Category: Security policy

"Bonn" back

It was a stormy night, a hurricane with winds of up to 12 gusts swept across northern Germany as the Bonn made its way homewards on the Jade. They stayed overnight just outside the harbour. "Actually, you want to avoid something like this," said the commander, frigate captain Eike Deußen, to the squadron commander, frigate captain Torsten Geldmacher, as they entered the harbour. He had previously reported the ship back to his boss after a successful mission. The atmosphere on the pier was full of anticipation before everyone was able to hug their loved ones again. After 85 days away, the guests stormed on board as soon as the Stelling was deployed. The decision had been made...

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Running team Bundeswehr and Reservists becomes e.V. !

Following the successful foundation of the association in 2021, the Bundeswehr and Reservists running team is now pleased to announce the official registration of the association and its recognition as a non-profit organisation. The association was founded on 29 November 2021 and has seen a steady increase in members and supporters since then. With a total of 273 members, 15 charity runs, including seven specially organised ones, 6,659 runners and donations totalling 104,259.89 euros, the association can already look back on a successful founding period. Thanks to the additional, numerous support from the fields of sport, the military and politics in the form of 20 active ambassadors and the many active members from the wider community, the organisation can now look back on a...

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Concert at the castle cancelled!

Stormy weather makes a difficult decision necessary The Mürwik Naval School regretfully announced today that the concert could not take place. The reason was the approaching hurricane. For safety reasons, it was not possible to welcome over 700 people to the grounds if it could not be ruled out with complete certainty that bricks might fall from the building, which is over 100 years old. The commander, Flotilla Admiral Jens Nemeyer, did not take the decision lightly and examined everything, said a spokeswoman, but in the end what counts is an accident-free event. The new date is 30 August 2023, this time at 6 p.m. The tickets will of course remain valid....

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"Bonn" returns from deployment

The most important thing for me is that I was able to bring all the crew members home safe and sound. The crew showed what they can achieve and make possible and that they can always be relied on. I am extremely proud of their achievements," emphasises the commander. The impressive figures achieved during the IRINI mission speak for themselves. During the mission, the task force provider "Bonn" travelled a total of 17,645.7 nautical miles, which corresponds to approximately 32679.84 km or 0.8 circumnavigations of the earth. At the time of the embarkation ceremony, there were 202 people on board. The EGV and its crew had already...

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75 YEARS OF PASSION FOR SHIPBUILDING

Company anniversary of the Peene shipyard Manuela Schwesig, Minister President of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, congratulates the company For three quarters of a century, Peene workers have been designing, manufacturing and repairing boats and ships with predominantly "grey" paintwork. Once founded by the Soviet military administration, the Lürßen shipbuilding family incorporated the shipyard into their Bremen shipyard group ten years ago. Today, more than 320 employees build and repair mostly naval vessels under the umbrella of the NVL Group. More than 600 boats and ships have been launched in Wolgast since the company was founded on 20 June 1948. In addition to the construction of naval vessels - the core of the Peene shipyard to this day - more than...

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