Category: Armed Forces

Change of commander for the F125 "Alpha" crew

Change of commander for the F125 "Alpha" crew

Gepostet von | 25 Sep 2023 | , , | 0

From a press release of the PIZ Marine at the Naval Command Rostock: On Tuesday, 26 September 2023 at 10 a.m., the change of command of the F125 crew "Alpha" will take place on the frigate "Sachsen-Anhalt". The commander of the 4th Frigate Squadron, Kapitän zur See Matthias Schmitt (48), will hand over command from Frigate Captain Kay Beger (47) to Frigate Captain Danilo Petzsch (45) at the Heppenser Groden naval base in Wilhelmshaven. Frigate Captain Beger took command of the crew three years ago. He was already the first officer on board from 2015 to 2018. The new "old man" will be Frigate Captain Petzsch. He has already gained experience on frigates...

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NOCO23: Early and successful completion

NOCO23: Early and successful completion

Gepostet von | 21 Sep 2023 | , , | 0

From a press release by Rostock Naval Command: Exercise Northern Coasts 23 was successfully concluded today, around 40 hours earlier than planned. "In the free-play phase of the exercise, all participating units were able to consolidate the training successes of the first week of the manoeuvre and significantly improve operational-tactical cooperation at unit level, despite some poor weather conditions. As Exercise Director, I can already say today that all participants have benefited greatly from NOCO 23 in terms of their own operational readiness and cooperation within the multinational group. I am very satisfied with the results," said Flotilla Admiral Stephan Haisch. The DEU MARFOR staff in Rostock also successfully demonstrated its leadership skills in the...

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Change of command in the support squadron

Change of command in the support squadron

Gepostet von | 19 Sep 2023 | , , | 0

On Wednesday, 20 September 2023 at 10 a.m., the commander of Operational Flotilla 1, Flotilla Admiral Sascha Helge Rackwitz, will hand over command of the support squadron based there from Frigate Captain Uwe Lahl to Frigate Captain Stefan Meier-Neuhold at Kiel Naval Base. Frigate Captain Lahl has commanded the support squadron for two years. It is the youngest squadron in the German Navy and is home to five "Elbe" class tenders. It was only established in 2016 and has been indispensable ever since. The tenders were originally supply ships directly assigned to the fast patrol boat and minesweeper squadrons. As their operational spectrum has expanded considerably over the course of time, they have been...

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Retirement after 44 years of service

Retirement after 44 years of service

Gepostet von | 19 Sep 2023 | , , | 0

Personnel change in the leadership of the German Navy On Thursday, 21 September 2023 at 12:30 p.m., the Commander of Naval Forces and Head of Operations will change. Rear Admiral Jürgen zur Mühlen (63) will hand over command to Flotilla Admiral Stephan Haisch (54). The handover ceremony will take place on the pier in front of the frigate "Sachsen-Anhalt" at the Heppenser Groden naval base in Wilhelmshaven. Rear Admiral zur Mühlen has been part of the German Navy since 1979 and is retiring after 44 years of service as a naval officer. "During my time in service, I have experienced two changes in security policy and the resulting dynamic upheavals. The constant in these times was...

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Japan's navy exercises off the Russian-occupied Kuril Islands for the first time

Japan's navy exercises off the Russian-occupied Kuril Islands for the first time

Gepostet von | 11 Sep 2023 | , , , , | 0

Japan's navy exercises off the Russian-occupied Kuril Islands for the first time Japan - Six warships from the US, Japanese and Canadian navies conducted a week-long exercise in the north-west Pacific in August, stretching from the Russian-controlled Kuril Islands to the waters off Tokyo. Multinational and Joint Noble Chinook (Noble Wind) was part of a joint exercise that included manoeuvre and navigation exercises in addition to various surface combatant scenarios. The exercise was part of Large-Scale Global Exercise 23 (LSGE 23), according to a U.S. 7th Fleet spokesperson. The U.S. Indo-Pacific Command (USINDOPACOM) conducted LSGE 23 as a planned exercise from May to August 2023...

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