On 6 December 2015 "Augsburg" deployed as an escort for the French aircraft carrier during its operations against the military group Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant. She was released from her escort duties on 11 March, her crew being awarded the French Overseas Medal for their service, and returned to Wilhelmshaven on 24 March. On 30 August 2016 "Augsburg" redeployed in the Mediterranean with the "Charles De Gaulle" carrier group on anti-ISIL operations. She left the carrier group on 14 November to carry out patrols. She spent four days participating in NATO's maritime surveillance Operation Sea Guardian, before returning to Wilhelmshaven on 25 November 2016. On 17 September 2018 she sailed from Wilhelmshaven to replace the tender in Operation Sophia.