically pared back, with now only three permanent frigates patrolling the Mediterranean, two standby corvettes from Greece and Turkey, and a small submarine force.