After 10 days of intensive training the naval exercise, DANEX 06, has come to an end. During the night the participating units sailed into port.

The disaster relief operation at Hvims Monday was visited by two fleet commanders and one commodore.

Everything is chaos in the port of Hvims.

Here you can see, where the ships participating in DANEX 06 are located today.

Jerup Srand is the starting point for the assistance the DANEX force provides to the province North Vendia that is struck by disaster.

The hurricane Hercules has hit the province North Vendia and a naval force is tasked to assist. Helicopters can see that help is badly needed.

In connection with exercise DANEX 06 preparation for a Non-Combatant Evacuation (NEO) exercise was done on September 9.

Here you can see, where the ships participating in DANEX 06 are located today.

The NATO-citizens under heavy pressure in Odd Shire were evacuated today. The number of wounded civilians was higher than anticipated, but everything went smoot

SNMG1 conducts a Non-combatant Evacuation Exercise during DANEX 06.

The evacuation from Odd Shire is well underway but not everybody can leave the country.

If you see a line of green trucks with anchors on the number plate - then it’s us from Naval Operational Logistics Team Alpha.

For the first time – as far as any one on board can remember – two German helicopters conducted a hoist operation from the helicopter deck on HDMS THETIS.

The NATO force has now arrived at the ficticious province on Sjællands Odde where around 100 civilians will be evacuated during the day.

- Either the NAVY will pay me one million euro or I will detonate a bomb, hidden onboard your ship.

In three years time, 19-year old Able Rating Cartwright can leave the Royal Navy. By then he hopes to be apprenticed to an electrician.

A fictive nature disaster has devastated northern Vendia. Local authorities cannot cope with the situation, but luckily naval forces from Farawayland are ready.

Here you can see, where the ships participating in DANEX 06 are located today.

Trouble in Odd Shire. There are riots in the fictive region and chaos rule the streets surrounding the embassy. Fortunately, the Fleet is ready to help.

Commodore Palle Cortes, the Commander of the Danish Task Group visited HMS Cornwall, 6th September 2006, to meet the Captain and the crew during DANEX 06

During a gunnery exercise the command ship HDMS THETIS hits the spot.

Here you can see, where the ships participating in DANEX 06 are located today.

Commander Danish Task Group, Commodore Palle Cortes, is looking forward to the next part of DANEX 06.

The sea around Hirsholmene is explosive. HDMS LAXEN is laying out mines so that they can be tested during the exercise.

Standing NATO Maritime Group 1 (SNMG1) will be taking part in Exercise DANEX 06 until the 14th of September.

When the command ship HDMS THETIS needs to have its propeller inspected, Rasmus Hansen is ready to jump into his diving suit.

Here you can see, where the ships participating in DANEX 06 are located today.

Two German fast patrol boats are visiting Frederikshavn. Around 8 p.m. they will leave Denmark and DANEX 06, but they will have to fight their way out.

Naval Home Guard Security Force is also participating in DANEX 06. Today they have completed an exercise at Naval Station Frederikshavn.

HMS CORNWALL visited Denmark’s second largest city, Aarhus, prior to participating in a major multinational exercise in the Baltic called DANEX 06.

The electronics officer on the command ship HDMS THETIS is back in the Navy after six months as engineer in the Army.

News from Standing NATO Response Force Maritime Group 1 (SNMG1) 29 August – 5 September 2006

The LYNX helicopters of the Navy have received new equipment to defend themselves and others: a heavy machine gun.

Here you can see, where the ships participating in DANEX 06 are located today.

If you want to catch a glimpse of the Patrol Company, you will have to look for a long time.

Currently, the participants of DANEX 06 are in the CET/FIT phase, but what does that mean?

Rescue operations at sea is one of the many important tasks of the Danish Navy. Therefore is is of course also trained during DANEX 06.

The support vessel ESBERN SNARE arrived at Naval Base Frederikshavn to make room on the large flex deck before the ship returns to the DANEX force.

Yesterday Flight Sergeant in the Danish Air Force Johnny R. Pedersen was celebrated. He has spent 3000 hours in the air aboard LYNX helicopters.

Here you can see, where the ships participating in DANEX 06 are located today.

During the weekend Aarhus has been upside down. There is a festival in the city and in the harbour seven international navy ships paid a visit.

The Dutch warship HNLMS VAN GALEN has arrived in Frederikshavn to solve some technical problems before they can join the rest of SNMG 1 in DANEX 06.

There was a fire on the quaterdeck of HDMS THETIS in a room with inflammable materials. It could have been extremely serious, but luckily it was only an exercise

Three cooks and one baker ensure that the staff and the crew aboard the command ship HDMS THETIS are never short of neither solid nor liquid food.

Here you can see, where the ships participating in DANEX 06 are located today.

Thanks to a Navy diver a 16-year old boy can ride his scooter again, after a trip to the bottom of the harbour basin in Odense.

After an eventful weekend in Odense the ships have departed for sea so that DANEX 06 really can get underway.

Here you can see, where the ships participating in DANEX 06 are located today.

At a small ceremony the festival “Under Sail For 1000 Years” was officially closed. The Navy was thanked for its flexibility and openness.

The support ship ESBERN SNARE is on its way through Odense Canal. The departuretime has been pushed forward because of a bad weather forecast.

Exercise became reality when a bulk carrier ran aground in Jammerbugten. The environmental protection vessel GUNNAR THORSON left Odense to assist.

The Danish Naval Band kept the stroke when the DANEX Crews marched trough the streets of Odense.

You can sense it before you enter the gangway to the frigate SACHSEN – not only is it a proud ship, the crew onboard embers with pride.

Cannon rounds rang out across the harbour when four wooden ships fought in Odense during the reconstruction of the sea battle of Kolberger Heide.

With water spraying up from the harbour the helicopter from the command ship THETIS performed a rescue operation for the visitors at ”Under Sail For 1000 Years”.

During “Under sail for 1000 Years” The Danish Navy Schools promotes a carrier in the Navy.

Friday morning Polish, English and German units arrived in Aarhus to participate in DANEX 06.

Commodore Palle Cortes is now in commission as the new Commander Danish Task Group (DATG). He is succeeding commodore Lars Rosendahl Christophersen.

During ”Under Sail For 1000 Years” the Danish Navy Diving School offers ‘free dives” for everybody. But you have to be more than 15 years old.

HDMS THETIS led the way when the DANEX force arrived in Odense today. With a pilot on board the 112 meter long ship was guided into the harbour.

The sun is shining down on Odense harbour while more ships from the Danish Navy arrive to participate in ”Under Sail For 1000 Years”.

During ”Under Sail For 1000 Years” your questions about Danish international operations will be answered at the mobile education center “Check Point One”.

The training ship DANMARK has joined the many ships in Odense harbour.

The LCPs of the Danish Navy offer high speed canal tours.

Both small and large ships will participate in exercise DANEX 06. Here one of the smallest meets the largest.

ALDEBARAN has now arrived in Odense, where the crew the following days will be hosting open ship, before the vessel Monday departs for exercise DANEX 06.

With festive music and waving flags “Under Sail For 1000 Years” was officially opened by Her Highness Princess Alexandra, countess of Frederiksborg.

Wednesday morning a group of schoolchildren and their teachers invaded the support ship ESBERN SNARE, for a grand tour of the new ship in the Royal Danish Navy

During ”Under Sail For 1000 Years” the environmental protection vessel GUNNAR THORSON demonstrates one of its most important functions: fighting oil spills.

The first ships have arrived in Odense harbour to participate in the event “Under Sail For 1000 Years” before exercise DANEX 06 gets underway on Monday.

EXERCISE DANEX 06 takes place during the 1. – 14. September and this website will provide you with updates during the exercise.