And they came! Young and...experienced: you can't get more than an inspector of the navy. Good conversations and naval feeling at the naval base in Kiel. This is how the MOV community of values works. The IPD flag JuMOV of the frigate "Bayern" was there. Text/Photo: R. Engel  

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[et_pb_section fb_built="1" _builder_version="4.16" global_colors_info="{}"][et_pb_row _builder_version="4.16" background_size="initial" background_position="top_left" background_repeat="repeat" global_colors_info="{}"][et_pb_column type="4_4" _builder_version="4.16" custom_padding="|||" global_colors_info="{}" custom_padding__hover="|||"][et_pb_text _builder_version="4.16" background_size="initial" background_position="top_left" background_repeat="repeat" global_colors_info="{}"]Marine-Offizier-Vereinigung und Deutsches Maritimes Institut zum Tag der Bundeswehr in Wilhelmshaven Defence Minister Boris Pistorius had called on citizens to come to the Day of the Bundeswehr to get an idea of what the German Armed Forces...

From a press release by the Rostock Naval Command On Saturday, 17 June 2023, the "Day of the Bundeswehr" will offer a varied programme of information, talks and presentations at ten locations nationwide from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. for the eighth time in a row. This year, Wilhelmshaven is the only naval location to invite...

When Flotilla Admiral Axel Schulz, Commander of Operational Flotilla 2, handed over command of the 4th Frigate Squadron on 19 January, it was not a ceremony of the kind familiar from the Heppenser Groden naval base. Captain Dirk Jacobus handed over his four BADEN-WÜRTTEMBERG-class ships to Captain Matthias Schmitt and ended the ceremony with the...

[et_pb_section admin_label="section"] [et_pb_row admin_label="row"] [et_pb_column type="4_4"][et_pb_text admin_label="Text"] Legend and memories - a call! With the establishment of the German Navy, suitable bases were needed whose location would support the defence of the Baltic Sea approaches. The choice fell on the Noor near Olpenitz, which was separated from the Schlei from 1959 to 1964 and...

On Monday, 26 September 2022, Frigate Captain Lars Petersen (53) handed over command of the Kiel naval base to Frigate Captain Jan Dobberstein (45). Petersen had been in command of the naval base command with the naval harbour "Kiel-Wik" and around 250 soldiers and employees since September 2019. "To have been the commander of this special naval base, of all places...

Albania has been a member of NATO since 2009 and is endeavouring to meet the associated obligations and standards in armed forces matters. Albania is also on the waiting list for EU membership and is not making any real progress. The defence budget is stagnating at 1.5% (by no means a reproach!), the country was the focus of the major exercise with Ukraine...

Albania has offered NATO a naval base to underline the small country's value to the alliance "in these difficult times", the office of Albania's Prime Minister Edi Rama said on 26 May 2022. Prime Minister Edi Rama said the Pashaliman naval base, located 180 kilometres south of the capital Tirana, could be used for...

From a press release by Rostock Naval Command. On Friday, 12 November 2021, the naval battalion will be holding a 12 km charity run at its Eckernförde and Alt Duvenstedt locations between 8 am and 10 am. The aim of the fundraiser is to support the 48th German contingent in Lebanon in its charitable work on the ground for...

On Friday, 24 September 2021 at 10 a.m., Frigate Captain Florian Lübeck handed over his duties to Corvette Captain Robert Lehmann. Frigate Captain Lübeck was the base commander in Warnemünde for three years. Major events such as the Hansesail or the numerous guest visits by international military ships and boats were his personal highlights and characterised his...

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