Military exercise in Rostocker Heide: shots cause excitement!

Military exercise in Rostocker Heide: shots cause excitement!

Marines from the German Navy are currently gathering in the Rostock Heath. This week they are conducting an intensive exercise that includes firing shots. The exercise takes place primarily in the evenings and at night, meaning residents may have to expect noise. To ensure safety, some access roads and barriers in the area have been closed. The responsible authorities, such as the fire department, police and the Rostock city forestry office, have already been informed, but the Navy is not disclosing any further information about the exercise - for reasons of “military and operational security”. ndr.de reports.

For the Navy, such exercises are not just routine, but essential preparation for real operations. The main thing is to be able to react efficiently to different scenarios. What is interesting is that the Rostock Heath was previously militarized and is now used as a recreational area, which in itself is an exciting return to civilian use.

Exercise for casualty care

But that is not the only exercise that takes place in Rostock. The “Role2Sea” exercise in the Western European Baltic Sea is also ongoing and is being carried out by the German Navy and the Bundeswehr medical service. This exercise aims to optimize medical care during maritime operations. Various scenarios will be practiced until August 25, including the transport of injured people from a naval operations ship to civilian hospitals, such as the Rostock University Medical Center and the Südstadt Clinic. This information is provided by nordkurier.de.

Admiral doctor Dr. Dirk Stölten emphasizes the need for such exercises to ensure operational readiness in an emergency. On one of the exercise days, a naval helicopter will land at the Südstadt Clinic to give the supply teams there an understanding of how to work with military forces. The task force provider “Frankfurt am Main” plays a central role in this exercise and will take a key position with its See rescue center (RZ See). Here, injured Marines can be treated directly in two state-of-the-art operating rooms.

Realistic training conditions

The entire process is trained under realistic conditions. Around 45 soldiers from the integrated naval operations rescue center (iMERZ) are actively involved in the exercise. They are supported in this by working with elaborately made-up actors of injured people who simulate the challenges of an operation as authentically as possible. This exercise trains the entire rescue chain, which is a challenging but necessary task to ensure safety, as marineforum.online makes clear.

Through such exercises, the Navy not only strengthens its own capabilities, but also works hand in hand with civilian emergency services to ensure rapid and effective medical care in an emergency. We can only hope that these preparations never come to fruition, but given the geopolitical situation, it is better to be prepared.