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Frigate "Lübeck" arrives in Wilhelmshaven for the last time

Frigate "Lübeck" arrives in Wilhelmshaven for the last time

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Final chapter of the Bremen-class frigates. The "Lübeck" will be decommissioned at the end of 2022. On Thursday, 16 June 2022 at 10 a.m., the "Lübeck" will return from the Aegean Sea from Standing NATO Maritime Group 2 (SNMG 2). Her main focus there was on building up situational awareness and cooperating with partners in the border region between Turkey and Greece. In its function as flagship, the Commander Task Unit and its staff carried out their work on the frigate. This staff consisted of liaison officers from the neighbouring countries and, at times, the European border protection organisation FRONTEX. "This operation, so soon after the...

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3rd charity run by the German Armed Forces and reservists

3rd charity run by the German Armed Forces and reservists

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Registration for the 3rd charity run is now open Registration for the third charity run of the Bundeswehr and reservists running team has been open since 6 June. Following the success of the last two charity runs in 2020 and 2021 - the Bundeswehr and Reservists running team raised a total of over EUR 21,000 in the second charity run last year alone - the registration phase for the running team's third charity run has now begun. The charity run, which will once again take place virtually from 10 September 2022 - 25 September 2022, will not only offer running distances of 1 km children's run, 5 km, 10 km, 15 km, half marathon and marathon this year,...

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The maritime side of the war: Crisis in the Black Sea Part II

The maritime side of the war: Crisis in the Black Sea Part II

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Is there a tanker war 2.0? The Russians have not been silent on this issue. They blame the food shortage on the fact that Ukraine has mined its own waters and that Russia has announced the lifting of some sanctions and the opening of humanitarian passages to allow ships to leave. Currently, Russian grain and oil are flowing from the eastern half of the Black Sea via the Kerch Strait and the port of Novorossiysk. The Russians have stationed their navy centrally in Sevastopol in the Crimea. The Gulf of Odessa is a contested sea in which the Russians have rare...

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Knowledge is power

Knowledge is power

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For 140 years, the Office of Naval Intelligence has made an important contribution to the US Navy's information advantage. Today, several thousand employees use traditional methods and state-of-the-art equipment to gain the necessary knowledge. The American naval intelligence service, the Office of Naval Intelligence (ONI), is the oldest foreign intelligence service in the United States. Its mission focuses on collecting and analysing scientific, technological, geopolitical and military information of maritime significance. This reconnaissance and analysis activity primarily serves the United States Naval Forces, but also complements the work of the other 16 foreign intelligence agencies of the United States. The Naval Intelligence Service was founded on 23 March 1882 to provide access marineforum digital+...

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Albania offers NATO a former Soviet naval base

Albania offers NATO a former Soviet naval base

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Albania has offered NATO a naval base to underline the small country's value to the alliance "in these difficult times", the office of Albania's Prime Minister Edi Rama said on 26 May 2022. Prime Minister Edi Rama said the Pashaliman naval base, located 180 kilometres south of the capital Tirana, could represent "added value" for the alliance. Albania, which joined NATO in 2009, has joined the United States and the European Union in condemning Russia's war in Ukraine. The Pashaliman base in the Bay of Vlora was built in the 1950s when the Soviet Union deployed 12 submarines here....

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