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On 1st September 2010 a new chapter in the book of European Security and Defence Policy (ESDP) was opened, as the EATC was inaugurated in Eindhoven, the Netherlands. The establishment of this new multinational command represents a significant step on the way to pooling and sharing national military assets and truly marks an unprecedented level of European defence cooperation.
The Netherlands, Belgium, France and Germany have put major parts of their air transport- and air to air refuelling fleets under the operational control (OPCON) of the EATC. Now the missions of almost 150 aircraft are planned, tasked and controlled out of Eindhoven. In addition to that the EATC bears a nationally defined level of responsibility for aircrew training, coordination of training and exercise objectives as well as the harmonization of appropriate air transport regulations of the four nations. The overall objective is to manage the scarce resource air transport as effectively and efficiently as possible.
Retiring Commander of the Royal Netherlands Air Force said goodbye to EATC team
Having been the first chairman of the Military Air Transport Committee (MATraC), which defines the objectives of the EATC, General Jansen developed very close ties to the multinational Command, its Commander, German Major General J. Both and his team.EATC harmonizes the Tactical Combat Training Programmes
"The EATC OPS manual subpart D for mid 2012 will lead to commonly accepted Combat Readiness Levels for all crews, hence facilitate joint operations in the future for the EATC nations." (COL F. Verdierre, EATC Training & Exercises)Common denominator for Flight Duty Regulations enhances efficiency of EATC mission planning
"The EATC Flight Duty Regulation has accomplished what no other organization, civilian or military, has been able to do so until now: allow multinational tasking of assigned assets, without having to resolve to the use of the lowest common denominator." (Lieutenant Colonel G. Finck, EATC)European Union Military Committee convinced of EATC being a lighthouse for Pooling and Sharing
European Union Military Committee was convinced after its visit to the EATC "that Nations have [...] managed to create a tool that works and delivers efficient airlift capability.”
