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Swearing-in ceremony in the fishing harbour

Swearing-in ceremony in the fishing harbour

Posted by | 29 Oct 2024 | , , , | 0

Public swearing-in ceremony and solemn oath of the recruits of the Naval Operations School On Wednesday, 30 October 2024 at 4 pm, 199 soldiers will be publicly sworn in by the Commandant of the Naval Operations School, Captain Andreas Seidl, at the fishing port in Bremerhaven. 86 regular soldiers and 113 volunteers will take the oath to serve the Federal Republic of Germany faithfully and to valiantly defend the law and the freedom of the German people. On completion of the first part of their training, many of them will be transferred to navy ships and boats, where they are urgently needed because the navy is short of personnel. Some...

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30 years in the service of the navy

30 years in the service of the navy

Posted by | 28 Oct 2024 | , , | 0

The "red eagle" is the oldest combat ship of the German Navy On 19 October, the crew of the frigate "Brandenburg" celebrated the ship's 30th birthday together with representatives of the state of Brandenburg, the circle of friends, relatives and friends. After her keel laying and christening in 1992, the frigate Brandenburg was not only the first frigate of the 123 class, but also the type ship of the class that gave it its name, commissioned on 14 October 1994. A lot has happened since then: with a good 660,000 nautical miles - a distance equivalent to around 1,220,000 kilometres - the frigate has circumnavigated the world around 30 times. In the process, the men visited...

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F 126 - Report

F 126 - Report

Posted by | 28 Oct 2024 | , , , | 0

A watershed project - for the navy, for procurement, for industry The largest shipbuilding project in the history of the Bundeswehr to date is the class 126 frigate. The Niedersachsen class is a defence project for six ships, with 5.27 billion euros already budgeted for the first four. The "F 126" defence technology report describes what the ship is to be capable of and who is building, equipping and planning it. The operational and security policy derivation as well as the expected utilisation in the navy are explained. With a foreword by the Inspector of the Navy. Report Frigate F126...

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