Category: Marines from all over the world

Call at Sydney and ... stay on board

Call at Sydney and ... stay on board

Gepostet von | 5 Jul 2021 | , , , | 0

Yes, life can be tough. You go to Australia once, even to beautiful Sydney, and then you have to make do with looking at the Harbour Bridge and Opera House from afar. No trespassing! That's what's currently happening to the soldiers on board three warships, who would certainly have liked to take advantage of this perhaps unique opportunity to go ashore. The ships from Japan, South Korea and the United States have moored in Garden Island for a "contactless, COVIDSafe port visit", as the Australian side euphemistically calls it. Before the start of the multinational Pacific Vanguard exercise, the Japanese Makinami, the South Korean Wang...

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SNMG 2 enters the Black Sea

SNMG 2 enters the Black Sea

Gepostet von | 1 Jul 2021 | , , , | 0

Part of Standing NATO Maritime Group 2 entered the Black Sea today for the second time this year. There, the three units will take part in the Sea Breeze and Breeze exercises. SNMG 2 is currently under the command of Italian Flotilla Admiral Stefano Russo, a former submarine commander. His lead ship is the Italian Virginio Fasan, a Carlo Bergamini-class frigate commissioned in 2013, which passed the Bosphorus today. Not all of the SNMG 2 units will be travelling to the inland sea. In addition to the Italian flagship, only the Romanian Regina Maria and the Turkish Barbaros will be making their way to...

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AKK visits aircraft carrier

AKK visits aircraft carrier

Gepostet von | 1 Jul 2021 | , , , | 0

In 2019, Defence Minister Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer was still dreaming of an aircraft carrier. Now, just over three years later, the wish has become reality and the minister was able to gain an insight into the capabilities of naval aviators on board a carrier. Contrary to expectations, however, it was not the blue and gold flag of Europe that flew at the top, but the stars and stripes of the United States. And so Kramp-Karrenbauer had to make do with the explanations of four-star Admiral Christopher Grady, Commander US Fleet Forces Command, on the USS Harry S. Truman in Norfolk harbour. After all, some German soldiers were present on board the aircraft carrier, albeit only as guests,...

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Saved in a good mood

Saved in a good mood

Gepostet von | 30 Jun 2021 | , , , , | 0

Do you know who the British Commodore-in-Chief Submarines is? None other than Prince William Arthur Philip Louis, Duke of Cambridge, better known as Prince William. His Royal Highness may not really have much to say in this position, but the title certainly looks good on any business card. And since as Commodore you also have obligations to your men and women, William visited the Clyde naval base in Scotland in the past few days. The opportunity was favourable, as a new facility with the neat name Submarine Escape, Rescue, Abandonment and Survival Facility (Smeras) had been completed and was still in need of...

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The dynamic little animals are back!

The dynamic little animals are back!

Gepostet von | 30 Jun 2021 | , , , | 0

Submarines are still one of the most dangerous naval assets. They are neither fast and agile, nor can they visually impress the enemy with fearsome weapons. But their ability to dive into the depths of the ocean and pose a danger that is extremely difficult to locate makes them weapons systems that require a disproportionate amount of attention from their opponents, and not just since the German successes in the Second World War. Germany's allies in NATO are aware of this aspect and many of them are themselves in possession of modern submarines. The fact that they are aware of the latent danger is also demonstrated this year by the...

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