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US Navy relocates Growler to the southern Eifel region

US Navy relocates Growler to the southern Eifel region

Gepostet von | 29 Mar 2022 | , , | 0

Six Boeing EA-18 Growler electronic warfare aircraft - including the 120 man/woman support component of the 134th Electronic Attack Squadron at Naval Air Station Whidbey Island - will be deployed to Spangdahlem in the southern Eifel region this week. The task of the specialists stationed in Washington State on the west coast of the USA is to operate from the aircraft carrier to disrupt, deceive and disable the tracking capabilities of enemy units. Their operational radius is usually 1,000 kilometres - with additional tanks, this radius is tripled. With their special capabilities, they are intended to reinforce NATO's eastern flank while flying exclusively over NATO territory. Whether...

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Change of command on the Bayern

Change of command on the Bayern

Gepostet von | 28 Mar 2022 | , , | 1

Next Thursday, the commander of the frigate "Bayern", Frigate Captain Tilo Kalski, will hand over his command to Frigate Captain Dennis Fauerbach after two and a half years. The commander of the 2nd frigate squadron, Kapitän zur See Torben Jürgensen, will lead the handover ceremony. In addition to numerous smaller sea voyages, Frigate Captain Kalski led the first German "Indo Pacific Deployment" (IPD) during his time in command. "The fact that these projects could all be completed on time and extremely successfully, against all odds and despite the massive restrictions imposed by coronavirus measures, is solely thanks to the fantastic crew of this ship. With unbelievable vigour and willpower, my men and women have completed every...

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Change of command on the Gorch Fock

Change of command on the Gorch Fock

Gepostet von | 28 Mar 2022 | , , , | 2

Captain Nils Brandt leaves the ship after almost 8 years Next Thursday, the command of the sail training ship "Gorch Fock" will change hands. The commander of the Mürwik Naval School, Flotilla Admiral Jens Nemeyer, will hand over responsibility from Captain Nils Brandt to Captain Andreas-Peter Graf von Kielmansegg. An eventful era comes to an end when Nils Brand's pennant is raised at the naval base in Kiel. When the outgoing commander took command of Germany's "ambassador in white" on 28 June 2014, he had no idea how long he would be in command and what a burden he would have to bear. It...

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Preventing collisions with wind turbines

Preventing collisions with wind turbines

Gepostet von | 28 Mar 2022 | , , | 0

The Maritime Research Institute of the Netherlands (MARIN) has tested three innovative barriers to prevent collisions between ships and wind turbines. This test was prompted by the incident involving the Julietta D on 31 January 2022. This drifting ship first collided with a tanker and then with a transformer platform and a wind turbine foundation of the Hollandse Kust Zuid wind farm currently under construction. The installed wind turbines could fall onto a ship in the event of a collision, posing a major risk to the crew, passengers, the ship itself and the environment. If there are an estimated 2,500 wind turbines in the North Sea by the end of 2030, the risk of...

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Obangame Express 2022 ended

Obangame Express 2022 ended

Gepostet von | 27 Mar 2022 | , , | 0

Multinational approach to security in African waters The region is plagued by piracy, unreported and unregulated fishing and few opportunities for local residents to defend themselves against it. Led by the United States Africa Command (USAFRICOM), the exercise was conducted for the 11th time. U.S. AFRICOM is based in the Kelley Barracks in Stuttgart. Its mission is to co-operate with African militaries, conduct joint military operations and maintain relations between the United States and 53 African countries. This does not include Egypt, which is in a different command area. Obangame Express is the largest multinational naval exercise in West Africa, it...

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