Maritime Patrol Aircraft LOCKHEED P-3C ORION
Only recently upgraded, the P-3C ORION provides the Bundeswehr with enhanced capabilities in terms of long-range reconnaissance and command support in joint and combined Operations. The ORION is a state-of-the-art weapon system which will also in the future allow successful conduct of classical tasks such as sea surveillance and engagement of underwater targets. Its Flight Operations started in Nordholz in 2006. The P-3C ORION replaces the 40-year-old BREGLIET ATLANTIC BR 1150 aircraft.

Multi-Purpose Helicopter WESTLAND SEA KING MK 41
The SEA KING helicopters have provided outstanding service in their daily support of the fleet as shipborne helicopters of the combat support ships and in their SAR role. Both at sea and on land, they are the workhorses of the German Navy. ln a joint approach, Naval Air Wing 5 has the following tasks:

• Search and rescue (SAR)

• Airlifting personnel/staff material

• Disaster relief

• Tactical transport in the littorals

• Evacuation operations

• Maritime surveillance and reconnaissance

Together with other agencies of the Bundeswehr the Institute Joint Medical Service is situated on the Bundeswehr premises in Kronshagen, a community near the city of Kiel. In its capacity as the Navy‘s central medical facility, the institute is the “alma mater“ of all medical service officers of the Navy. lt renders specific services to the fleet in particular and to the Navy as a whole. In the field of diving medicine it also provides services for the entire Bundeswehr. In close cooperation with civilian and military agencies at home and abroad, the institute points the way in the field of naval medlcine as well as diving and hyperbaric medicine. These fields also constitute the main fields of research and training. A total of 71 personnel, including 57 soldiers, work in interdisciplinary teams and, among other things, use a highly modern hyperbaric chamber system, special diagnostic equipment, facilities for telemedicine and a sick bay team trainer. The institute provides a 24-hour emergency service in the fields of diving and hyperbaric medicine, telemedicine and crisis intervention through organic navy psychologists