More than 12,000 visitors, 250 exhibitors and around 400 speakers are expected.

The Link and Learn Marine project team would like to use this opportunity to send a strong signal for a modern and agile Bundeswehr on 20 October from 13:00-16:00.

As part of a series of workshops, target group-specific and focussed interaction will take place with invited reserve service personnel and other guests on the opportunities and objectives of the Bundeswehr Reserve.

Be there too! Free tickets are available until 30.09.2022 at the following link

Smart Country Convention - Smart Country Convention - Secure your ticket now: you can be there in just a few clicks!

Text: M. Fritsche

Photo: hsc

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The 7.5 tonne truck used so far is irreparably damaged. A new vehicle is urgently needed so that it can continue to be used for flood relief.

We are looking for a 7.5 tonne - model and brand do not matter. It should not be older than 5 years and have a maximum odometer reading of 70,000 kilometres. Tarpaulin, luggage and equipment are also irrelevant. The colour doesn't matter either, as it will be covered with foil. However, white or light grey would be ideal.

The local association would like to buy a vehicle and would like help with a favourable offer.

Please contact us via http://www.drk-grafschaft.org

Contact person: Eberhard Marx info@eberhard-marx.eu

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Captain Matthias Kähler with the troop flag for the last time

After 46 years of service in the armed forces, the last six of which as commander of the Naval NCO School, Captain Kähler can look back on a varied career as a naval officer. "Leading means knowing your people, correctly assessing their abilities and limits, trusting them and having confidence in them. Leadership is not an end in itself, but must always be geared towards achieving a common goal. Teaching my soldiers this was the aim of my almost six years as Commandant of the Naval NCO School. I am leaving this school with the famous laughing and crying eyes - together we have achieved a lot, and at the same time I will miss the great people who make up the MUS," he concludes. Captain Kähler will take his well-deserved retirement on 31 March 2021.

Captain at sea Klaus Heermeier

The new school commander, Captain Heermeier, comes from the Naval Command, where he has been in charge of training for the past eight years. From 2003 to 2004, Captain Heermeier was already responsible for the implementation of supervisor training as commander of Teaching Group A of the Naval NCO School. "I look back on a truly good time, both professionally and privately, at the Naval Command and on the Baltic Sea. Now I am turning my gaze and looking forward to the Naval NCO School for a second time and again full of expectations - and privately, my wife and I are returning to where we started our family 38 years ago," says the future commander.

Against the backdrop of the coronavirus pandemic, the handover of command only took place with a small circle of invited guests from the military and public life as well as small delegations from the school staff and teaching groups. The Kiel Naval Music Corps provided the musical accompaniment to the handover.

Aerial photo MUS

MarineForum dedicates the May 2021 issue with a special to the MUS. This school in Holstein Switzerland is legendary, as it is the cradle of thousands of careers in the navy, the birthplace of many traditions and the origin of many stories. The MUS and its spirit have characterised the German Navy for decades. The May issue of MarineForum will be published at the beginning of May. You can look forward to authentic contributions from the ranks of members of the Naval NCO School.

The editors of MarineForum wish the outgoing commander all the best for his retirement and the new commander fortune and success in this unique assignment!

Text: PIZ Kiel / Schlüter

Photos: German Navy / Wilke

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Search for old ammunition also planned

Today at 09:30, the mine defence boats "Fulda", "Bad Rappenau" and "Grömitz" left their home port of Kiel, accompanied by the tender "Elbe" as flag and lead ship. NATO partners Belgium, Denmark, Latvia and Lithuania are joining the association for the two-week manoeuvre "Baltic Mine Countermeasures Squadron Exercise". The international exercise, which was launched four years ago by the German Navy, is intended to improve cooperation between naval forces in the Baltic Sea region. This format is the result of the "Baltic Commanders Conference", a meeting of naval commanders from Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway, Poland, Sweden and Germany. The initiative came from the Inspector of the German Navy in order to network the commanders at squadron level. The result is pragmatic cooperation in the Baltic Sea region without having to go through authorities, commands or ministries.

Minehunting boat Fulda in Kiel

The unit will carry out maritime manoeuvres and firing exercises in the western Baltic Sea. The units will deploy their mine defence capabilities in Danish waters in order to search for legacy weapons from wars and conflicts - such as live ammunition, torpedoes, mines and bombs. The unit commander and deputy commander of the 3rd Minesweeper Squadron, Frigate Captain Inka von Puttkamer (38), said: "We have a responsibility to make the Baltic Sea safer. I am all the more pleased that we are also doing this in 2021 under pandemic conditions by setting up a unit together with our partners. International deployments and exercises are our 'daily bread' - and of enormous importance." Due to the coronavirus pandemic, all crews are tested for COVID-19 before setting sail. During the exercise, masks and social distancing are mandatory at all times and the crews must keep to themselves. The rules on board are strict, particularly with regard to staying in the operating areas and serving food. The men and women have to do without joint events and crew swaps, although this has always strengthened the friendship between NATO partners.

The 3rd Minesweeping Squadron in Kiel consists of ten mine defence boats that are capable of mine hunting, mine diving, large-scale mine clearance and mine laying. The technical capabilities are diverse: underwater drones, surface drones of the "Seehund" type and specialised mine divers are available to eliminate underwater dangers. Mine defence capabilities are indispensable for clear and safe sea routes. The Navy's press office has not revealed where exactly the units will be searching for contaminated sites such as munitions from the Second World War. Although the German Navy has had exceptional capabilities in this area for decades, it has not yet been commissioned to do so. When the navy took part in a hazard clearance operation in German waters in 2019, a discussion and outrage erupted over harbour porpoises being killed. This was previously welcome in Danish waters, but the Danes have now also changed their tune and banned blasting. As a result, the association will also not be carrying out any blasting, as a navy spokesperson announced on 17 March.

In a previous version, it was stated that Denmark authorises blasting - this is no longer the case.

Read more marine forum Issue 4 - 21, in which we address the topic.

Text: H. Schlüter

Photos: German Navy/Weishaupt

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