Category: Armed Forces

How the navy helps people to help themselves

How the navy helps people to help themselves

Gepostet von | 10 Jun 2024 | , , | 0

Differences and disputes are a major problem in everyday working life. This makes it all the more important to find a swift, amicable solution - with the help of conflict mediators. From superiors to confidential counsellors, equal opportunities officers and military chaplains to family members and friends - aren't there already enough bodies that help to resolve conflicts between members of the Bundeswehr? Does the Bundeswehr, does the Navy need another contact point and - if so - what can it do? In other words, is there even a problem with the Bundeswehr's current conflict management? If you ask the former military disciplinary lawyer and author of the book "Konfliktmanagement in der Bundeswehr", Matthias Schütte, the answer is...

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Turn five into eight  

Turn five into eight  

Gepostet von | 6 Jun 2024 | , , | 0

Boeing has received an order to build three more Poseidons. The future fleet of new maritime patrol aircraft for the German Navy will thus grow to eight units. The German Navy is replacing its P-3C Orion maritime patrol aircraft with P-8A Poseidon aircraft. As the manufacturer Boeing announced on 29 February, the US Navy has now ordered three more aircraft for delivery to the Bundeswehr as part of the Foreign Military Sales programme. This brings the total number of aircraft to be procured from five to eight. Access marineforum digital+ Are you already a registered user? Log in here now - also MOV members: Username Weiterlesen

Soldiers in the deep-diving pot

Soldiers in the deep-diving pot

Gepostet von | 27 May 2024 | , , | 0

Every submariner in the navy knows Neustadt in Holstein. For decades, the submariners have been training here for emergencies. The men wear swimming trunks and blue bathrobes. They walk across the tiled floor in slippers. The air in the building is warm and the water is around 30 degrees. But they are not going for a swim at eight o'clock in the morning on a Thursday, they are practising for an emergency. They are soldiers from the German Navy: seven submariners and their instructors. The location: the German Navy Emergency Response Training Centre, abbreviated to EAZS M. It is located in Neustadt in Holstein on the Baltic Sea. At the EAZS M, soldiers learn to fight fires on...

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IAMD ranges from ASMD to T/BMD

IAMD ranges from ASMD to T/BMD

Gepostet von | 15 May 2024 | , , | 0

National and alliance defence is once again becoming the focus of attention at NATO. The ability to fend off approaching missiles in an international network is central to this. The Maritime Theater Missile Defence Forum (MTMD Forum) was founded in 1999 on the initiative of the Netherlands, the USA and Germany. In 2004, Australia, the UK, Canada, Italy and Spain joined the forum and confirmed their commitment through a joint Memorandum of Understanding. France and Norway joined in 2009 and 2015, followed by Denmark in 2016. The latest and twelfth member since 2020 is Belgium. They all operate units that are part of the...

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Mine hunting in the Baltic Sea and a "hit" in Kiel harbour

Mine hunting in the Baltic Sea and a "hit" in Kiel harbour

Gepostet von | 14 May 2024 | , , | 0

The German Navy conducted the Baltic Mine Countermeasures Exercise (BMX I/24) minehunting manoeuvre in the German part of the Baltic Sea from 11 to 21 March with the Estonian minelayer WAMBOLA and the Dutch minehunting vessel WILLEMSTAD. According to a navy spokesperson, sea areas in the Bay of Kiel and the Pomeranian Bay were used for the international mine hunting exercise. Under the leadership of the commander of the 3rd Minesweeping Squadron, Frigate Captain Carsten Schlüter, the German tender RHEIN, the minesweeper patrol boats BAD RAPPENAU and ROTTWEIL as well as the minesweeper DATTELN and the minesweeper PEGNITZ took part in the exercise alongside the Estonian and Dutch units. Not with a mine countermeasure unit, but with...

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