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US Navy personnel receive vaccination without registration

US Navy personnel receive vaccination without registration

Gepostet von | 27 Apr 2021 | , , | 0

Since the end of last week, up to 500 people at Norfolk Naval Base and Naval Air Station Oceana have been able to be vaccinated against the coronavirus every day without an appointment. This is in addition to the regular vaccinations that are offered to certain units on a voluntary basis. The additional vaccinations are being given on a first-come, first-served basis. The time required for the vaccination is around five minutes, plus a subsequent waiting time of a quarter of an hour. The vaccinations are open to all soldiers and civilians in the armed forces. As of 21 April, almost 146,000 navy personnel have already received both doses required for full protection.

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Christening of the USS Higbee

Christening of the USS Higbee

Gepostet von | 26 Apr 2021 | , , , | 0

Huntington Ingalls Shipbuilding once again christened a destroyer for the US Navy on 24 April. The Lenah H. Sutcliffe Higbee (DDG 123) was supposed to undergo this ceremony last year, but the pandemic put a spanner in the Navy's works. The ceremony is named after a nurse who was one of the first women to join the newly established Navy Nurse Corps in October 1908. As part of a group that later became known as "The Sacred Twenty", she was also one of the first women in the United States Armed Forces. After rising through the ranks to second superintendent...

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Leonardo acquires blocking minority in Hensoldt

Leonardo acquires blocking minority in Hensoldt

Gepostet von | 24 Apr 2021 | , , , | 0

Following the German government's investment in defence company Hensoldt last year, Italian company Leonardo has now acquired another large block of shares from financial investor Kohlberg Kravis & Roberts (KKR). The stake held by both anchor shareholders is 25.1 per cent each, giving each a blocking minority. According to its own information, Leonardo is paying around 606 million euros, which corresponds to a price per share of 23 euros. The closing price of the Hensoldt share was 15.58 euros on Friday. Leonardo would thus have paid a premium of just under 50 per cent. With their investment, the Italians want to establish a strategic presence in the growing German defence market. Already in the past...

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FS Dixmude ends Operation Corymbe

FS Dixmude ends Operation Corymbe

Gepostet von | 23 Apr 2021 | , , , | 0

After 80 days, the French amphibious group centred around the helicopter carrier Dixmude has left the Gulf of Guinea. On board the carrier are the French Groupe tactique embarqué (GTE) Dragon and Portuguese Fuzileiros. They were deployed off the African coast as part of the 156th mandate of Operation Corymbe. The aim of the operation is to monitor fishing activities on the one hand and to combat piracy in this sea area on the other. The Dixmude also took part in multinational manoeuvres. Together with Senegalese forces, they practised at Xaritoo 2021, while the American-led Obangame Express was multinational. In cooperation with French forces...

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