German Elite Forces Need Improved Logistics Resources

Somalia — Germany's Spiegel has a very lengthy, interesting and in-depth report about Germany's elite GSG-9 police force and how two weeks ago it had to abort its mission to free the German freighter Hansa Stavanger, which was hijacked by Somali pirates April 4. 
Ultimately the mission was cancelled by the United States, which had lent Germany the use of the USS Boxer, a helicopter carrier. However, while the article describes the planning and ultimate failure of this complex mission, it more importantly uses the hijacking of the Hansa Stavanger to highlight how Germany is logistically ill-prepared to effectively deploy security forces in these types of situations.
From Spiegel Online:

"The failed campaign demonstrated that without improved logistics and available aircraft and ships, the GSG-9 is incapable of operating swiftly enough in comparable situations"

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