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Thank you, corvette "Magdeburg" and tender "Elbe"!

Thank you, corvette "Magdeburg" and tender "Elbe"!

Gepostet von | 1 Jul 2025 | , , , | 0

For one week, the units of Operational Flotilla 1 represented the German Navy at Kiel Week and the Day of the German Armed Forces in Stralsund On behalf of all soldiers, reservists, volunteers, helpers and relatives, we would like to thank the crews of the corvette "Magdeburg" and the tender "Elbe" for their commitment at Kiel Week and the Day of the German Armed Forces. Also to Naval Air Wing 5, the naval battalion and many more! Excursions with visitors are exhausting, but it's also a highlight to finally be able to show what you can do. Nice encounters, relaxed visitors and great weather. As a crew, you get to see the "peaks"...

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Naval divers: responsibility under pressure

Naval divers: responsibility under pressure

Gepostet von | 1 Jul 2025 | , , | 0

Marinetaucher kombinieren tiefgehende Fachkenntnis mit kreativer Anpassungsfähigkeit, um auch bei unvorhersehbaren Situationen in der Tiefe effektiv zu handeln. Die Marine wird der hohen Verantwortung für diese Menschen und ihr Material mit dem wenig bekannten Beauftragten für den Taucherdienst der Marine gerecht. Am 27. Juni 2006 ereignete sich ein tragischer Tauchunfall, der eine umfassende Überprüfung des Taucherwesens der Bundeswehr nach sich zog. Der Taucherunfalluntersuchungsausschuss unter der Leitung von Kapitän zur See Michael Brühn (damaliger Beauftragter für Havarieuntersuchungen der Marine) führte eine detaillierte Untersuchung durch, um die Ursachen sowie Risiken zu identifizieren und Maßnahmen zur Verbesserung der Tauchsicherheit zu entwickeln. Diese...

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China's rise as a maritime world power

China's rise as a maritime world power

Gepostet von | 30 Jun 2025 | , , | 0

Largely unnoticed by the European media, the Chinese navy has experienced breathtaking growth in recent years, which is turning the balance of power in the Indo-Pacific region upside down and could seriously jeopardise American supremacy on the world's oceans. In purely numerical terms, the Chinese navy (People's Liberation Army - Navy, or "PLAN" for short) was already a sizeable fleet of countless (missile) speedboats, small landing craft and diesel-electric submarines for coastal operations during the Cold War. In recent years, however, the composition of the PLAN has changed noticeably and the Brown Water Navy has seen a massive influx of large units....

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Successful Kiel Week

Successful Kiel Week

Gepostet von | 30 Jun 2025 | , , | 0

Commander of Operational Flotilla 1 takes positive stock The commander of Operational Flotilla 1, Flotilla Admiral Christian Walter Meyer, invited numerous guests from politics, business, science, associations and clubs as well as representatives of the navy to the tender "Donau" to experience the windjammer parade together at the end of Kiel Week 2025. The traditional "Sail Out" marked the ceremonial highlight of a successful event and offered those present an impressive insight into Germany's maritime tradition. In his welcoming speech, Flotilla Admiral Meyer emphasised that Kiel Week was once again an outstanding event. Despite a disruptive action by activists, during which the frigate "Bayern" was smeared with paint,...

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