Category: Armed Forces

Traditional sailors at the Kieler Woche

Traditional sailors at the Kieler Woche

Gepostet von | 26 Jun 2024 | , , , | 0

Naval units from all over the world, pleasure craft, cruise ships, regattas, celebrities from sport, politics and society: but what would Kiel Week be without traditional sailing ships? They are the true heroes of pleasure boating: owners, skippers, boat people and clubs who keep the old ships alive - and that doesn't just mean swimming - but make them accessible to the public and thus bring a bit of history into the present. It is the old traditions and craftsmanship, the passion and the stories behind old bulkheads, Hellegatts and bilges that make this historic cultural asset so fascinating. Against all odds, keeping the ships in motion...

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Helicopter demonstration during the Kieler Woche

Helicopter demonstration during the Kieler Woche

Gepostet von | 25 Jun 2024 | , , | 2

The "King" shows what it can do once again! It is always impressive to see what the good old SeaKing - or Mk 41 multi-purpose transport helicopter - can do for visitors to Kieler Woche. Whether it's lifting people out of the water or off the ship or dropping off rescue teams: when the unmistakable sound of the "King's" turbine announces its approach, everyone's head goes up. But most of the time it wasn't there, as you can see from the pictures, you were close to this #SeakingSaturday - so old and still fascinating. For the last few months, this SeaKing, photographed here, has been...

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Pacific: German ship's doctors save lives

Pacific: German ship's doctors save lives

Gepostet von | 23 Jun 2024 | , , , | 0

From a press release by Rostock Naval Command: At sea - During the night of 21 to 22 June German time, the ship's doctors on the task force provider "Frankfurt am Main" took a sick person on board between the US mainland and the Hawaiian archipelago, around 1,400 kilometres off the Californian coast, and provided him with emergency medical care. How did this come about A German Navy unit consisting of the frigate "Baden-Württemberg" and the task force provider "Frankfurt am Main" is currently in transit from San Diego in California to Hawaii as part of the Indo-Pacific Deployment (IPD) 2024 with six other naval vessels from four nations....

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F 126 - Ship 5 and 6: a difficult birth

F 126 - Ship 5 and 6: a difficult birth

Gepostet von | 19 Jun 2024 | , , , | 0

The good news: the contractually anchored option for two more ships can be exercised following the decision of the German Bundestag's Budget Committee on 12 June. On 19 June 2024 - exactly four years after the construction contract for the first batch was signed - the contract for the second batch of two F 126 ships was signed in Koblenz at the Federal Office of Bundeswehr Equipment, Information Technology and In-Service Support (BAAINBw). The construction contract signed on 19 June 2020 provided for the procurement of four units. The construction of two further units would be possible via an option to be exercised within two years....

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On the way to the world's largest maritime manoeuvre

On the way to the world's largest maritime manoeuvre

Gepostet von | 13 Jun 2024 | , , , | 0

German naval vessels enter the port of San Diego On 11 June 2024, the frigate FGS "Baden-Württemberg" and the task force provider FGS "Frankfurt am Main" entered the port of San Diego under the command of the commander of the task force, Flotilla Admiral Axel Schulz (53). They are on their way to "Rim of the Pacific" (RIMPAC), the largest international maritime exercise in the world. Both ships are part of the German Navy's Indo-Pacific Deployment (IPD) 2024. The next stop on their journey will be Honolulu, Hawaii, where both ships will arrive on 26 June. The Indo-Pacific Deployment (IPD) is the most important project of the...

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