In line with our mission #meerverstehen, we want to reach not only the insiders, but also those interested in the navy. That's why we are launching the series "What is actually... " Today: a tender? Definition: A tender boat is actually a dinghy. Anyone who has ever been on a cruise will be familiar with the term, because they...
On Thursday, 7 October at 10.30 a.m., the Commander of the Naval Support Command, Flotilla Admiral Lars Holm (60), will hand over command of the Operational Test Centre from Captain Jörg Dieter Lorentzen (54) to Captain Thomas Jaensch (54). Despite the coronavirus pandemic, the Centre for Operational Testing (ZEP) has been able to fulfil all its orders. The...
Es ist vollbracht. Das Segelschulschiff der Deutschen Marine, die Gorch Fock, hat nach über 2.200 Tagen Werftaufenthalt wieder an seinen angestammten Liegeplatz im Heimathafen festgemacht - und inzwischen trägt auch die Mole den Namen des Dichters Rudolf Kinau alias „Gorch Fock“. Das in vielen Medien immer wieder abfällig als „Narrenschiff,...
On Monday, 27 September 2021 at 1 p.m., the duties of the 1st Corvette Squadron were handed over. After a varied two and a half years, Frigate Captain Florian Feld (46) handed over command to his successor, Frigate Captain Kenneth Harms (41). In March 2019, Frigate Captain Feld took over the command and initially focussed on the...
On 23 September 2021, the Inspector of the Navy, Vice Admiral Kay-Achim Schönbach (56), will hand over the Navy's fleet and support forces from Vice Admiral Rainer Brinkmann (63) to his successor, Rear Admiral Jan Christian Kaack (58). The ceremony will take place at the Mürwik Naval Academy in Flensburg and will traditionally end with a...
The first Class 125 frigate was commissioned just over two years ago. Time for a review of experience. How are our "new" frigates faring? Several members of the Bundestag have recently been asking this question. With their small question on the status of the Frigate 125 (F 125) project, they emphasised the role of the project...
Vice Admiral Kay-Achim Schönbach has been inspector of the navy for six months now. marineforum had the opportunity to ask him about his impressions so far and his plans for the future of the navy. Admiral Schönbach, congratulations on your new position! Inspectors often stood for events in the mirror of time: Zenker stands for development,...
On 1 September 2021, the task force provider left its home base in Wilhelmshaven to join Operation IRINI as part of the European Union Naval Forces Mediterranean (EUNAFVOR MED). The 220 soldiers on board include military police and an 11-strong boarding team from the sea battalion in Eckernförde. Two Sea Lynx helicopters will provide situational awareness...
After 19 years, a German Navy ship set sail for Southeast Asia again today. The Hamburg was due to set this course at the beginning of May 2020, but the voyage had to be cancelled due to coronavirus. Despite the long preparation time, not all questions have been answered, partly due to the ongoing pandemic....
Private Public Partnership was the magic word at the beginning of the 2000s; the concept was promised as the saviour for services in the public sector. At its core, the idea was to privatise services provided by the state and public authorities - in themselves, mind you - in order to make them leaner, more efficient and, above all, more...
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