Category: Armed Forces

The 1st Corvette Squadron under new leadership

The 1st Corvette Squadron under new leadership

Gepostet von | 28 Sep 2021 | , , , , | 0

On Monday, 27 September 2021 at 1 p.m., the duties of the 1st Corvette Squadron were handed over. After a varied two and a half years, Frigate Captain Florian Feld (46) handed over command to his successor, Frigate Captain Kenneth Harms (41). In March 2019, Frigate Captain Feld took over the command and initially focused on increasing operational readiness for national and alliance defence, in parallel with international crisis management tasks, in particular the UNIFIL (United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon) mission. In addition, four of the five new corvettes have already been laid down so that the outgoing commander can devote himself to the deployment and training of the new crews....

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Change of command in Eckernförde too

Change of command in Eckernförde too

Gepostet von | 27 Sep 2021 | , | 0

Change of command at Eckernförde naval base - it doesn't stop.... On Tuesday, 28 September at 10 a.m., Frigate Captain Oliver Wellinger (39) will hand over command of the Eckernförde naval base to Frigate Captain Olaf Oertel (41). The ceremony will be conducted by the new commander of Operational Flotilla 1, Flotilla Admiral Henning Faltin (54). "There were two dominant themes during my time as commander of the Eckernförde base: The infrastructure, including the construction measures, and the corona pandemic," says frigate captain Wellinger. Around 400 million euros are being invested in the various construction measures at the second-largest naval base with over 4,000 posts. A large proportion of this money is being channelled into construction measures for the training and...

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Greetings from the Aegean

Greetings from the Aegean

Gepostet von | 27 Sep 2021 | , , | 0

The contingent commander of the TU.02 of the SNMG2, Captain Stephan Küttler, is proud of the men and women of the frigate SCHLESWIG-HOLSTEIN. As part of the NATO support mission in the Aegean, they use every opportunity to practise. They are currently taking part in so-called PASSEXs with our NATO partners. Whether formation driving, defence against asymmetric threats, coordinated simulated weapons deployment or supply on the move, everything was on the training schedule with the alliance partners from Italy, Spain and Turkey. In addition to the technical training, the exercises are a welcome change of pace for the crew, strengthen the operational cohesion of the alliance partners and give NATO...

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Change of commander and first order of the day

Change of commander and first order of the day

Gepostet von | 24 Sep 2021 | , | 0

On 23 September, the Deputy Chief of Staff of the Navy and Commander of the Fleet and Support Forces retired The always impressive building of the Mürwik Naval Academy was the worthy backdrop for the retirement of the second highest-ranking officer in the Navy. Vice Admiral Brinkmann retired after more than 45 years of service. He began his service in 1976 as a conscript on a speedboat and remained loyal to this weapon. He was officer of the watch, commander and chairman of the speedboat drivers' association to this day. Among other things, he was commander of S 53 Pelikan and became commander of the 7th speedboat squadron in 1997. After assignments in the field of personnel management, in the BMVg, in the...

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