http://www.eatc-mil.com The official RSS feed of the European Air Transport Command en-us Copyright (C) 2013 European Air Transport Command A German Engineering Systems Center on the scope http://www.eatc-mil.com/13/Articles/95 Wed, 15 May 2013 17:05:00 +0100 The most complex unit of the German Air Force will fly the A400M http://www.eatc-mil.com/13/Articles/94 Tue, 14 May 2013 13:01:00 +0100 An excellent opportunity to exchange experience(s) in the wide field of AT. http://www.eatc-mil.com/13/Articles/93 Fri, 26 Apr 2013 11:11:00 +0100 Looking for future synergies http://www.eatc-mil.com/13/Articles/92 Mon, 22 Apr 2013 17:05:00 +0100 New exhibition presents the wings history http://www.eatc-mil.com/13/Articles/91 Mon, 22 Apr 2013 17:05:00 +0100 Pictures of the biggest air transport exercise within Europe http://www.eatc-mil.com/13/Articles/90 Wed, 17 Apr 2013 14:02:00 +0100 A German A310 MRTT flies additional troops and material to Mali and Senegal http://www.eatc-mil.com/13/Articles/89 Mon, 15 Apr 2013 17:05:00 +0100 Airbus A310 MRTT on its way to Germany http://www.eatc-mil.com/13/Articles/88 Mon, 15 Apr 2013 14:02:00 +0100 The EATC future aircraft on the spot http://www.eatc-mil.com/13/Articles/87 Tue, 09 Apr 2013 18:06:00 +0100 Important meeting at Eindhoven Air Base http://www.eatc-mil.com/13/Articles/86 Fri, 05 Apr 2013 07:07:00 +0100 Three C-160 acting all over West Africa http://www.eatc-mil.com/13/Articles/85 Tue, 02 Apr 2013 11:11:00 +0100 Planning on the spot, acting world wide http://www.eatc-mil.com/13/Articles/84 Tue, 02 Apr 2013 11:11:00 +0100 Turkish Air Force delegation visits Air Transport Wing 61 http://www.eatc-mil.com/13/Articles/83 Fri, 29 Mar 2013 08:08:00 +0100 Good working relations as a result of trustful association http://www.eatc-mil.com/13/Articles/82 Wed, 27 Mar 2013 18:06:00 +0100 EATC assigned wing inherits new challenge http://www.eatc-mil.com/13/Articles/81 Tue, 26 Mar 2013 12:12:00 +0100 European Military Air Transport right from the spot http://www.eatc-mil.com/13/Articles/80 Fri, 22 Mar 2013 07:07:00 +0100 Brigadier General Miguel A. Martin visits Eindhoven http://www.eatc-mil.com/13/Articles/79 Thu, 21 Mar 2013 07:07:00 +0100 First large military transport certified to civil standards http://www.eatc-mil.com/13/Articles/78 Thu, 14 Mar 2013 08:08:00 +0100 Introducing the Dutch 336th squadron http://www.eatc-mil.com/13/Articles/77 Thu, 14 Mar 2013 08:08:00 +0100 Key milestone in face of introduction to French Air Force http://www.eatc-mil.com/13/Articles/76 Thu, 07 Mar 2013 10:10:00 +0100 Assisting French combat aircraft after successful certification http://www.eatc-mil.com/13/Articles/74 Thu, 28 Feb 2013 18:06:00 +0100 Capable Air Transport from Creil Air Base http://www.eatc-mil.com/13/Articles/75 Thu, 28 Feb 2013 17:05:00 +0100 A400M training has begun http://www.eatc-mil.com/13/Articles/73 Wed, 27 Feb 2013 16:04:00 +0100 50th anniversary of the very reliable Transall aircraft http://www.eatc-mil.com/13/Articles/71 Fri, 22 Feb 2013 07:07:00 +0100 Only few tests missing to achieve EASA certification http://www.eatc-mil.com/13/Articles/72 Fri, 22 Feb 2013 06:06:00 +0100 Airbus A310MRTT are certified to supply French Rafale fighter aircrafts http://www.eatc-mil.com/13/Articles/70 Thu, 21 Feb 2013 14:02:00 +0100 New Chapter opened http://www.eatc-mil.com/13/Articles/68 Thu, 21 Feb 2013 08:08:00 +0100 Full civil certification for the A400M is expected within days http://www.eatc-mil.com/13/Articles/69 Thu, 21 Feb 2013 07:07:00 +0100 One more EATC assigned aircraft type engaged http://www.eatc-mil.com/13/Articles/67 Mon, 11 Feb 2013 16:04:00 +0100 The Dutch 334th squadron introducing http://www.eatc-mil.com/13/Articles/66 Mon, 11 Feb 2013 13:01:00 +0100 888 days in charge of European Air Transport http://www.eatc-mil.com/13/Articles/65 Thu, 07 Feb 2013 15:03:00 +0100 16 first ground technicians join course in Sevilla http://www.eatc-mil.com/13/Articles/64 Mon, 04 Feb 2013 09:09:00 +0100 EATC delegation in Toulouse to receive latest news about the A400M program http://www.eatc-mil.com/13/Articles/63 Thu, 31 Jan 2013 12:12:00 +0100 Airbus A310 deploys German soldiers to Senegal http://www.eatc-mil.com/13/Articles/62 Wed, 30 Jan 2013 18:06:00 +0100 Introducing German Special Air Mission Wing (MoD) http://www.eatc-mil.com/13/Articles/61 Wed, 30 Jan 2013 17:05:00 +0100 New training center completed http://www.eatc-mil.com/13/Articles/60 Mon, 28 Jan 2013 15:03:00 +0100 EATC combines valuable experience http://www.eatc-mil.com/13/Articles/59 Thu, 24 Jan 2013 12:12:00 +0100 Air Transport from the most northern point of Germany and the EATC http://www.eatc-mil.com/13/Articles/58 Thu, 24 Jan 2013 12:12:00 +0100 A true enabler in the field of military Air Transport http://www.eatc-mil.com/13/Articles/57 Mon, 21 Jan 2013 13:01:00 +0100 Airbus A330 carried German contingent to Turkey http://www.eatc-mil.com/13/Articles/56 Mon, 21 Jan 2013 10:10:00 +0100 EATC conducted first German deployment to Mali and Senegal - assisting ECOWAS on the scope. http://www.eatc-mil.com/13/Articles/54 Sun, 20 Jan 2013 09:09:00 +0100 Watch EATC assigned transport squadrons 1/64 Bearns and 2/64 Anjou in action. http://www.eatc-mil.com/13/Articles/55 Sat, 19 Jan 2013 11:11:00 +0100 Major General Pascal Valentin described at his first Commanders Call the future challenges of his multinational command. http://www.eatc-mil.com/13/Articles/53 Fri, 11 Jan 2013 11:11:00 +0100 Predeployment to augment Turkish Air Defence on its way http://www.eatc-mil.com/13/Articles/52 Tue, 08 Jan 2013 14:02:00 +0100 EATC welcomes new equipped Hercules http://www.eatc-mil.com/13/Articles/51 Fri, 21 Dec 2012 08:08:00 +0100 EATC takes also care in flight safety matters http://www.eatc-mil.com/13/Articles/50 Fri, 21 Dec 2012 08:08:00 +0100 Critical flight-test phase successfully completed http://www.eatc-mil.com/13/Articles/49 Fri, 14 Dec 2012 12:12:00 +0100 An Air Base turns upside down for the new transport aircraft http://www.eatc-mil.com/13/Articles/48 Thu, 13 Dec 2012 19:07:00 +0100 The new software version 1.6 of MEAT has been implemented http://www.eatc-mil.com/13/Articles/47 Fri, 07 Dec 2012 13:01:00 +0100 Today flying Transall this unit will soon fly the A400M. http://www.eatc-mil.com/13/Articles/46 Fri, 07 Dec 2012 12:12:00 +0100 National specialists and EATC agree on way ahead http://www.eatc-mil.com/13/Articles/45 Thu, 29 Nov 2012 15:03:00 +0100 Introducing 1/64 "Béarn" and 2/64 "Anjou" http://www.eatc-mil.com/13/Articles/44 Wed, 28 Nov 2012 17:05:00 +0100 Spain offers official interest in becoming EATC-partner http://www.eatc-mil.com/13/Articles/43 Thu, 22 Nov 2012 14:02:00 +0100 Fleet of the 336th Squadron completely modernized http://www.eatc-mil.com/13/Articles/42 Wed, 21 Nov 2012 15:03:00 +0100 Ministers of the Nordic Defence Cooperation signed Letter of Intent http://www.eatc-mil.com/13/Articles/41 Fri, 16 Nov 2012 08:08:00 +0100 Find first two documentations in the Chapter "Features" http://www.eatc-mil.com/13/Articles/40 Mon, 12 Nov 2012 15:03:00 +0100 Bavarian specialists to fly all over the world http://www.eatc-mil.com/13/Articles/39 Fri, 09 Nov 2012 14:02:00 +0100 Representatives of 28 EU Nations visit the EATC http://www.eatc-mil.com/13/Articles/38 Mon, 29 Oct 2012 14:02:00 +0100 EATC presents its units - starting with French squadrons as of "Vercors" and "Franche-Comté" http://www.eatc-mil.com/13/Articles/37 Tue, 16 Oct 2012 08:08:00 +0100 EATC coordinates EAG exercise with more than 1.300 soldiers http://www.eatc-mil.com/13/Articles/36 Thu, 11 Oct 2012 17:05:00 +0100 Four nations follow EATC proposal to rule Flight Duty Regulation (FDR) http://www.eatc-mil.com/13/Articles/35 Mon, 01 Oct 2012 10:10:00 +0100 Important symposium on Air-to-Air Refueling (AAR) was held at the Eindhoven Air Base http://www.eatc-mil.com/13/Articles/34 Wed, 26 Sep 2012 12:12:00 +0100 EATC to share aircraft in memory of important WWII operation http://www.eatc-mil.com/13/Articles/33 Mon, 24 Sep 2012 10:10:00 +0100 Commander EATC visits Dutch squadrons http://www.eatc-mil.com/13/Articles/32 Fri, 21 Sep 2012 11:11:00 +0100 Commander EATCs first visit to AT-wing http://www.eatc-mil.com/13/Articles/31 Thu, 20 Sep 2012 13:01:00 +0100 EATC successfully coordinated the trinational Exercise Colibri. http://www.eatc-mil.com/13/Articles/30 Mon, 17 Sep 2012 15:03:00 +0100 Major General Pascal Valentin stated to present and future military Air Transport (AT) http://www.eatc-mil.com/13/Articles/29 Thu, 13 Sep 2012 16:04:00 +0100 New military transport aircraft visited German AT-Wings http://www.eatc-mil.com/13/Articles/27 Thu, 06 Sep 2012 17:05:00 +0100 Belgian and French Ministers of Defence propose creation of international A400M unit to Belgium http://www.eatc-mil.com/13/Articles/26 Tue, 04 Sep 2012 09:09:00 +0100 Airbus on AirEvacuation-mission helped out of life-threatening situation http://www.eatc-mil.com/13/Articles/24 Mon, 20 Aug 2012 14:02:00 +0100 EATC leads working group to harmonize air to air refuelling and air transport http://www.eatc-mil.com/13/Articles/23 Thu, 16 Aug 2012 11:11:00 +0100 EATC is now also involved in Parachuting matters, having established a coordinated lead in the field of cross-parachuting. http://www.eatc-mil.com/13/Articles/22 Wed, 08 Aug 2012 11:11:00 +0100 On Thursday 19 July 2012 the European Air Transport Command conducted the first Change of Command Ceremony. http://www.eatc-mil.com/13/Articles/21 Thu, 12 Jul 2012 09:09:00 +0100 From 4 to 15 June 2012, the Spanish Air Force organized, on Zaragoza Air Base, the first edition of the exercise EATT (European Air Transport Training), initiated by the European Defence Agency (EDA), with strong support from the EATC. http://www.eatc-mil.com/13/Articles/20 Tue, 03 Jul 2012 10:10:00 +0100 The EATT 2012 concluded highly successfully, exceeding its expectations in the depth and quality of the cooperation on display. Follow up soon for an article and check out our media gallery for pictures of the exercise. http://www.eatc-mil.com/13/Articles/19 Mon, 18 Jun 2012 15:03:00 +0100 The European Air Transport Training 2012 (EATT 12), under the auspices of the European Defense Agency (EDA), significantly supported by the EATC staff and hosted by Spain, started successfully on 05 June in Zaragoza, Spain. http://www.eatc-mil.com/13/Articles/18 Mon, 11 Jun 2012 17:05:00 +0100 http://www.eatc-mil.com/13/Articles/17 Fri, 01 Jun 2012 11:11:00 +0100 http://www.eatc-mil.com/13/Articles/16 Fri, 01 Jun 2012 11:11:00 +0100 http://www.eatc-mil.com/13/Articles/15 Wed, 30 May 2012 16:04:00 +0100 Today we released our very first video which we have produced together with the Informations- und Medienzentrale der Bundeswehr over the last months. You can stream it on our homepage. It will give you a first impression of EATC's capabilities and objectives. Enjoy. http://www.eatc-mil.com/13/Articles/14 Fri, 27 Apr 2012 12:12:00 +0100 On 24 January 2012 EATC had planned, tasked and controlled an Air to Air Refuelling (AAR) mission for the transfer of two F16 fighters of the Royal Netherlands Airforce to Afghanistan and back. For the distance of more than 4000km one way they needed to be refuelled in the air several times by a dutch KDC-10 and made a stopover in Crete and Dubai. You will find a small choice of the impressive pictures that heve been taken during the trip in our Media Gallery now. Enjoy. http://www.eatc-mil.com/13/Articles/13 Thu, 26 Apr 2012 16:04:00 +0100 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. http://www.eatc-mil.com/13/Articles/12 Thu, 08 Mar 2012 16:04:00 +0100 "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) http://www.eatc-mil.com/13/Articles/11 Mon, 27 Feb 2012 09:09:00 +0100 "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) http://www.eatc-mil.com/13/Articles/10 Mon, 06 Feb 2012 09:09:00 +0100 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.” http://www.eatc-mil.com/13/Articles/9 Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:02:00 +0100 Representatives of the four Participating Nations met in Eindhoven under the chairmanship of the Chief of the Royal Netherlands Air Force and declared the EATC having reached Initial Operational Capability. http://www.eatc-mil.com/13/Articles/8 Mon, 05 Sep 2011 13:01:00 +0100 The Queens’ Commissioner for the Region Noord-Brabant visited the European Air Transport Command in Eindhoven. http://www.eatc-mil.com/13/Articles/6 Fri, 12 Aug 2011 13:01:00 +0100 The European Air Transport Command (EATC) takes control over the tactical fixed wing air transport assets of the Belgian Air Force based in Melsbroek. http://www.eatc-mil.com/13/Articles/7 Wed, 27 Apr 2011 13:01:00 +0100 On 01 December 2010, the EATC takes control over the fixed wing air transport assets of the French Armée de l'Air (AA). http://www.eatc-mil.com/13/Articles/4 Tue, 30 Nov 2010 13:01:00 +0100 On 26 November 2010, the EATC takes control over the fixed wing air transport assets of the Dutch Koninklijke Luchtmacht (KLu). http://www.eatc-mil.com/13/Articles/3 Thu, 25 Nov 2010 13:01:00 +0100 On 15th October 2010, the European Air Transport Command took control over the German Luftwaffe fixed wing air transport assets. http://www.eatc-mil.com/13/Articles/1 Fri, 15 Oct 2010 16:04:00 +0100 With representatives of Belgium, France, Germany and Luxembourg in attendance, the Netherlands Minister of Defence will officially open the EATC on 1 September 2010. http://www.eatc-mil.com/13/Articles/2 Wed, 01 Sep 2010 14:02:00 +0100