Category: Armed Forces

Farewell for months

Farewell for months

Posted by | 7 Jan 2021 | , , | 0

On 7 January, the tender WERRA set course for the eastern Mediterranean to relieve the frigate BRANDENBURG as the flagship of Standing NATO Maritime Group Two (SNMG 2). The seventy or so crew members had already been in the currently prescribed quarantine for days. And so the men and women had long since said goodbye to their families and friends on the day of departure. No infections with the coronavirus had previously been detected. However, to be on the safe side, everyone on board was tested again during a brief visit to Wilhelmshaven. The requirements are strict in order to prevent an outbreak of the virus on board...

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Welcome home, frigate "Hamburg"!

Welcome home, frigate "Hamburg"!

Posted by | 20 Dec 2020 | , | 0

The frigate "Hamburg" has been back from the Mediterranean since 20 December 2020. Since the beginning of August, the ship had taken over the second operational contingent of the European Union's Irini foreign mission. Over the past few months, the frigate's main task was to contribute to the implementation of the arms embargo imposed on Libya by the United Nations Security Council. "As the first German seagoing unit of the still young Operation Irini, we have succeeded in making a visible and significant contribution to stabilisation in the sea area off Libya. In August of this year, nobody knew what was in store for us. Now we can look back on the proud...

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Annual instruction of the Navy 2021

Annual instruction of the Navy 2021

Posted by | 18 Dec 2020 | , | 0

The inspector draws up this policy document on a regular basis, but the directive for 2021 is characterised by unusual circumstances. "The side effects and consequences of the COVID-19 coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic have permanently shaken much of what was considered safe and plannable at the beginning of last year," says Krause. The Bundeswehr, and therefore the Navy, will foreseeably also be affected by the consequences - while the scope and intensity of the challenges facing the armed forces will continue to increase.

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