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Changing of the guard: Minehunting boat "Bad Bevensen" replaces "Homburg"

Changing of the guard: Minehunting boat "Bad Bevensen" replaces "Homburg"

Gepostet von | 19 Oct 2021 | , , | 1

On Thursday, 21 October 2021, the minehunting boat "Bad Bevensen" will leave its home port of Kiel at 10 am. The boat will be part of NATO's Standing NATO Mine Countermeasures Group 1 (SNMCMG 1) for the coming months. She replaces the "Homburg", which had already left Kiel on 14 July. Under the command of Corvette Captain Christopher Fenske (37), the 42-strong crew will set sail for Cuxhaven to join the NATO organisation there. The first part of the approximately six-month deployment will take the "Bad Bevensen" to the Baltic Sea. After a break at the turn of the year, the...

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U 35 back from deployment

U 35 back from deployment

Gepostet von | 15 Oct 2021 | , , | 0

Not nice weather in Eckernförde, but a nice day for the crew of U 35 and their families. The submarine "U 35", under the command of Corvette Captain Oliver Brux (34), returned from the EU operation "Irini" at 10.00 a.m. on the dot. The European Union's "Irini" operation is monitoring and enforcing the arms embargo against Libya, in which the boat successfully participated. The public did not learn the details of the operation, but that is not important today. The important thing is that everyone is back safe and sound and can now relax with family and friends. Thanks to the press office...

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Federal Minister of Defence on a farewell tour

Federal Minister of Defence on a farewell tour

Gepostet von | 15 Oct 2021 | , , | 0

Federal Minister of Defence Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer is on her farewell tour. The traditional and impressive building of the Mürwik Naval Academy is therefore a must-see. Accompanied by the commanding officer, Flotilla Admiral Jens Nemeyer, she was able to visit the ship simulator, the training mast and the boat harbour, among other things, as announced on 14 October. She used the visit for relaxed discussions. She also signed the school's guest book. Photos: Marcel...

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Reconciling family and career at BAAINBw

Reconciling family and career at BAAINBw

Gepostet von | 14 Oct 2021 | , | 0

The Federal Office of Bundeswehr Equipment, Information Technology and In-Service Support receives certification The BAAINBw was awarded the "audit berufundfamilie" certificate for the first time for its family and life-phase-conscious personnel policy. The compatibility of family and career is now an integral part of modern personnel management. Family-, child- and carer-friendly conditions create a family-friendly working environment that meets the expectations of an employer. This also applies to the higher civilian authorities within the remit of the Federal Ministry of Defence. The BAAINBw has been undergoing the extensive auditing process of berufundfamilie Service GmbH since the end of last year. Firstly, the status quo of the family-friendly measures on offer was determined. In addition to the establishment...

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Reederei Hamburg Süd - 150 years on the world's oceans

Reederei Hamburg Süd - 150 years on the world's oceans

Gepostet von | 14 Oct 2021 | , | 1

From 4 November, the International Maritime Museum will be hosting a special exhibition on 150 years of the Hamburg Süd shipping company. The shipping company has been at home on the world's oceans for 150 years now. Both world wars led to the total loss of its fleet, but both times it managed to recover and rebuild. In 1936, the Bielefeld-based company Dr August Oetker acquired a stake in Hamburg Süd. In 1955, the Oetker Group took over the shipping company completely. A successful period of steady expansion began until Hamburg Süd was sold to the Danish A.P. Møller-Mærsk Group at the end of 2017. The range of exhibits on display in the special exhibition extends from the founding charter of the...

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