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Admiral Rob Bauer new Chairman of the NATO Military Committee

Admiral Rob Bauer new Chairman of the NATO Military Committee

Posted by | 13 Sep 2021 | , , | 0

On 25 June, Dutch Admiral Rob Bauer took over as Chairman of the NATO Military Committee from British Air Chief Marshal Sir Stuart Peach. This means that a naval officer is once again at the head of the military part of the alliance and supports the Secretary General as the highest representative and spokesman of the Military Committee. However, he is also the link between the thirty national Supreme Allied Commanders at the top - and, seen from above, the Head of the Military Staff and the leader of the two NATO Supreme Allied Commanders. Congratulations on the high office and wishes for a successful and happy "Tour of Duty"...

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Frigate 125 - Of goals and milestones, challenges and wishes

Frigate 125 - Of goals and milestones, challenges and wishes

Posted by | 13 Sep 2021 | , , , | 0

The first Class 125 frigate was commissioned just over two years ago. Time for a review of experience. How are our "new" frigates faring? Several members of the Bundestag have recently been asking this question. With their small question on the status of the Frigate 125 (F 125) project, they emphasised the role of the project as one of the most controversially discussed topics in the armaments context. According to the questioners, a cross-section of current defence investment projects shows that these are often under pressure from rising costs and are usually only completed with a delay. In the case of F 125, they also see a gap between the delivery of a product and...

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Iranian Navy - The Kharg

Iranian Navy - The Kharg

Posted by | 11 Sep 2021 | , | 0

In the first days of June, Iran's largest unit to date, the Kharg, sank not far from the Iranian port of Jask at the exit of the Strait of Hormuz after a fire in the engine room spread on board, sending a signal that could be seen for miles. The ship had to be abandoned after twenty hours of unsuccessful firefighting. According to official information, it was on a training voyage in the Gulf of Oman. The crew, which had therefore grown to 400 people, managed to escape to safety almost unharmed apart from a few minor injuries. Built in England as a tanker in 1977, the Kharg was only delivered to Iran in 1984 after lengthy delays and...

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On the way to joining the Marfor family

On the way to joining the Marfor family

Posted by | 10 Sep 2021 | , | 0

The DEU MARFOR command staff from the perspective of a young troop officer In a tectonically turbulent zone on the Italian coast is not only Mount Vesuvius, one of the most dangerous and notorious volcanoes on earth, but also an equally impressive NATO building. With its six floors and endlessly long corridors in almost every Western language, the Allied Joint Force Command (JFC) Naples is equally impressive on a first visit. I am there as part of the Maritime Component Command (MCC) Liaison Cell, under the direction of our French counterpart FRMARFOR, planning the Steadfast Jupiter exercise. Together...

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Interview - "I'm not afraid of anything!"

Interview - "I'm not afraid of anything!"

Posted by | 10 Sep 2021 | , , , , | 0

Vice Admiral Kay-Achim Schönbach has been inspector of the navy for six months now. marineforum had the opportunity to ask him about his impressions so far and his plans for the future of the navy. Admiral Schönbach, congratulations on your new position! Inspectors often stood for events in the mirror of time: Zenker stands for construction, Mann for dismantling and transition, your predecessor was the first inspector outside the BMVg - what do you wish for, what are you afraid of, what will you stand for one day? I am grateful for the great trust placed in me as Inspector of the Navy. How...

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