Category: Security policy

Research vessel instead of naval forces

On Tuesday, 1 October 2024, the research vessel "Planet" departs for the NATO support mission in the Aegean Sea. With the adoption of the new NATO force organisation (NATO Force Model) on 1 July 2024, the demands on the German Navy as part of the NATO defence forces have increased significantly. The combat and support units previously entrusted with the task are therefore required to do more than before. In order to increase the German Navy's room for manoeuvre, it was decided to replace the German Navy's military forces with civilian units suitable for the tasks. The research vessel "Planet", with its capabilities in the area of sea endurance, the large amount of space available and the necessary telecommunications...

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Solemn swearing-in ceremony

Ceremonial swearing-in of Crew 2024 at the Naval Academy Mürwik On 26 September 2024, the cadets of Crew 2024 were sworn in as part of a ceremonial muster. The invited family members of the officer cadets were able to experience the naval school in the evening light of torches and to the musical accompaniment of the Kiel Naval Music Corps. In addition to former Vice Admiral Heinrich Lange, who was invited as guest of honour, and Rear Admiral Christoph Müller-Meinhard, Commander Support of the Rostock Naval Command, visitors from politics, society and the Bundeswehr were also present. The Mürwik Naval School on the Flensburg Fjord (MSM) is the "alma mater" of officers and officer cadets of the German Navy. Since...

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Squadron captain hands over to squadron captain

Today, on 25 September 2024, Frigate Captain Florian Vosgerau handed over the 3rd Squadron of Naval Air Wing 5 to the new squadron captain, Frigate Captain Tabea Zachau. With Frigate Captain Vosgerau, an experienced leader is leaving the squadron of the Sea Lynx MK88A helicopters. His time in office was characterised by the challenges during the transition, particularly with regard to the training and introduction organisation of the new aircraft as well as the retraining for Sea Lion/Sea Tiger. The deployment of personnel and equipment to dangerous missions such as the EU mission "Aspides" and basic operations under normal and difficult conditions also characterised everyday life as squadron commander. Frigate Captain Vosgerau was characterised by his professionalism and his ability to...

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Starting signal for the NVL Campus

Press release by NVL Group Lemwerder, 23 September 2024: The NVL Group will comprehensively modernise its site in Lemwerder, Lower Saxony, by the end of 2025. With the construction of a new building complex and the refurbishment of the old building, more than 400 state-of-the-art workplaces will be created on the new NVL Campus, thus further investing significantly in the infrastructure, the employees and the future of the site. With the ground-breaking ceremony in the presence of Lemwerder's mayor Christina Winkelmann, district administrator Stephan Siefken, shareholder Friedrich Lürßen and numerous NVL employees, the responsible construction company GOLDBECK Bremen branch is taking over the work on the construction site. "Today's ground-breaking ceremony does not...

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