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When the Amber Room beckons

When the Amber Room beckons

Gepostet von | 26 Jan 2022 | , , | 0

Many shipwrecks from the Second World War are being tracked down in the Baltic Sea using modern technology. Companies and amateur divers are responsible for the increasing plundering of war graves. Pillau on 11 April 1945: the small East Prussian Baltic port is overcrowded with refugees. On this Wednesday morning, significantly more people than before are crowding towards the small inner harbour. On 9 April, the German occupying forces of Königsberg surrendered to the Red Army. The city is only 30 kilometres away from Pillau. Tens of thousands of civilian refugees and soldiers are now also hoping to be rescued by a ship that will take them westwards. But there are...

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Fast, faster, naval arsenal

Fast, faster, naval arsenal

Gepostet von | 18 Jan 2022 | , , | 0

It was often criticised that the corvettes in Warnemünde should have a higher availability. The navy, procurement office and naval arsenal were able to remedy this with an innovative pilot project. In 2020, the pilot project "Immediate Operational Readiness Programme - Immediate Repair Order Navy" was launched on behalf of the Inspector General of the German Armed Forces. The aim was to increase the operational readiness of the corvettes at the Warnemünde base and on deployment. At the same time, a noticeable reduction in the workload of the Naval Arsenal (MArs) was to be achieved in order to be able to better concentrate its own resources on repairs in the workshops. For example, the naval arsenal had to be geographically...

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Ice cold training

Ice cold training

Gepostet von | 16 Jan 2022 | , , , | 0

At the invitation of the Norwegian Navy, ships from Denmark, France, the Netherlands, Canada, Portugal and Germany exercised together with units from the Nordic partner between Bodø and Tromsø in the second half of November. The Flotex Silver 21 manoeuvre brought together frigates, corvettes, minesweepers and supply vessels, as well as submarines, maritime patrol aircraft, fighter aircraft, helicopters and the Norwegian coastal hunters, an infantry unit, in the already freezing cold north of Europe. Access marineforum digital+ Are you already a registered user? Log in here now - also MOV members: Username Password Remember meLost your password? Don't have access yet? Click here for the marineforum digital+ subscription: Access to all...

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15 years of MARSOC: Special forces of the US Marine Corps

15 years of MARSOC: Special forces of the US Marine Corps

Gepostet von | 13 Jan 2022 | , , | 0

Each branch of the US military has its own special forces command, including the US Marine Corps (USMC). The Marine Special Operations Command (Marsoc) is smaller than the comparable commands of the other branches of the armed forces. With around 3,200 members, Marsoc accounts for only five per cent of the special forces personnel in the US armed forces. The budget is even more modest; only two per cent of the money that the Pentagon spends on Special Operations Forces (SOF) goes to Marsoc. Nevertheless, the Marine Corps conducts ten per cent of SOF missions. Command teams are constantly active on three continents, sometimes also in Europe. Marsoc was only set up 15 years ago. The official...

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The quest for control in the maritime space

The quest for control in the maritime space

Gepostet von | 12 Jan 2022 | , , | 0

After decades of the USA being regarded as the world's most important naval power, China is now preparing to take over this role. It is not yet clear how the competition will end. There are many definitions of sea power, but their connotations have changed in the 21st century. For a naval power, the sea is undoubtedly a strategic theatre, but there are other factors and scenarios that enable a country to be a "superior" naval power. Today, it is no longer enough to have a large fleet of ships, but it is also necessary to be present in maritime areas of interest and to have new deterrence and control capabilities....

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