30th January 2012 DEAG Handover
January 31, 2012 by padd
Today, we bade a fond farewell to our outgoing director, Lieutenant General Arne Kreuzinger-Janik , the Luftwaffe Chief of Staff, who after two years has overseen several technical agreements such as the revised aviation medicine TA , the ECVC and the operation of two very successful VOLCANEX exercises along with two combined joint personnel recovery courses. During the handover ceremony he praised the EAG’s diligent efforts to enhance multinational interoperability.
Général Jean-Paul Paloméros, in his first speech to the EAG, made it clear he intends to continue in the same vein as his predecessor by promoting the objectives of the EAG through the development of operationally-relevant training projects and studies to enhance interoperability and the development of cooperative air capability amongst the EAG partner nations.
28 Nov 2011:visit of Director EAG, Lt Gen A Kreuzinger-Janik
November 29, 2011 by Kees
Lt Gen A Kreuzinger-Janik meeting EAG personnel
Photographs from CJPRSC 2011
November 4, 2011 by AD EX SEC
Follow the link to view photographs from this year’s Combined Joint Personnel Recovery Standardization Course (CJPRSC).
4 New Study and Project Designs Completed
October 24, 2011 by AD EX SEC
The EAG has completed the designs for 4 Studies and Projects tasked at the EAG Steering Group Meeting at RAF Benson on 15 July 2011.
Air Surface Integration Lessons Learned Project
UAS in European Airspace Project
EAG Working Group Member Update
September 19, 2011 by AD EX SEC
The list of EAG Working Group Members has been updated and can be found on the EAG Working Group page.
Agenda for October 2011 CIS Meeting
August 31, 2011 by AD EX SEC
The next CIS Meeting will take place in Narbonne (FRA) on 13 – 14 October 2011. The Agenda can be viewed on the Agenda page of the CIS Area.
Minutes of the June 2011 STOX TA CB
July 21, 2011 by AD EX SEC
The Minutes of the STOX TA CB, held on 22 Jun 11, can be found on the Documents Page of the FP Area.
Advanced Interoperable Load Management Course
July 21, 2011 by AD EX SEC
The EAG ran the first Advanced Interoperable Load Management Course, in BEL and NLD , during 13 – 24 Jun 11. The next Course, in 2012 will take place in ITA. For more details visit the AMP page of the LOGS Area.
2011 EAG Steering Group Photographs
July 20, 2011 by AD EX SEC
A selection of photographs, taken during the EAG Steering Group, on 15 July 2011, can be seen in the Gallery area.
Annual EAG Steering Group Meeting – 15 July 2011
July 19, 2011 by AD EX SEC
Serial No: PR1/11 Source: EAG SG
Date: 15 Jul 11 Released by: EAG
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Subject: EUROPEAN AIR GROUP – STEERING GROUP MEETING
On Friday 15th July 2011, Air Chief Marshal Sir Stephen Dalton, Chief of the Air Staff of the Royal Air Force hosted the annual meeting of the European Air Group’s Steering Group (EAG SG) at Royal Air Force Benson. The high level EAG SG comprises the Commander of the Air Component of the Belgium Armed Forces, the Chiefs of Air Staff of France, Germany, Italy, The Netherlands, Spain and the United Kingdom.
The objective of the EAG is to improve the operational capabilities of its member air forces through projects aimed at enhancing interoperability between them at a tactical level.
A past success of the organisation, and a consequence of the EAG’s European Air Lift Study, is the creation of the European Air Transport Command, in Eindhoven. More recently, the EAG has developed and delivered the only European based multinational Personnel Recovery Course and established a European Advanced Aviation Medicine Course which provides opportunities for air force doctors to learn from each nation’s particular areas of expertise.
This year’s EAG SG meeting focused on the future activities of the Group and its 29 strong international staff based at RAF High Wycombe, UK. The EAG is presently in the process of conducting projects aimed at identifying ways of achieving efficiencies through interoperability in the area of integrated training amongst member air forces and improving fuel supply and delivery interoperability. Many of the Group’s products will be tested during its biannual exercise, VOLCANEX. This exercise, which aims to refine and test EAG products, will be integrated into the French BAPEX and AIREX activities next year. Importantly, and in order to avoid duplication of effort across Europe, the Group continues to maintain strong links with other multinational Agencies.
A brief history of the European Air Group and details of its current Director are at Annex A to this paper and on the EAG website www.euroairgroup.org.
Annex: History of the EAG and Details of the Current Director.
HISTORY OF THE EUROPEAN AIR GROUP AND DETAILS OF THE CURRENT DIRECTOR
During the first Gulf war, the UK’s Royal Air Force (RAF) and France’s Armée de l’air (FAF) worked very closely together on a range of operational activities. Soon after this, the same two air forces found themselves working together again, on missions in support of United Nations forces in the former Yugoslavia. Further close cooperation followed in operations over Bosnia-Herzegovina.
The FAF and RAF realised that there was a need for an organisation to improve the inter-air force cooperation and to work on issues relating to interoperability. Thus it was at the Chartres Summit, on 18th November 1994, that the first announcement was made of the intention to create the Franco-British European Air Group (FBEAG). Even at that stage, it was foreseen that other European air forces might wish to join the organisation – so the word “European” was included in the title right from the beginning.
On 27th June 1995, France and the UK jointly declared the formal establishment of the FBEAG. Shortly afterwards, Air Commodore Wright RAF was appointed as the first Deputy Director of FBEAG, with Colonel Beck FAF as the first Chief of Staff and Group Captain Wood RAF as the first Vice COS. Then on the 20th September of that year, the first meeting of the FBEAG Working Group (WG) was held at the FBEAG Headquarters (HQ), located at RAF High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, UK.
On the 13th October 1995, General André Nicolau was appointed as the first Director of the Group. Shortly afterwards, on 30th October, the FBEAG was formally inaugurated at a joint ceremony, by French President Jacques Chirac and British Prime Minister John Major. That same day, the FBEAG Steering Group (SG) held its inaugural meeting. The SG, in effect a committee comprising the Chiefs of the Air Staffs of each member nation as well as senior representatives of the ministries of Defence and Foreign Affairs, meets every year to make decisions regarding the Group’s policies and future work.
During 1996, the FBEAG worked mainly on strengthening existing ties and cooperation between the FAF and the RAF. Italy became the first other nation to apply for membership, and in early 1997 Germany accepted “correspondent” status – that is, to send observers to EAG activities, but not to participate fully in decision-making. Soon afterwards, the Italian Air Force (ITAF) also appointed an observer.
At the November 1997 meeting of the Steering Group, it was decided to invite Belgium, the Netherlands and Spain to become “correspondent” members, along with Germany and Italy. Shortly afterwards, on the 1st January 1998, the FBEAG formally changed its title to simply “European Air Group” (EAG).
Meanwhile, work proceeded on the construction of a new building at RAF High Wycombe, to house the headquarters of the EAG. The UK’s Secretary of State for Defence, the Right Honourable George Robertson MP, formally opened the building on 16th June 1998. That same day, the EAG Steering Group held a meeting during which Italy announced her decision to become a full member. On the 6th July 1998, agreement was reached between the French and British governments regarding the precise wording of the required Inter-Governmental Agreement (IGA) officially creating the Group, and the document was formally signed. In September of the same year, the first members of the ITAF joined the permanent staff of the EAG HQ.
On 16th June 1999, France and the UK signed a Protocol amending the EAG IGA permitting other nations to join the EAG. At the 1999 meeting of the EAG SG, held in Rome on 12th July, Belgium, Germany, The Netherlands and Spain all confirmed their wish to transfer to full membership, and the EAG formally became a 7-nation organisation. Staff officers from Belgium, Germany, The Netherlands and Spain have since joined the EAG HQ.
The current Director of the EAG is Lieutenant General Aarne Kreuzinger-Janik, Luftwaffe, who has held the post since January 2010. Since 29th October 2009, Lieutenant General Kreuzinger-Janik has also held the national post of Chief of the Luftwaffe.
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