The Inspector of the Navy thanked the commander & crew via Twitter for the very successful mission in the Aegean and wished them an undisturbed transit home. He wished the men & women of the tender "Werra" a smooth and successful start to the mission.
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The digital Asterion classroom is used to train maintenance personnel for the new Naval Transport Helicopter (NTH) NH90 NTH Sea Lion. The system includes a soft panel cockpit with touchscreen instrument displays, a mission console trainer required for naval helicopter training, Asterion software, desktop hardware and tablets.
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Despite their advanced age, the two tankers of the "Rhön" class are still needed to supply units at sea. On Monday, the "Spessart" left its home port to initially carry out some training projects. To this end, instructors from the Navy's Damage Prevention Training Centre in Neustadt were on board. They brought the civilian crew under Captain Rolf-Heinrich von Bebern (53) up to speed. The "Spessart" will officially become part of the Standing NATO Maritime Group 1 (SNMG 1) on Friday and will join the other units of the group in the English Channel on 18 January. These are currently the Portuguese flagship "Corte Real"...
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A new mission for the DATTELN: on 12 January, the 45 men and women cast off from their home port of Kiel to set course for the North Sea. There, the boat will become part of the Standing NATO Mine Countermeasures Group 1 (SNMCMG 1). Commander Tanja Merkl believes the boat is well prepared for the tasks ahead: "The crew of the minehunting boat DATTELN has undergone comprehensive operational and maritime deployment preparation this year as planned. Participation in SNMCMG 1 is therefore the goal for which we have prepared intensively." A US Navy soldier is also on board. He...
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After just one and a half years as Commodore, Frigate Captain Jan Richard Keller (48) is leaving Naval Air Wing 5. On 11 January, Kapitän zur See Thorsten Bobzin will hand over command of the entire naval helicopter fleet and the almost 1,300 soldiers and civilian employees of MFG 5 to Frigate Captain Carsten Holtgreve (50). Holtgreve has already served as Commander of the Technical Group in MFG 5 and Head of the Logistics Department in the Naval Aviation Command. Most recently, he was office manager to the Chief of Staff at the Naval Command. MFG 5 is home to the Sea King, Sea Lynx, Sea Lion and EC-135 helicopters. Text: mb; Photos: Alexander...
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