Navy Command (Germany)

Navy Command — XXXX —
Marinekommando (MarKdo)
Insignia
Active	1 October 2012
Country	Germany
Branch	German Navy
Type	High command
Garrison/HQ	Rostock
Commanders
Inspector of the Navy	Vice Admiral Kay-Achim Schönbach
Deputy Inspector of the Navy	Vice Admiral Rainer Brinkmann
Chief of Staff	Rear Admiral Frank Martin Lenski [de]

German Navy Deutsche Marine
Components
Kommando Spezialkräfte Marine
Command
Navy Command
Equipment
Ship classes
History and traditions
Prussian Navy North German Federal Navy Imperial German Navy Reichsmarine Kriegsmarine Volksmarine
Awards, decorations, and badges
Badge of Honour of the Bundeswehr Military Proficiency Badge Badge of Marksmanship Flood Service Medal 2002 Flood Service Medal 2013

The Navy Command (German: Marinekommando, MarKdo) is the high command of the German Navy of the Bundeswehr as well as the staff of the Inspector of the Navy, the Navy's highest commander. It was formed in 2012, as a merger of the Navy Office (Marineamt), Naval Staff (Führungsstab der Marine), and Fleet Command (Flottenkommando), as part of a larger reorganization of the Bundeswehr. It is based in Rostock, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern.^[1]

Organisation

The Navy Command is led by the Inspector of the Navy ranked Vice admiral, he is assisted by the Deputy Inspector of the Navy and Commander of the Fleet, as well as the Navy Commands Chief of Staff.

The command is structured in five departments. The forces of the Navy are assigned to the different departments heads.

• Operations
  • Einsatzflottille 1
  • Einsatzflottille 2
  • Marinefliegerkommando
• Planning
• Personnel, Training and Organization
  • Schools of the Navy
• Operations Support
  • Marineunterstützungskommando
• Navy Medical Service
  • Maritime Medicine Institute of the Navy

and the command staff.

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