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3rd mine detection squadron under new command

3rd mine detection squadron under new command

Gepostet von | 21 Sep 2022 | , , , | 0

On Thursday, 22 September 2022, the commander of Operational Flotilla 1, Flotilla Admiral Henning Faltin (50), will hand over command of the 3rd Minesweeper Squadron from Frigate Captain Terje Schmitt-Eliassen (47) to Frigate Captain Carsten Schlüter (46) at 3 p.m. at Kiel Naval Base. For Frigate Captain Schmitt-Eliassen, this marks the end of a period in command that was characterised above all by the coronavirus pandemic. "The men and women of the 3rd Minesweeping Squadron have shown a very high level of operational readiness over the past two years. They have consistently carried out deployments and similar obligations, completed international and their own manoeuvres with an impressive number of units and provided administrative assistance - an outstanding achievement on my part.

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Together again at last

Together again at last

Gepostet von | 21 Sep 2022 | , , , | 0

Swearing in of junior officers at Mürwik Naval Academy On Friday, 23 September at 10 a.m., Crew 2022 will be sworn in at Mürwik Naval Academy (MSM) in front of relatives and visitors as well as high-ranking guests from politics, society and the Bundeswehr. There have been several rounds in recent years due to the pandemic. The late date in September is due to the two different entry dates on 1 July and 1 August 2022. All 261 officer candidates will now be sworn in together on 23 September. The President of the Schleswig-Holstein State Parliament, Kristina Herbst, will address the young soldiers. The military ceremony will be accompanied by the...

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On our own behalf: Publisher marineform honoured

On our own behalf: Publisher marineform honoured

Gepostet von | 21 Sep 2022 | , , , | 0

Peter Tamm receives the Bundeswehr Cross of Honour The Federal Minister of Defence Christine Lambrecht awards Peter Tamm the Bundeswehr Cross of Honour for his commitment to the Bundeswehr base in Hamburg. The award ceremony took place on 17 September 2022 on board the frigate BAYERN. On the occasion of the reception for the 833rd Hamburg Harbour Birthday on board the frigate BAYERN, Captain Michael Giss, Commander of the Hamburg State Command, presented Peter Tamm with the Bundeswehr Cross of Honour in bronze on behalf of the Federal Minister of Defence Christine Lambrecht. The publisher, Chairman of the Board and Managing Director of the Hamburg International Maritime Museum Foundation has long been committed to the defence of the German Armed Forces at various levels with extraordinary dedication.

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US Marine Corps with new heavy-lift helicopter in the Navy

US Marine Corps with new heavy-lift helicopter in the Navy

Gepostet von | 20 Sep 2022 | , | 0

In spring 2018, the US Marines received the first newly built Sikorsky CH-53K King Stallion heavy-lift transport helicopter to replace the now obsolete CH-53E Super Stallion heavy-lift helicopter. It has now taken another four years, filled with performance tests under extreme climatic conditions and up to technically feasible flight altitudes, for the Marine Corps to declare full Initial Operational Capability (IOC) for the worldwide deployment of its new load carrier at the end of April. Another six months have passed since then, but now an entire squadron, Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 461, has been able to conduct an initial fleet exercise together with the US Navy....

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The pressure is on the seafarers

The pressure is on the seafarers

Gepostet von | 17 Sep 2022 | , , | 0

Psychosocial effects of the coronavirus pandemic and the war in Ukraine on the living and working environment of seafarers on board In commercial shipping, men and women generally work under high psychological pressure. A high degree of responsibility for the ship, the cargo and above all for the crew, the ever-increasing demands of the authorities and administration, the special challenges of shipping such as weather conditions and climate, long absences from home and family, daily time shifts, fatigue, loneliness and monotony. In addition, there is the particular psychological stress caused by extraordinary events such as accidents, especially those resulting in death, personal injury, and...

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