BALTOPS 2025: Mine countermeasures units arrive in Kiel As part of their deployment in the Baltic Sea and their active participation in BALTOPS 2025, the Standing NATO Mine Countermeasures Group One (SNMCMG1) will call at Kiel from 20 to 24 June 2025. Since the start of the exercise in Warnemünde, the SNMCMG1 has been fully...
For almost a decade, the Baltic Commanders' Conference has provided a platform for western Baltic Sea neighbours to exchange experiences. The aim is also to jointly implement projects. Kiel-Wik naval base, middle of the last decade. Two flag officers, both former speedboat drivers and therefore at home in the Baltic Sea, one commander of the fleet, the other...
Handover of command at Kiel-Wik naval base Today, Thursday 25 July, the commander of the Mürwik Naval School, Flotilla Admiral Jens Nemeyer, handed over command of the German Navy's sail training ship from Captain Andreas-Peter Graf von Kielmansegg to Frigate Captain Elmar Bornkessel. The old man After a good two years in command of the German sail training ship...
Exclusive view of the parade from the tender "Rhein" The commander of Operational Flotilla 1, Flotilla Admiral Sascha Rackwitz, had extended an exclusive invitation to watch the departure of the sailors from aboard the tender "Rhein". And, as is tradition, many illustrious guests accepted the invitation on Saturday. The weather was perfect and the...
A dream start! Kiel Week has begun with a fantastic turnout of visitors and good summer weather. Over 4,000 international marines populate the Kiel-Wik naval base and the city of Kiel. After the end of the "BALTOPS 24" manoeuvre, many of the 50 participating units arrived in Kiel. These traditionally include the "USS Mount Whitney". Furthermore, the 208m long...
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