Category: Security policy

The downfall of the Westerners

The downfall of the Westerners

Gepostet von | 18 Dec 2023 | , , , | 0

Man las die Schlagzeile „4-Tage-Woche bei der Marine!“ Das stiftet Verwirrung. Unser Minister, Boris Pistorius, unser Generalinspekteur, General Carsten Breuer, und unser Inspekteur der Marine, Vizeadmiral Jan Christian Kaack erwähnen es immer wieder: „Einfach mal machen!“ Und sie sagen auch, dass die bestehenden Vorschriften und Weisungen dafür durchaus mal ausgereizt werden dürfen – sofern dadurch niemandem Nachteile entstehen und die Einsatzbereitschaft nicht leidet. „Einfach mal gemacht“ hat das 3. Minensuchgeschwader im aktuellen Pilotprojekt der Einsatzflottille 1. [ds_preview]Dort wird der Freitag einer Woche im Hafen für die seegehenden Einheiten des Geschwaders als dienstfreier Tag festgelegt. Es werden keine Vorhaben für...

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Prove operational capability

Prove operational capability

Gepostet von | 14 Dec 2023 | , , , , | 0

Turning point, return to national and alliance defence. This means that the navy must once again be able to hold its own in high-intensity combat. An important component in achieving this goal is the Multidimensional Naval Warfare Training Centre of Operational Flotilla 2. "Good morning crew, today is Thursday, Weekly War! 'Ginger' will not make it easy for us today. But we'll get through it." This announcement over the ship's loudspeaker system on board a frigate in the sea area around Helgoland suggests an exciting and strenuous day of sweaty work. The frigate is in the German Operational Sea Training German Authorities (Gost GEA).... during its operational training programme to achieve the operational capability level Bravo

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Regionally rooted, globally committed!

Regionally rooted, globally committed!

Gepostet von | 11 Dec 2023 | , , , , | 0

For the German Navy, too, this means a return to a focus on national and alliance defence. In an interview with marineforum, Vice Admiral Frank Lenski, Commander of the Fleet and Deputy Chief of Naval Operations, talks about the resulting willingness to take on responsibility, current problems and the importance of reserve service personnel. Admiral, how do you currently assess the situation on NATO's northern maritime flank - especially with regard to the Baltic Sea? As you know, NATO's northern flank is our operational centre of gravity. It already was, but our presence here has been further strengthened. In the Baltic Sea in particular, we have everything...

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Responsibility for Germany's maritime security

Responsibility for Germany's maritime security

Gepostet von | 28 Nov 2023 | , , | 0

At the parliamentary evening in Berlin, the participants discussed the legal and organisational problems of maritime security. "Our maritime infrastructure is the lifeline for the economy and society in our country. How can these lifelines be protected, and who reacts when a danger threatens or needs to be combated?" This was the key question posed by Siemtje Möller, Parliamentary State Secretary in the Ministry of Defence, at the "Maritime Security" parliamentary evening she hosted at the Hamburg State Representation in Berlin. Peter Tschentscher, Hamburg's First Mayor, and Jens Plötner, Foreign and Security Policy Advisor to Federal Chancellor Scholz, emphasised the central importance of the sea and maritime security in their introductory speeches.

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Where are the "blue" scientists?

Where are the "blue" scientists?

Gepostet von | 23 Nov 2023 | , , | 0

Scientists specialising in marine topics are in demand abroad. Here in Germany, however, they are fighting against disinterest and rejection. On the face of it, the 175th anniversary of German navies is primarily a matter for historians, as the aim is to draw the broad lines. However, such a rather narrow view has two major problems. Firstly, historians rely on sources such as files, diaries and photos, access to which is usually regulated and usually beyond the 30-year mark. Historians are far less willing and able to provide information on current developments relating to the German Navy. The eternal fascination with the Battle of the Skagerrak and Scapa...

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