Category: Security policy

South Africa: Lots of smoke around trilateral naval exercise MOSI II

South Africa: Lots of smoke around trilateral naval exercise MOSI II

Gepostet von | 20 Feb 2023 | , , , | 2

According to official information, the trilateral naval manoeuvre Mosi II began on Friday, 17 February 2023. Until 27 February, Chinese, Russian and South African naval units will be holding a rendezvous on the east coast of South Africa in the sea area between Durban and the border with Mozambique. During the first exercise in November 2019, the three navies practised in the sea area around the Cape of Good Hope. The exercise name MOSI stands for smoke, vapour or fog. Mosi-oa-tunya - thundering smoke - is the common name for Victoria Falls in the local language area. The Chinese and Russian navies as partners The veil over the details of the exercise was...

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Global Mercy in Dakar: Patients from Senegal and Gambia are operated on free of charge

Global Mercy in Dakar: Patients from Senegal and Gambia are operated on free of charge

Gepostet von | 19 Feb 2023 | , , , | 0

Mercy Ships' new hospital ship was built especially for this purpose and is now starting its first humanitarian mission. The Global Mercy, the largest civilian hospital ship in the world, arrived in Dakar, Senegal, yesterday. After carrying out medical training programmes in Senegal last year, the Global Mercy will be performing surgical operations for the first time this year. As part of this mission, Mercy Ships is working with both the Senegalese Ministry of Health and the Gambian Ministry of Health to treat patients from both countries. All operations take place on board the...

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First visit by Defence Minister Boris Pistorius to the German Navy

First visit by Defence Minister Boris Pistorius to the German Navy

Gepostet von | 18 Feb 2023 | , , , | 0

From a press release by Rostock Naval Command: On Tuesday, 21 February 2023, Defence Minister Boris Pistorius will visit the German Navy in Eckernförde for the first time. He will take the opportunity to familiarise himself with part of the Navy's range of capabilities, both at sea and on land. After an exchange with the Inspector of the Navy, Vice Admiral Jan Christian Kaack, Minister Pistorius will visit the submarine training centre. This will be followed by a demonstration of the naval battalion's capabilities before sea voyages on the minehunter "Bad Bevensen" and the frigate "Hessen" are on the agenda. There he will gain an insight into working and living on board a warship....

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New commander for the 2nd Frigate Squadron

New commander for the 2nd Frigate Squadron

Gepostet von | 16 Feb 2023 | , , , | 0

Change of command took place on the "Hessen" On Thursday, 16 February 2023 at 14:30, Flotilla Admiral Axel Schulz (52) handed over command of the 2nd Frigate Squadron from Captain Torben Jürgensen (47) to the new commander of the squadron, Frigate Captain Olliver Pfennig (48). The handover ceremony took place on the frigate "Hessen" at the Heppenser Groden naval base in Wilhelmshaven. After only 16 months in office, Jürgensen was called to Berlin as Adjutant to the Inspector General of the German Armed Forces. For his successor, the takeover is linked to a return to his home squadron. The change was carried out on the ship on which Pfennig was commander,...

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Off to warm climes

Off to warm climes

Gepostet von | 13 Feb 2023 | , , , | 0

 Tender "Rhein" on its way to the Aegean On Wednesday, 15 February 2023 at 10 a.m., the tender "Rhein" will leave its home port of Kiel. Under the command of Corvette Captain Sebastian Lenz (33), the Kiel-based tender will deploy to the Mediterranean to support the NATO operation in the Aegean until the summer of this year. The tender, which is part of the support squadron in Kiel, will be the command platform and the German contribution to NATO's Standing NATO Maritime Group 2 for the next few months. Various port calls are planned for the 68 crew members over the next six months. In addition, the crew will be supported by a Turkish and...

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