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Novelty in Stralsund: three tenders at once

Gepostet von MarineForum | 10 Mar 2025 | Headlines, Marines from all over the world, News, Shipping, Armed Forces | 1

Three tenders for International Women's Day Good ideas usually come from networking. One of these meetings is the Navy's annual historical-tactical conference, which is a great place to socialise. You meet this person and that, talk about this, that and, above all, the other. In conversation with former members of the fast boat squadron, word got around that three supply ships - including a fast boat tender - were planning to call at Stralsund's city harbour at the beginning of March, to coincide with International Women's Day. What followed was pragmatism: we have an idea, we see who wants to take part and organise an event that presents the navy in a rather atypical port. To the...

NATO Baltic Sea manoeuvres: Special forces practise against sabotage

Gepostet von MarineForum | 10 Mar 2025 | Headlines, Marines from all over the world, News | 0

For months, there have been suspected acts of sabotage against critical underwater infrastructure in the Baltic Sea. NATO has now responded with a large-scale NATO Baltic Sea manoeuvre. In response, NATO launched a new surveillance mission in January to track down potential saboteurs and prevent their activities. NATO Baltic Sea manoeuvres: Special forces train against sabotage At the end of January, US Navy SEALs, the German Special Forces Command Navy (KSM) and Lithuanian combat swimmers conducted a joint training exercise. For a fortnight, naval manoeuvres and combat tactics were tested in order to strengthen deterrence in the Baltic Sea region. The exercises took place near Klaipėda, a Lithuanian harbour town with a population of around 150,000, which is less than...

USA - Pentagon dismisses high-ranking executives

Gepostet von MarineForum | 6 Mar 2025 | Headlines, Marines from all over the world, News | 0

The Pentagon dismisses high-ranking executives, causing a worldwide stir. The Chief of Naval Operations, Admiral Lisa Franchetti, the first woman to hold this post and thus the first female member of the Joint Chiefs. And the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Charles Q. Brown was also "fired". Admiral Lisa Franchetti was only appointed Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) in November 2023 and confirmed by 95:1 votes in the US Senate. With Franchetti's dismissal, her term of office ends almost three years early. Her four decades of qualification in the US armed forces and her career in the Navy,...