Naval Support Command (Germany)

53°31′32″N 8°01′43″E / 53.5255345°N 8.0285523°E / 53.5255345; 8.0285523

Navy Support Command
Marineunterstützungskommando
Insignia of the Marineunterstützungskommando
Founded1 October 2012; 12 years ago (2012-10-01)
CountryGermany Germany
BranchGerman Navy
TypeNavy Command
Size84 personnel
Part ofGerman Navy
Garrison/HQSchortens
Website[1]
Commanders
CommanderCaptain Matthias Potthoff

The Marineunterstützungskommando (MUKdo) is a command authority of the German Navy. The advance detachment began in the spring of 2012 in Roffhausen near Wilhelmshaven on the site of the former Olympic works with the establishment of the office.[1] 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 Eckernförde. In Virginia Beach there is a branch that serves the connection to the United States Navy.[2]

  1. ^ Wilhelmshavener Zeitung vom 1. MUKdo nach Roffhausen. 1 March 2012. p. 1.
  2. ^ Abeldt, Gerd (11 October 2012). "Neuer Dienstleister für die Flotte". lokal26.de (in German). Retrieved 2021-08-03.