Change of management at the Centre for Operational Testing in Eckernförde

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 ZEP carries out the operational testing of newly launched or significantly modified ships, boats, equipment and weapons. Three areas were further expanded in order to better fulfil the ZEP's core mission of testing and firing under operational conditions: Target presentation, simulation and technical analysis. Captain Lorentzen will take up his post as Head of Unit at the Naval Command in Rostock. There he will be responsible for the Navy's information and communication services and technology. His successor, Captain Jaensch, is now moving from Naval Support Command Division 2, Operational Support Operations, to head the Operational Testing Centre.