Crew F125 "Delta" under new leadership
On 16 December 2021, command of the F125 crew "Delta" is handed over from FKpt E. Bornkessel to FKpt Tilmann von der Lühe on board the frigate "Nordrhein-Westfalen" in Wilhelmshaven.
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American-Norwegian defence agreement
Although the primary goal of Norwegian policy is to keep the Arctic free of military tensions and maintain good neighbourly relations with Russia, the country has initiated a change of course in recent years, which culminated in the defence agreement with the USA in April. Parliament still has to approve the agreement. This is Norway's response to the expansion of Russian bases on the Cola Peninsula and the Franz Josef Islands and the expansion and modernisation of the Russian Northern Fleet. The sober assessment from the Norwegian side is therefore that its own military capacities are no longer sufficient to be able to react appropriately to Russian pressure. The...
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Handover of patronage and donations to the Bw_Res running team
Lieutenant General Markus Laubenthal and Siemtje Möller, Member of the Bundestag, are patrons of the fundraising runs organised by the newly founded association
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Bundeswehr and reservist running team founded as an association
The Bundeswehr and reservists running team was founded during the coronavirus pandemic and has since organised several charity runs for a good cause. Due to its great success, the joint initiative of soldiers, reservists and civilian runners is now taking the next step.
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Restriction of armaments between the world wars
The Washington Conference on the Limitation of Naval Armaments took place 100 years ago. In the course of the conference, three important treaties were agreed that shaped the political and military situation in the run-up to the Second World War. Shortly after the end of the First World War, new potential for conflict emerged among the victorious powers. The most significant factors were the escalating arms race among the remaining naval powers and the strategic competition between these states in the Pacific region. This also included the danger of aggression against a politically and militarily weak China. The situation in China was particularly precarious. The country had sided politically with the Entente powers in the First World War;...
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