Category: Armed Forces

Minehunting boat "Bad Bevensen" back under NATO flag

Minehunting boat "Bad Bevensen" back under NATO flag

Gepostet von | 11 Jul 2023 | , , | 0

From a press release by Rostock Naval Command: Today, Tuesday 11 July 2023, the minehunting boat "Bad Bevensen" (M 1063) left its home port of Kiel. The boat, which belongs to the 3rd Minehunting Squadron, will be the German contribution to one of NATO's permanent mine defence units for the next few months. The boat and crew are therefore also part of the Very High Readiness Joint Task Force Maritime (VJTF (M)) for the North and Baltic Seas. Under the command of Corvette Captain Kevin Linken (36), the crew of the "Bad Bevensen" will head towards the eastern Baltic Sea. The first ports of call will be Rönne/Bornholm (Denmark) and Visby on Gotland (Sweden)....

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Running team Bundeswehr and Reservists becomes e.V. !

Running team Bundeswehr and Reservists becomes e.V. !

Gepostet von | 5 Jul 2023 | , , , | 0

Following the successful foundation of the association in 2021, the Bundeswehr and Reservists running team is now pleased to announce the official registration of the association and its recognition as a non-profit organisation. The association was founded on 29 November 2021 and has seen a steady increase in members and supporters since then. With a total of 273 members, 15 charity runs, including seven specially organised ones, 6,659 runners and donations totalling 104,259.89 euros, the association can already look back on a successful founding period. Thanks to the additional, numerous support from the fields of sport, the military and politics in the form of 20 active ambassadors and the many active members from the wider community, the organisation can now look back on a...

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"Bonn" returns from deployment

"Bonn" returns from deployment

Gepostet von | 4 Jul 2023 | , , , | 0

The most important thing for me is that I was able to bring all the crew members home safe and sound. The crew showed what they can achieve and make possible and that they can always be relied on. I am extremely proud of their achievements," emphasises the commander. The impressive figures achieved during the IRINI mission speak for themselves. During the mission, the task force provider "Bonn" travelled a total of 17,645.7 nautical miles, which corresponds to approximately 32679.84 km or 0.8 circumnavigations of the earth. At the time of the embarkation ceremony, there were 202 people on board. The EGV and its crew had already...

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Battle boats, the time has come.....

Battle boats, the time has come.....

Gepostet von | 27 Jun 2023 | , , , | 0

It has been discussed for years: does the German Navy need combat boats? The pros and cons have been debated at length in the marineforum, and the manufacturers' offers have been presented in detail. The fact that they are needed has now been reflected in the intention to procure them. The Bundeswehr intends to purchase multi-purpose combat boats for the naval battalion. The Federal Office of Bundeswehr Equipment, Information Technology and In-Service Support has published a corresponding invitation to tender on the European procurement platform TED. "These boats are required for amphibious, military evacuation, escort, patrol and harbour protection operations. In addition, equipment for storage and transport, spare parts, documentation and training courses will also be procured," reads the...

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Present at the base

Present at the base

Gepostet von | 18 Jun 2023 | , , | 0

Naval Officers' Association and German Maritime Institute on Armed Forces Day in Wilhelmshaven Defence Minister Boris Pistorius invited citizens to come and see what the Bundeswehr can do on Armed Forces Day. Of the technology, the equipment - but above all of the people of this Bundeswehr. On Saturday, 17 June 2023, over 200,000 people across Germany took the opportunity to get to know the Bundeswehr and its soldiers and civilian employees at ten different locations. The gates of the "4th gateway" were also open at the largest Bundeswehr and navy base in Wilhelmshaven for...

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