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Welcome home, frigate "Hamburg"!

Welcome home, frigate "Hamburg"!

Posted by | 20 Dec 2020 | , | 0

The frigate "Hamburg" has been back from the Mediterranean since 20 December 2020. Since the beginning of August, the ship had taken over the second operational contingent of the European Union's Irini foreign mission. Over the past few months, the frigate's main task was to contribute to the implementation of the arms embargo imposed on Libya by the United Nations Security Council. "As the first German seagoing unit of the still young Operation Irini, we have succeeded in making a visible and significant contribution to stabilisation in the sea area off Libya. In August of this year, nobody knew what was in store for us. Now we can look back on the proud...

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Annual instruction of the Navy 2021

Annual instruction of the Navy 2021

Posted by | 18 Dec 2020 | , | 0

The inspector draws up this policy document on a regular basis, but the directive for 2021 is characterised by unusual circumstances. "The side effects and consequences of the COVID-19 coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic have permanently shaken much of what was considered safe and plannable at the beginning of last year," says Krause. The Bundeswehr, and therefore the Navy, will foreseeably also be affected by the consequences - while the scope and intensity of the challenges facing the armed forces will continue to increase.

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New maritime strategy of the USA

New maritime strategy of the USA

Posted by | 18 Dec 2020 | , , | 0

An anticipated Christmas present or the last attempt by a voted-out government to hammer in stakes? Either way, the publication of "Advantage at Sea. Prevailing with Integrated All-Domain Naval Power" a few days before the turn of the year and just four weeks before the handover of office from Donald Trump to Joe Biden. Be that as it may, the new US maritime strategy is now the third, after 2007 and 2015, to be drawn up and co-signed by all three maritime branches of the armed forces. The Navy, Marine Corps and Coast Guard emphasise the self-image of "Warfighting First" - that is nothing less than the perfect...

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