The ''Marineunterstützungskommando'' (MUKdo) is a command authority of the

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. The advance detachment began in the spring of 2012 in Roffhausen near

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on the site of the former Olympic works with the establishment of the office. The command was set up on October 1, 2012. It has 1142 military and civil service posts at 16 locations with a focus on the Wilhelmshaven area and

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. In

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there is a branch that serves the connection to the

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Task

As part of the marine inspector's responsibility for operations and supplies, the MUKdo ensures the operational readiness and availability of the fleet. Department I Operations Support Technology / Logistics handles fundamental technical matters relating to the Navy, including material maintenance and technical tests. It includes the navy's senior engineers for ship technology, weapons / sensors and aircraft of the navy. In addition, technical matters of the airborne weapon systems and the naval land units are processed. Department II operational support / operational testing has essentially been formed from the previous departments in the Heppenser Groden naval base and in

, which were incorporated into the Navy Support Command on October 1, 2012. It includes the chief engineer for command, control and control systems. Department III Command Support is responsible for operating command support in the Navy. You are subordinate to, among other things, the land radio stations of the Navy, z. B. the marine radio station

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Gallery

File:Aerial photograph 400D 2012 05 28 8889 DxO.jpg, Headquarters of the MUKdo in the former Olympia works in Roffhausen

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External links

www.bundeswehr.de
Military units and formations of the Imperial German Navy Military units and formations of the German Navy 2012 establishments in Germany