Operation Active Endeavour

Operation Active Endeavour (OAE ) is a military operation in the Mediterranean under the command of NATO. The aim of surgery is to demonstrate NATO solidarity and determination and to detect and deter terrorist activity in the Mediterranean contribute.

After the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, the NATO Council decided on the entry into force of the alliance case pursuant to Article 5 of the Washington Treaty for the first time. Operation Active Endeavour officially began on 26 October 2001. Principal task of this operation is the maritime surveillance for the detection and documentation of civil maritime and of participating merchant ships. The data collected are the basis for preventive measures against terrorist activities and also for other naval missions in the Mediterranean, as used, eg, the UNIFIL deployment of the German Navy before Lebanon. On 4 February 2003 the application was extended. Since then, civilian ships are passed through the Strait of Gibraltar, to secure the boat traffic in this area, which is considered as a possible location for terrorist attacks.

The German Navy has been involved for 16 November 2001 in this application. Most often this a German ship of Standing NATO Maritime Group 1 and 2 ( SNMG 1 is the former Standing Naval Force Atlantic, SNMG 2 was Standing Naval Force Mediterranean ) off. Usually it involves frigates, but also German U- boats involved for years. At times, operated in the Straits of Gibraltar and speedboats.

The vessels leading to the recognition, the NATO flag at the Steuerbordrah their mast. NATO gives it the participating soldiers Article V Medal, the Federal Ministry of Defence, the use of the Bundeswehr medal for participating in NATO 's Operation Active Endeaveour.

The Bundestag consulted on 16 January 2014, an extension of the order. Since there took place only a first consultation, discussion of an extension has been transferred (with or without adjustment of the feed content ) in the defense committee. Currently, two different views of face. The federal government would continue to run until the end of the mandate. However, the use of parameters should be firstly separated from the NATO alliance case and secondly used instead of an active one observation mission. Alliance 90/The Greens and the Left demanding a own applications, the mandate does not extend further because terrorist activities not revealed doubts about terrorist activities on ships; Be rejected GREEN ), or Bundeswehr missions abroad ( LEFT ).

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