Category: Armed Forces

Keel laid for the first naval fuel supply vessel

Keel laid for the first naval fuel supply vessel

Gepostet von | 10 Aug 2023 | , , , | 0

On 8 August 2023, the keel laying ceremony for the first of two new naval supply vessels (MBV) took place at the Neptun Werft shipyard in Rostock, which is part of the Meyer Group. Both ships are being built under the leadership of the NVL Group in co-operation with the Meyer Group. With the participation of the Parliamentary State Secretary in the BMVg, Siemtje Möller, the shipbuilders hammered the keel laying plate between the keel block beam and the section. The German Navy urgently needs to replace its two fuel transporters "Rhön" and "Spessart" (single-hull tankers) in order to maintain the ability to supply naval units with fuel for their worldwide missions and to close a capability gap. For over 46 years...

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German marines train in Australia

German marines train in Australia

Gepostet von | 28 Jul 2023 | , , , | 0

From a report on the Bundeswehr portal The German Navy's naval battalion is also involved in the large-scale multinational manoeuvre "Talisman Sabre" from 22 July to 4 August. Australia has hosted this largest joint training activity of its defence forces with the US military every two years since 2005. Talisman Sabre 2023 is now the tenth and largest iteration of the manoeuvre series to date. More than 30,000 military personnel from 13 nations are taking part this year: in addition to the organisers Australia and the USA, these are Fiji, France, Indonesia, Japan, South Korea, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Tonga, Great Britain, Canada and Germany. The Philippines, Singapore and Thailand are sending observers to the exercise. Another...

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What does a ship's constable actually do?

What does a ship's constable actually do?

Gepostet von | 28 Jul 2023 | , , | 2

SEvery Bundeswehr company (battery, inspection, squadron and similar) on land has one: the company sergeant (KpFw), the "mother of the company". The man or woman with the yellow cord, also known colloquially as the "spit". KpFw are responsible for internal service for the unit commanders and, as leaders of the NCO corps, are jointly responsible for personnel management. On ships of the German Navy (battalion), the "Spieß" is called Schiffswachtmeister (SWM). One of them: Oberstabsbootsmann Andreas G. He is the Ship's Watch Master (SWM) on the Einsatzgruppenversorger "Bonn". His main tasks: Leading, advising, planning and coordinating. A passionate carer Andreas G. recently celebrated 30 years of service. He began his career...

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VJTF and SNMG1: The "Hessians" are also back in action!

VJTF and SNMG1: The "Hessians" are also back in action!

Gepostet von | 20 Jul 2023 | , , | 5

From a press release by Rostock Naval Command On Monday, 24 July 2023 at 10 a.m., the F124 class frigate "Hessen" will depart for the Very High Readiness Joint Task Force (VJTF). During her six-month deployment, the ship will be travelling in the North Sea, Baltic Sea and North Atlantic. In addition, as the flagship and command platform of Standing NATO Maritime Group 1, she will take over as head of the organisation for the group commander, Flotilla Admiral Thorsten Marx (55). The "Hessen" only returned from a deployment as part of the aircraft carrier battle group around the new US carrier "Gerald R. Ford" in mid-November. The VJTF, known as the NATO spearhead, is part of the...

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FüAkBw: Awarding of the MOV Admiral Wellershoff Prize

FüAkBw: Awarding of the MOV Admiral Wellershoff Prize

Gepostet von | 17 Jul 2023 | , , | 0

General Staff/Admiral Staff Service Course 2021 (LGAN 2021 / 63rd ASTO) The Chairman of the MOV and Deputy Chairman of the DMI, Rear Admiral (ret.) Thorsten Kähler, presented the award on 11 July 2023 at the Flag Academy. On 11 July 2023 in the Flag Hall of the Bundeswehr Command and Staff College together with the Regional Representative Hamburg and Head of the Naval Faculty, Captain Nils Brandt, the best national course participant of the Navy in the LGAN 2021, Corvette Captain Martin Hendrik Hoppe, was awarded the "Admiral Wellershoff Prize". The ceremony took place in midsummer temperatures in the presence of the course director of the LGAN 2021, Colonel Steinhoff, the participants of the Navy learning group, the responsible tutors and the lecturers of the Faculty of Naval Science. Corvette Captain Hoppe has...

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