Category: Headlines

Frigate "Brandenburg" returns from the Mediterranean

Frigate "Brandenburg" returns from the Mediterranean

Posted by | 12 Jul 2024 | , , , | 0

On Saturday, 13 July 2024, the frigate "Brandenburg" is expected back in Wilhelmshaven from the UNIFIL (United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon) mission in the Mediterranean. Under the command of frigate captain Andreas Scheiba, the crew left Wilhelmshaven in March 2024 to assist with maritime surveillance off the Lebanese coast and training the Lebanese navy as part of the UNIFIL mission. Numerous manoeuvres took place with international partners. Furthermore, the Lebanese armed forces were trained as part of the mission and there was an exchange between crew members of the frigate and their comrades from the Lebanese Navy stationed on the mainland.

Read More
Over 6 months ....

Over 6 months ....

Posted by | 11 Jul 2024 | , , | 0

Tender "Donau" returns to Kiel Tender "Donau" is expected back in its home port of Kiel on 12 July 2024. Over the past six months, the tender has made the German contribution to one of NATO's standing formations. The tender was also part of the Very High Readiness Joint Task Force Maritime (VJTF (M)) for the North and Baltic Seas. Under the command of Corvette Captain Stefan Huber, the Kiel-based tender and its 68-strong crew have experienced a lot over the past six and a half months. "The intensity of the various manoeuvres we have completed in the last few months has been enormous. And that was...

Read More
The German "Seals" turn 60

The German "Seals" turn 60

Posted by | 11 Jul 2024 | , , , | 0

Today, on 11 July 2024, the Naval Special Forces Command is celebrating its sixtieth anniversary. With a roll call and a dynamic demonstration in the presence of the President of the Schleswig-Holstein State Parliament, Kristina Herbst, the Minister President of Schleswig-Holstein, Daniel Günther, as well as numerous guests from society, politics and the military, the combat swimmers will face the public, which does not happen that often. They have been around since 1958, when the aim was to prepare back-up for amphibious landing operations in the rear of attacking Eastern Bloc units. The combat swimmers evolved from small combat units and the naval task forces of the Second World War. The training was modelled on French elite units. In August 1959, the...

Read More
More flexibility in assistance

More flexibility in assistance

Posted by | 10 Jul 2024 | , , , | 0

The US Navy is introducing a new class of hospital ship. The new units are smaller, faster and more manoeuvrable than the previous US hospital ships. In December 2023, the US Navy awarded Austal the contract for the construction of three hospital ships of the new Bethesda class. The new ships are also known as Expeditionary Medical Ships (EMS). These are the first new hospital ships since the introduction of the two Mercy-class units in the mid-1980s. The Bethesda class will complement the much larger USNS Mercy and USNS Comfort ships for the time being, but will eventually replace them. Access marineforum digital+ Are you already a registered user? Log in here now...

Read More
Einsatzverband Indo-Pazifik: Wir werden sehr prominent wahrgenommen

Einsatzverband Indo-Pazifik: Wir werden sehr prominent wahrgenommen

Posted by | 9 Jul 2024 | , , , | 0

Marineforum führte ein Interview mit Flottillenadmiral Axel Schulz, dem Kommandeur Einsatzflottille 2, gleichzeitig CTG 500.01 und damit Kommandeur des Einsatzverbandes Indo-Pazifik der Deutschen Marine. Das IPD24 der Marine, Pacific Waves 24, hat ein erstes Drittel hinter sich. Mit Beginn RIMPAC tritt das Vorhaben in einen anderen, operativ fordernderen Abschnitt. Wie beurteilen Sie die bisherige Reise? Ich sage nur: „Once in a Lifetime“! Eine großartige Unternehmung. Und ich bin stolz und glücklich, diesen Verband führen zu dürfen. Ich möchte ein Aneinanderreihen von Superlativen vermeiden, aber die Gastfreundschaft in Halifax war wie immer outstanding, und die Gelegenheit, in der Paradeaufstellung zur...

Read More
en_GBEnglish
de_DEGerman en_GBEnglish