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Bundeswehr and reservists running team has another ambassador

Bundeswehr and reservists running team has another ambassador

Gepostet von | 17 Jan 2023 | , | 0

Olympic luge athlete Julia Taubitz is the new ambassador for the Bundeswehr and Reserves running team Julia Taubitz won the overall luge World Cup in 2019/20 and achieved a double victory by winning the World Championships in 2021/22 in the sprint World Cup and the overall World Cup. She also won silver in the team relay. She herself says "I love running, it clears your head and afterwards you feel so exhausted and yet full of new energy. The fact that you can help so many people while running makes it one of the best things in life." The Bundeswehr and Reservists running team started out as a loose association of people who...

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Change of command in the 4th frigate squadron

Change of command in the 4th frigate squadron

Gepostet von | 17 Jan 2023 | , , | 0

Flotilla Admiral Axel Schulz will hand over command of the 4th Frigate Squadron from Captain Dirk Jacobus to the new commander of the squadron, Captain Matthias Schmitt, on Thursday, 19 January. The handover ceremony will take place on the frigate "Sachsen-Anhalt" at the Heppenser Groden naval base in Wilhelmshaven. Captain Jacobus was in command of the 4th frigate squadron for five and a half years. The special thing about his time in command was that he took all four F125 class frigates, the "Baden-Württemberg" class, into service and also decommissioned the last three F122 class frigates - the...

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Sea piracy: lowest level in almost three decades

Sea piracy: lowest level in almost three decades

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In its latest report on maritime piracy figures for 2022, the International Maritime Bureau (IMB) of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) in Germany reports a continued significant decline in piracy attacks and armed robberies. However, it calls for efforts to be continued worldwide to ensure the protection of seafarers from maritime piracy in the long term. In figures The International Maritime Bureau recorded a total of 115 incidents of piracy and armed robbery against ships in 2022 - compared to 132 in 2021. This is the lowest number in almost three decades. Half of the incidents occurred in Southeast Asian waters, particularly in...

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Changing times and upheavals

Changing times and upheavals

Gepostet von | 16 Jan 2023 | , , | 2

62nd Naval Historical Tactical Conference After a two-year break due to Covid-19, the major naval debate and networking conference took place for the 62nd time from 10 to 12 January under the motto "Changing times and upheavals - 175 years of German navies". The Commander of the Fleet has been organising the "HiTaTa" for over 65 years. Vice Admiral Frank Lenski was able to lead the 62nd for the first time and "bring it out of quarantine", as he put it. Around 550 participants travelled to Linstow. Naval officers have been meeting at the conference resort there for years. This conference, which is shrouded in myth, serves as a forum for exchanging professional opinions and networking. The HiTaTa is an old...

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Change at the head of Mission Flotilla 1

Change at the head of Mission Flotilla 1

Gepostet von | 16 Jan 2023 | , , | 0

On Tuesday, 17 January 2023 at 13:30, Rear Admiral Jürgen zur Mühlen (62), Head of Operations at Naval Command, will hand over command of Operational Flotilla 1 from Flotilla Admiral Henning Faltin (56) to Flotilla Admiral Sascha Helge Rackwitz (50). Faltin has been Commander of the flotilla and Director of the Centre of Excellence for Operations in Confined and Shallow Waters (COE CSW) since September 2021 and will subsequently become Military Advisor to the European Representation for the USA and Canada in Washington. "The first half of my time in command was characterised by the pandemic, which continues to this day. Since February 2022...

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