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10 juillet 2014 4 10 /07 /juillet /2014 07:50
Le général Pascal Chiffoleau et le général Pascal Valentin

Le général Pascal Chiffoleau et le général Pascal Valentin

 

09/07/2014 Armée de l'air

 

Jeudi 3 juillet 2014, à Eindhoven (Pays-Bas), le général Pascal Valentin a transmis le commandement de l’EATC (European Air Transport Command - commandement européen du transport aérien militaire) au Major-General allemand Christian Badia.

 

Depuis 2012, le général Pascal Valentin commandait l’EATC. Il a contribué à l’adhésion du Luxembourg en décembre 2012 et à la déclaration officielle de la «pleine capacité opérationnelle» de l’organisation, le 28 novembre 2013. Le général Pascal Chiffoleau devient le commandant en second de l’organisation européenne. Il commandait la brigade aérienne d’appui et de projection au commandement des forces aériennes depuis 2012.

 

Le même jour, l'Espagne est devenue le sixième membre de l’EATC. Sous la présidence du commandant de la composante Air belge, le général Van De Voorde, et en présence des autorités ibériques, l’accord entérinant l'adhésion officielle de l’Espagne à l'EATC a été signé. Cette contribution permet de mettre à disposition de l'EATC une partie de sa flotte d’avions de transport, constituée de Boeing 707, C-130 Hercules, Casa C-212, C-295 ou autres CN-235.

 

L’EATC, un partenariat européen soudé pour le transport aérien militaire

 

Le commandement européen a été inauguré en septembre 2010 sur la base d’Eindhoven, par l’Allemagne, la Belgique, la France et les Pays-Bas, dans le but de coordonner et d’optimiser l’utilisation des flottes de transport pour le compte des pays partenaires. Ce «concept unique et innovant», selon le général Pascal Valentin, permet de mettre en commun des moyens aériens, dont l’emploi «est optimisé par l’EATC pour effectuer le maximum de missions» dans le cadre du transport de passagers et de matériels, d’évacuations aéro-sanitaires sur le territoire européen mais également en opérations. Depuis sa création, l’EATC a démontré toute l’étendue de sa plus-value, en participant notamment à l’opération Serval au Mali en janvier 2013.

 

Les représentants de l'EATC à Eindhoven aux Pays-Bas

Les représentants de l'EATC à Eindhoven aux Pays-Bas

Le général Pascal Valentin remet le drapeau

Le général Pascal Valentin remet le drapeau

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Pictures: EATC PAO

Pictures: EATC PAO

 

3 July - Norbert Thomas - EATC

 

Successful steps of the European Air Transport Commands (EATC) have been done in the past: more will follow. The Change of Command ceremony today at Eindhoven Air Base featured the handover of EATC Command from French Major General Pascal Valentin to German Major General Christian Badia - taken place under the lead of the Dutch Air Force Commander, Lieutenant General Alexander Schnitger, Chairman of the Multinational Air Transport Committee (MATraC). 

 

A serial of changes

Before taking over the command, General Badia was Head of Division Strategic Defence Planning & Concepts at the German MoD. General Valentin instead will now focus on his new assignment, leading the NATO school in Rome.

General Valentin looks back on two busy years with a lot of challenges to cope with: The A400M introduction, reaching Final Operational Capability last year, achieving the accession of Luxembourg and Spain, which at last was finalized on the same day he left the EATC. Few days before he could promulgate the first A400M flying under EATC operational control.

The same date, but not in the limelight of the ceremony, also the Chief of Staff’s post is newly manned. German Brigadier General Jörg Lebert handed over to French Brigadier General Pascal Chiffoleau, former Commander of Air Mobility Brigade at Dijon AFB. Both positions either of Commander and Chief of Staff rotate as planned every two years between Germany and France.

 

New flag at EATC

 

More important decisions had been taken within the MATraC meeting in the morning, representing all EATC Participating Nations Air Chiefs: The lead of this highest circle in European military AT- matters went over from Belgian Lieutenant General Claude Van der Voorde to Dutch Lieutenant General Alexander Schnitger. For the next two years it is now his turn to monitor EATCs steps to reshape and improve the military AT-world within Europe. Although the Dutch Air Chief had a good start… facing only few hours before the accession of Spain to the EATC.

 

A rising giant

With the additional aircraft of Spain, intended to transfer authority latest by the end of the year, EATC will conduct more than 180 aircraft, operating from bases between the Baltic Sea and Gibraltar. But although this “rising giant called EATC” is a successfull lighthouse project in Pooling and Sharing, the new Commander knows, that nothing comes for free, facing e.g. the implementation of two Air Forces AT-fleets (Spain and upcoming Italy) into EATC structures: “With resources decreasing, demands rising, aging fleets and delays in the fielding of our new A400M we have to find better - and for sure sometimes new - ways in order to fulfil our commitments. All that counts at the end of the day is the added value that EATC can provide for each Participating Nation.”

 

Gallery EATC Change of Command Ceremony

 

EATC has a new Commander
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25 mars 2014 2 25 /03 /mars /2014 17:50
photo SEDE

photo SEDE

by SEDE

 

Presentation by General Pascal Valentin, Commander, European Air Transport Command

EATC presentation - SEDE meeting on 19 March 2014
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13 mars 2014 4 13 /03 /mars /2014 12:50
European Air Transport Command - Subcommittee on Security and Defence

 

13-03-2014 SEDE

 

The Subcommittee will exchange views on the European Air Transport Command with its Commander General Pascal Valentin.

 

When : 19 March 2014


Further information meeting documents

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22 février 2014 6 22 /02 /février /2014 22:50
OCCAR Director visits EATC Commander

January 2014 OCCAR

 

On 23 January 2014, the OCCAR Director, Tim Rowntree, visited the Commander of the European Air Transport Command (EATC), Major General Pascal Valentin, at his premises in Eindhoven (NL).

The meeting was held in order to address common fields of interest in the air transport domain. EATC presented its current set up and status and potential future developments while OCCAR-EA briefed on the status of the A400M programme. The first A400M aircraft has been delivered in August 2013 to the French user and has recently been on Operation in Mali. The aircraft will be a major European capability in terms of strategic and tactical air transport. In the future, some user states will provide A400M aircraft under operational control of EATC, allowing a coordinated multinational use of this key capability.

Thus discussions mainly concentrated on the preparation of the use of A400M aircraft. OCCAR-EA briefed on its outline global support strategy, which is currently being developed together with the A400M Participating States. This strategy is based on five key enablers: Common configuration control, common maintenance and repair organisation, a shared logistic support service, common enhancement clearances and the maximum use of the civil certification basis. EATC presented their preparations for the future operation of the A400M and the A400M interoperability framework, which were fully in line with the OCCAR-EA support strategy, making it clear that there was a very closely aligned strategic vision for the aircraft between the two organisations.

Both parties agreed to continue their fruitful exchange on a regular basis.

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