About us
Air Operations Ground – Area Director
Lieutenant Colonel Utz Hennig
Germany
Joined the EAG in July2010
Experiences and previous jobs:
Previous jobs:
1993 – 1995 Operation Staff Officer, Air Transport Wing 63, Rendsburg
1995 – 1996 Operation Staff Officer, Air Transport Command, Münster
1996 – 1999 Squadron Commander, Air Transport Wing 61, Landsberg
1999 – 2002 Operation Staff Officer, RFAS Mov Section, Kalkar GE
2002 – 2004 Deputy Group Cdr Flying Group, LTGrp LTG 62, Holzdorf
2004 – 2007 Staff Officer OTE C, European Air Group
2007 – 2008 Consultant at DEU MOD, Joint Staff J 5, Bonn
2009 – 2010 Consultant at DEU MOD, JCS, Mission Team AFG, Berlin
01/2010 Branch chief GAF Office, A 3, Cologne
07/2010 – Area Director Air Operations Ground EAG
Experiences:
1999 4 months in charge of a GAF helicopter detachment, KFOR (FYROM)
Air Operations Ground – 1
Lieutenant Colonel
Spain
Joined the EAG in Aug 2011
Experiences and previous jobs
Previous jobs:
1982-1987 Spanish Air Force Academy
1987-1988 Helicopter School. Basic and Instrument Flight Course
1988-1993 803 Search and Rescue Squadron. Flight Instructor
1993-1996 CLAEX. Spanish Flight Test Center. Flight Safety Officer
1996-1999 Spanish Air Force Academy. Flight Instructor. Flight Safety Officer
1999-2000 Spanish Air Force Headquarters
2000-2001 Search and Rescue Headquarters
2001-2006 35th Air Transport Wing. Chief of the Maintenance Squadron. Chief of the Training Squadron. Flight Safety Officer
2006-2007 Advanced Command and Staff Course (UK)
2007-2011 Joint Operations Command. J4. Staff Officer
2011- Staff Officer Air Operations Ground 1 ( EAG)
Experiences
Air Operations Ground – 2
Major Kees Bleijerveld
Dutch
Joined the EAG in Oct 2010
Experiences and previous jobs:
Previous jobs:
1975/1976 Conscript Rifleman at Infantry Battalion at RNLA Havelte Barracks
1980/1984 Class Commander at RNLAF NCO-school Schaarsbergen
1985/1989 Personnel planner at Dutch National Railway company NS-HQ Utrecht
1989/1992 Chief Rescue Training Department at Civil Defence Training Centre KMC Crailo
1993/ 1996 Head of Training and Education Development and Evaluation Office at RNLAF Conscript Training Centre LIMOS Nijmegen
1996/2001 Staff Officer Quality Management at RNLAF Volkel Airbase
2001/ 2004 Chief Quality, Safety, and Environmental Staff-section at RNLAF Volkel Airbase
2004/2007 Staff-Officer at, Directorate of Operations J1, Ministry of Defence, The Hague
2008/2010 NSE Commander at Rheindahlen (GE)
2010- Staff Officer Air Operations Ground 2
Experiences:
1992/1993 12 months Military Observer at UNTSO Middle East
1994/1995 6 months Military Observer at UNPROFOR Former Yugoslavia
1997/1998 6 months Staff Officer in personal Staff, Commander SFOR, Serajevo
1997/1998 12 months Miltary Observer at UNTSO Middle East
