Minehunting in the Strait of Hormuz: On Monday, 4 May 2026, the minehunting boat "Fulda" will set sail for the Mediterranean at 2 p.m. as part of an advance deployment for a possible operation in the Strait of Hormuz....
On Monday, 19 January 2026 at 10 a.m., the minehunting boat "Fulda" will leave its home port of Kiel. The boat from the 3rd Minehunting Squadron will take over the German contribution to the permanent NATO organisation SNMCMG 1 (Standing NATO Mine Countermeasures Group 1) for the next few months....

[et_pb_section fb_built="1" _builder_version="3.22"][et_pb_row _builder_version="3.25" background_size="initial" background_position="top_left" background_repeat="repeat"][et_pb_column type="4_4" _builder_version="3.25" custom_padding="|||" custom_padding__hover="|||"][et_pb_text _builder_version="4.9.1" background_size="initial" background_position="top_left" background_repeat="repeat" custom_margin="-50px||||false|false" hover_enabled="0" sticky_enabled="0"] From office to ministry... On 12 November 1955, the Bundeswehr was born with the handover of 101 certificates of appointment to the volunteers of the army, air force and navy. The then Minister of Defence, Theodor Blank,...

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