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Bronzesätze für die militärische Führung

RADM Dave Oliver, USN (ret.): A Navy Admiral´s Bronze Rules: Managing Risk and Leadership, USNI, 252 S. Während es im deutschsprachigen Raum weiterhin kaum Literatur über Führungserfahrungen und -empfehlungen von Generalen und Admiralen gibt, die für nachwachsende Offiziersgenerationen geeignet wären, hat sich das U S Naval Institute (USNI) in Annapolis seit Jahren verpflichtet, derartige Führungserfahrungen der Nachwelt und damit auch kommenden militärischen Führern zu erhalten. Der Autor hat unter anderem als Kommandant eines nuklear getriebenen U-Boots, als Chef des Stabes der Siebten U.S. Flotte und in der Beschaffung im Pentagon seine Erfahrungen gesammelt, die im Anschluss an seine aktive...

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Authorised with certainty

Every ship and boat in the navy requires a licence. On closer inspection, the differences to the civilian requirements are not that great. The German Navy's lack of operational readiness was recently the subject of passionate debate in the marineforum, and the topic of certification and certification capability regularly raises eyebrows in the highest ministerial circles when international armaments cooperation is initiated. The following article provides an overview of the applicable Bundeswehr regulations and their equivalence and derivation from civilian laws and legal norms, which unanimously pursue the common goal of ensuring the day-to-day safe handling of naval vehicles designed primarily for military operations. Legal basis...

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MFG5 gatekeeper shines in new splendour

It had been missing since March 2020, the Sikorsky H 34 with the registration 80+59 at the entrance to the Nordholz naval air base. It came to Nordholz from MFG 5 in Kiel in 2012 to keep watch over all naval aircraft. Its restoration has now been completed and it has been back in its place in new splendour since 1 October. Thanks to the initiative of Chief Boatswain Adrian Weingart from the NH 90 technical squadron, the aircraft was made fit for the future last year by comrades and employees from the Bundeswehr and Airbus Helicopter. In addition to repairing the rotor blades and the rotor head, various holes had to be closed....

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USS Connecticut Investigation result: Grounding

So there are still blank spots on the maps of the earth after all! At least on the charts of the Naval Oceanographic Office (NAVOCEANO) in the Pentagon, there must be previously unknown shallows. This is the conclusion one can come to when reading the results of the US Navy's accident investigation into the accident involving the USS Connecticut (Seawolf-class nuclear submarine) in the South-East Asian Pacific at the beginning of October. The submerged submarine is said to have run aground on a previously unmeasured shoal. The damage to the outer hull of the boat was described as minor. There were also only minor injuries to the crew. This is the official version. As is well known...

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Farewell to an exceptional officer

On 23 September 2021, Vice Admiral Rainer Maria Brinkmann handed over command of the fleet and support forces to Rear Admiral Jan Christian Kaack at the Mürwik Naval Academy. When someone says goodbye, they usually have a lot to say, or they are introverted at the moment of parting. Vice Admiral Brinkmann's "Golden Voyage", to which he invited selected reservists on the FULDA in Kiel on 7 September, contained both. His last official speech as Deputy Inspector and Commander of the Fleet and Support Forces on 23 September on the Admiral's Lawn at the Mürwik Naval Academy was, as expected, unforgettable. For Brinkmann...

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