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120 successes

120 successes

Gepostet von | 30 Apr 2021 | , , , , | 0

The minesweepers were active in the eastern Baltic Sea for a fortnight and the Open Spirit 2021 exercise ended yesterday. With great success, as more than 120 mines and other ammunition remnants were detected and rendered harmless. A total of 21 boats from eleven nations took part in the exercise to remove contaminated sites from the First and Second World Wars. The boats of the Standing NATO Mine Countermeasures Group 1 (SNMCMG 1) were also involved. Under the command of Dutch frigate captain Jan Wijchers on the Belgian Godetia were the Belgian Crocus, the Estonian Ugandi, the Dutch Zierikzee, the British Pembroke and the German Navy's Sulzbach-Rosenberg....

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10,000 miles for 900 doses of vaccine

10,000 miles for 900 doses of vaccine

Gepostet von | 29 Apr 2021 | , , , | 3

The Royal Navy has delivered vaccine doses to the world's most remote community. HMS Forth delivered 900 doses of AstraZeneca to the inhabitants of the tiny island of Tristan da Cunha, in the middle of the South Atlantic. The Royal Air Force first transported the drugs from RAF Brize Norton to Mount Pleasant in the Falkland Islands. Within an hour, the valuable cargo was transferred and safely stored in the belly of the Forth. The ship, which is permanently stationed in the Falkland Islands, was then able to set off on the 2500 nautical mile journey to Tristan da Cunha. The journey was challenging because the total distance of 5,000 miles was close to the limit of the...

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France takes over SNMCMG 2

France takes over SNMCMG 2

Gepostet von | 29 Apr 2021 | , , , | 0

For the first time, France has taken command of one of NATO's four standing maritime task forces. During a partly virtual ceremony, the Deputy Commander of NATO Maritime Command, Vice Admiral Didier Piaton, handed over command of the Standing NATO Mine Countermeasures Group 2 (SNMCMG 2) to Commander Gregory Guiran. In future, he will lead the boats under his command from on board the French flagship Somme. "Recent actions and exercises under the leadership of outgoing commander Yusuf Karagulle have shown that NATO is fully operational in mine countermeasures, soldiering and cohesion in the face of an ever-increasing threat," said Guiran, praising his predecessor....

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The crows are coming

The crows are coming

Gepostet von | 28 Apr 2021 | , , , | 0

The battle group around the British aircraft carrier Queen Elizabeth will soon leave the country and head for East Asia. Final preparations are currently underway on board the ships. This also includes the step-by-step embarkation of the aircraft and with them the operating and maintenance personnel. The three Merlin Mk 2s have now landed on the flight deck of the QE. With them came a total of 190 people who are responsible for safe and reliable operation during the voyage. The helicopters of the 820 Naval Air Squadron are responsible for monitoring the air and sea space. With their specialised radar equipment, they are...

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Varuna 2021 ended

Varuna 2021 ended

Gepostet von | 28 Apr 2021 | , , , | 0

The binational exercise Varuna took place in the Arabian Sea for the 19th time. During the three-day manoeuvres, the French and Indian navies practised joint cooperation and coordination of their activities. Over the years, the exercise has become more and more extensive and the individual actions more and more complex. This year, the focus was on tasks in the areas of air defence and submarine hunting. Flight operations with fixed-wing and rotary-wing aircraft were practised with the Charles de Gaulle. Tactical manoeuvres, firing at air and sea targets and supply manoeuvres at sea were also carried out. Due to the pandemic, all tasks were carried out in advance exclusively via video...

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