{"id":48234,"date":"2025-09-04T14:22:00","date_gmt":"2025-09-04T12:22:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/marineforum.online\/?p=48234"},"modified":"2025-09-29T21:16:02","modified_gmt":"2025-09-29T19:16:02","slug":"frigate-rhineland-palatinate-under-new-command","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/marineforum.online\/en\/fregatte-rheinland-pfalz-unter-neuem-kommando\/","title":{"rendered":"Frigate \"Rheinland-Pfalz\" under new command"},"content":{"rendered":"

Today, Thursday 4 September 2025, the commander of the 4th Frigate Squadron, Frigate Captain Volker K\u00fcbsch, handed over command of the frigate \"Rheinland-Pfalz\" to Frigate Captain Benedikt Eichhorn. <\/strong><\/p>\n

\"Taking command of the frigate 'Rheinland-Pfalz' is both an honour and an obligation for me. Especially because we find ourselves in a time when maritime security is of particular importance. I would like to thank my predecessor and the crew for their professionalism and perseverance,\" said the new commander. The frigate \"Rheinland-Pfalz\" is currently in the shipyard for a scheduled maintenance period. The new commander is already looking to the future and swearing his crew in for the time ahead.<\/p>\n

Frigate Captain Eichhorn is familiar with the Class 125 frigates, as he was chief officer of the former \"Alpha\" crew from 2020-2022. Most recently, he was a consultant in the Office of the Inspector General of the German Armed Forces.<\/p>\n