Volume 29, No. 9 NATO Air Base 27 Septembery 2013

Photo by Wiel Borghans Exercise, Exercise, Exercise The E-3A Component held a large, multi-scenario exercise in cooridination with local German emergency personnel. For more photos and information, see pages 8 and 9.

Training Wing changes command Colonel Arturo Di Martino assumes command of the Training Wing on Sept. 20, 2013. Photo by Wiel Borghans By Maureen Geraets-Head The new Training Wing Commander, Colonel Di Martino said in his The Trapani Room at the E-3A Club speech, “I am fully aware of the huge is filled with guests attending the responsibilities that are connected with Training Wing Change of Command. the fulfillment of a Wing Commander’s duties. Being in charge as the Wing With the marching in of the Colors Commander certainly means to be the ceremony starts. Colonel Arturo accountable. Accountable, not only to Di Martino, ITAAF,60¡ officially65¡ assumes70¡ the Component75¡ 80¡ Commander,85¡ not only90¡ 95¡ 100¡ 105¡ 110¡ 115¡ 120¡ 125¡ 40¡ command of theUZBEKIS TrainingTAN Wing on to the flag that I’m representing in this KAZAKHST AN Sept. 20, 2013, after that Lt. Col. multinational environment,Dzunga but alsor ia to MONGOLIA Almaty Knud Holmsgaard has relinquished theBishkek other Wing Commanders†rŸmqi by giving GOBI Beijing Dalian Bukhara Oz. Issyk Kul' N command. Tashkent them the support and outputH thatA UZBEKISTAN KYRGYZSTAN S Hami Baotou Tianjin Bo Hai N Samarkand E they are expectingI from one’s unitT urinfan a Depression Aksu TURKMENISTAN T 35¡ Maj.Mashhad Gen. Andrew Mueller presided timely, proper manner, always keeping ORDOS Shijiazhuang 35¡ Dushanbe Qingdao over the change of command. TAJIKISTAN in mind that no unit is a “stand-alone” Yinchuan Yumen Taiyuan T ARIM PENDI YELLOW In his speech, heSheberghan addressedMazar-e Sharif the reality, since we are all part of a bigger N Q I L I SEA CHINA OPERATION H A A N IRAN S S T U N H Herat A L A N audience, “Today, we will hand the picture.” Ho ng Qinghai Hu wa Zhengzhou responsibilityAFGHANIS of commandT AN of the AHotanFGHAN H S H Luoyang Kabul N A Lanzhou Shanghai Farah L A N Training Wing – the responsibility Following theK speechesU N was the Xi'an H ASSIST u 30¡ of all Component training - to Srinagarsigning of the change of command an A N g H H U A S H Hangzhou N e 30¡Colonel Arturo DiQandahar Martino. As theIslamabad certificates. H O H X I L S H A BAYAN HAR SHAN DABA SHAN Wuhan INDIA QING ZANG Tongtian He g Component Commander, I depend CHINA Jian Poyang Hu Zahedan XXX DAYS ng Quetta a Lahore 60¡ 65¡ 70¡ 75¡ 80¡ 85¡ 90¡ h 95¡ 100¡ 105¡ 110¡ 115¡ 120¡ 125¡ on the Training Wing to provide After the national anthems of T C G 40¡ ANG Nanchang Multan UZBEKISTAN GU Dongting Hu PAKISTAN A LA us the foundation for success in , ItalyN and Denmark were KAZAKHS SH T AN H G AN Chengdu Dzungar ia MONGOLIA Sutlej D Qamdo Changsha I Almaty RED Chongqing Fuzhou everything we do;Sukkur how weBahawalpur execute in played, the officialS part concluded Bishkek †rŸmqi GOBI Beijing Dalian E Bukhara 25¡ I Oz. Issyk Kul' BASINA N S Tashkent H S H Baotou s UZBEKISTAN KYRGYZSTEAN Hami Tianjin Bo Hai the field starts in the Training Wing”. with the retiring of theH Colours. Lhasa N N Hengyang Gwadar u A Samarkand G E Turfan Depression d N Xigaze D I 25¡ n M T U Aksu 35¡

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Volunteers – Making Things Happen for all of us For the past 30 years at the NATEX fashion show is shaping up to be treasurer for five years and Angelique extent. Ten volunteers provide E-3A Component, the Deutsche another fun day. Recently, I learned of volunteered for more than 15 years support, two days a week, selling Unteroffizier Kameradschaft, better three ladies who have volunteered for as the IWC treasurer – WOW! Doris used items to Component personnel. known as “The DUK,” has hosted an IWC for many years. sums up some of the rewards of The volunteers have been making it annual Oktoberfest for the NATO volunteering, “I had a great time all happen since 1983. Airbase Geilenkirchen community. IWC members Mrs. Monika these years with the ladies and the As many of us know, this two-day Dreisbach (photo left), Mrs. Doris different cultures. But now is the time There are plenty of other volunteers event is well established as a yearly Tropp (photo middle) and to do something else, maybe helping on our base like youth sports coaches, highlight in the E-3A Component. Mrs. Angelique Rensen (photo right) out at the Thrift Shop.” Many thanks club and tour coordinators and more, What is most amazing to me is are great examples of volunteers to all the members of the IWC. who take time out to make things this event is orchestrated entirely in action here at NATO Airbase happen. A large group of volunteers by volunteers – people willing Geilenkirchen. Monika was the IWC Speaking of the Thrift Shop, under from the Belgian National Support to contribute their time, talents vice-president for more than ten the lead of Mrs. Elke Lohmann, it Unit, led by Mr. Stephan Grobben and and energy to host events, which years, Doris served as the assistant depends on volunteers to a great Patrick de Rooze, hosted the fifth annual enable all of us to enjoy the unique Component Pool Party in August, an characteristics of our international event quickly becoming a tradition here community. in GK. Each April, the entire Turkish NSU volunteers to orchestrate our annual This year, the Chairman of the DUK International Children’s Festival. I am is Master Sgt. Wolfgang Schlegel certainly looking forward to each of and his Deputy Chairman is Master these events next year. Sgt. Manuel Werner. Rumor is, the workhorse of the DUK is the As I look around our base, there Secretary, Master Sgt. Carsten are many things going on after Brüggenolte, who is helped by the duty hours and on the weekends, Deputy Secretary, Senior Master Sgt. most all orchestrated by volunteers Hans Bernard Müller. I know there – Component members willing to are many more volunteers helping make an extra effort to make things the DUK with the Oktoberfest happen for all of us. I would like to and I want to thank them all for take this opportunity to thank all of a wonderful weekend. This year’s our volunteers who have contributed festival specifically recognizes our their talents to foster the unique Navigators – a rare breed of aviator events which highlight the value indeed. As always, any profits the of our international community. DUK receives from the Oktoberfest will be distributed among the local Many thanks to all of you for community next Spring. making things happen on NATO Airbase Geilenkirchen. Another fantastic group of volunteers on our base is found in the International Women’s Club, or IWC, whose President is Mrs. Linda Kolset. Each month this group hosts an event to showcase the cultures and foods from one of our 16 nations. I heard September’s Casino night was filled with Maj excitement and I am certain October’s Photo Courtesy IWC

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Col. Knittelmeier, Commander of the German Air Wing in Mazar-e Sharif, visited the E-3A Force Element Sept. 14, 2013.

After welcoming remarks from Lt. Col. Gerald Probst, the Force Element Commander, the colonel and his staff were briefed on the airplane and the role of the E-3A in the Afghan Theatre of Operations by Maj. Rob van Leeuwen.

A one hour tour, guided by Major Van Leeuwen and Major Rudat in the AWACS completed the visit.

Colonel Knittelmeier and his staff were very interested in the way the E-3A Component and the Force Element functions as an international Photo by Maj. Horst Rudat and modified by Maj. Rob van Leeuwen team on a daily basis. Third Anniversary of Squadron 3 “Golden Eagle Sponsorship” at Euregiozoo Aachen Photo and text Maj. Johannes Glowka Apart from expressing their gratitude for the donation to the zoo, the On 6 September 2013, Squadron question arose as to whether it would 3 celebrated the third anniversary be possible to visit the NATO Air Base. of its sponsorship at the Euregiozoo Aachen. The Euregiozoo Aachen is the home of many mascots, because not only The golden eagle, which all private individuals but also a number members of Squadron 3 wear as of German fighter wings are official an official patch on their sleeve, sponsors of the zoo. was unfortunately not personally available for an interview! The Euregiozoo Aachen caters particularly for children and offers a On Friday evening, the Euregiozoo children’s farm, two petting zoos, a Aachen opened its doors to all those large playground and a small house who sponsor their animals. The zoo for birthday parties. The Euregiozoo personnel were particularly pleased Aachen is especially suitable for to welcome members of the NATO families with small children and is E-3A Component in Geilenkirchen. definitely worth a visit.

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By Maureen Geraets-Head and ongoing operations and providing flight line support on weekends. It’s Monday, 0650 at Hangar One when crew chiefs start to walk in for “It becomes critical when a Red Ball* their 7 o’clock daily briefing. Senior pops up. Than the complete schedule Master Sgt. Marco Welling from has to be revised,” Welling adds with a Aircraft Maintenance and Inspection grin. “And, it is of utmost importance Branch starts the short morning that our work is performed in such a meeting and assigns crew chiefs in way that it complies with the safety groups of three to prep E-3A aircraft requirements.” that need to be launched or serviced. “…And Frank’s group goes to 455 on “Colder weather is on its way spot 7,” he ends the tasking list. The and for us that means de-icing guys get up to start their working day. which demands a five-person crew: one supervisor, two drivers and Welling explains that during the two basket operators. It is a labor- past months there have been more intensive task and a burden when aircraft to be serviced than that being undermanned. I wish other there are crew chiefs available. It has units could provide some assistance been extremely busy with launching, by, for instance, providing a driver, recovering and servicing the that would already be a tremendous 17-aircraft strong AWACS fleet. help,” Welling continues.

For Welling, it is the challenging task Two crew chiefs are also trainers to schedule the team of crew chiefs – and they instruct FOB/FOL crew military and civilian - in such a way that chiefs and newcomers. Mr. Sandy the operational side can fly the jets and McIntosh who has been here since fulfill their tasks without any delays. July 1, 1982, explains, “These crew chiefs attend once per year the three- He continues, “It is an advantage week training session. This training to have a wonderful team here is given four times per year with six and it is great to work with them. to eight persons attending from the Although, I’ve noticed that slowly FOBs and FOL.” they are reaching the limit of their flexibility, -the stretch is gone-, so McIntosch and his colleague to speak. One can only do so much instructor Mr. John Amos are within a given time and with fewer responsible for the training program hands. We feel the lack of manpower. providing currency training and Mainly, everything still runs because newcomers training. It takes three this team has an enormous work full months followed by two months experience,” Welling explains. of monitoring before the newcomer is qualified to work with NATO’s “Last week, we were short of E-3A aircraft. crew chiefs but we were lucky to have some additional hands from “Unfortunately with the current FOB Konya personnel who are here budget limitations, we did not get for their currency training and we any new civilian colleagues to replace managed to launch the E-3A which those who have left the Component,” otherwise would not have been adds Welling. possible,” says Welling. Overall, I see a group of highly Seven military colleagues from motivated people, proud in what they Forward Operating Bases Konya, do under any circumstance. While Aktion and Trapani are presently I drive back to my office it starts deployed to the Component for their pouring down rain. They spend their annual currency and refreshment workday mainly outside, rain or shine. training. Besides the daily servicing support also towing, de-icing and tire *Editor’s note: Red Ball: An change are part of the package. This unscheduled deficiency on a jet that runs parallel to deploying for exercises has to be handled within 10 minutes. Photos by Maureen Geraets-Head and Staff Sergeant Mike Longoria 8 NATO Skywatch 27 September 2013

On Sept.21, 2013, the NATO The aircraft landed simulated E-3A Component and rescue with one of its gear still forces from the local German retracted and it skidded of communities executed an the runway. Emergency Response Exercise at NATO Airbase Geilenkirchen, Immediately after the simulated Germany. incident, the NATO E-3A emergency response forces At exactly 10 o’clock local, the rushed to location and shortly exercise started with a loud after civilian local response bang and smoke next to the forces supported, including specially prepared E-3A aircraft, two civilian Search and Rescue which was towed earlier near helicopters. This all was played the end of the runway. under the watchful eye of invited German and Dutch local authorities and interested media. 27 September 2013 NATO Skywatch 9

The main exercise objectives Roughly 400 participants took were to demonstrate and part with their rescue vehicles exercise the emergency response and equipment from civilian services’ dealing with a complex, local response services and the large-scale aircraft emergency NATO military side. The exercise scenario on base, internal and its planning were the and external communication result of extensive cooperation channels, established reporting between civilian Heinsberg procedures and response plans county emergency response both on the German civilian and specialists and the military military side. Furthermore, the NATO E-3A Component intent was to strengthen the counterparts that started local communities’ confidence one year ago. in the abilities of response services in dealing with a major disaster at NATO Airbase Geilenkirchen. Superior

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Eventually, I decided to tell the story of In the fall of 2010, the option the operation evolved to the point my involvement with NATO of deploying into Afghanistan, where all missions and the entire AWACS – mostly because specifically, Mazar-e-Sharif Detachment could operate from it is not just my story but, was considered, discussed and MeS. After two and a half years, the debated. A site survey was done, Component still has an amazing 95+ also in one way or another, recommendations were made percent success rate at launching a it’s the story of just about and after considerable NAC mission a day. everyone here at the discussion and a few “breaks of Component. silence”, we received the order Less than three months after to deploy at 1700 on Friday, 07 starting Op AFGHAN ASSIST, the Four and a half years ago, I was Jan 2011. A real testament to not situation in Libya began to change comfortable in my role as the J5 only the planning and preparation rapidly. We had crews deployed to at Canada Command; leading the efforts but, most importantly to Trapani for Op ACTIVE ENDEAVOUR flexibility and ingenuity of our crews, national level planning for Canadian the initiative and dedication of and for almost two weeks they our staff and support personnel Forces support to security for the a great many individuals from provided 24-hour on-station in Airfield Services Sqn, Log Wing, 2010 Winter Olympic Games, and across the Component, personnel coverage of a significant portion of IT Wing, Base Support, and the working very closely with NORAD, US and equipment started moving on the Mediterranean, before NATO’s augmentees from TW, whether NORTHCOM and US Army North in Monday, 10 January and by mid- Op UNIFIED PROTECTOR was stood- deployed or during force generation developing a Combined Defence Plan week, the entire Force Element up. From the beginning of OUP and training here at the MOB. and a Civil Assistance Plan. My future (about 120 people, three aircraft until the end, the E-3A Component was secure. In the summer of 2009, and a lot of equipment) was in generated a greater than 100% To Marco and Knud – I was to move back into Ops at place in Konya. mission success rate; tasked with congratulations to you both. You Canada Command as the J3. flying a mission a day and holding a have done a great job at TW, Planning and preparations jet and crew on standby for all other generating and upgrading qualified Out of the blue, I was told that continued at FOB Konya and at 2130 AEW forces as well. aircrew and Marco, I know you will I was being screened for a posting to on Friday, 14 January, we had boots enjoy working with the outstanding NATO – specifically as the Assistant on the ground at Mazar-e-Sharif. We did that for seven months, folks at OW that I have had the Chief of Staff Plans and Performance There were 14 of us (NICs, officers, until the end of October 2011, and privilege of working with for the past at Force Command HQ, located at NCOs, aircrew, maintenance and it was an E-3A from Geilenkirchen three years. SHAPE. After my initial surprise, support personnel), plus a flight that was the last aircraft to go off- I thought “OK, a chance to enjoy deck crew to ferry the first jet back station, having ensured that all other To LW, ITW, Base Support and travelling in Europe and what a great to Konya. We had almost nothing to aircraft had departed safely. These A-Staff – this is an operational air way to transition toward retirement; work with; one and a half rooms in a accomplishments are remarkable on base that includes a lot more than three or four years with NATO”. secure building, with a few tables and their own but, you must remember just operators and Operations Wing. chairs, a phone, an ISAF computer that this was achieved while also Thanks for your operational focus My handover at Force Command with no LOGIN, five ten-man tents maintaining and supporting Op and professionalism, because it takes was brief – a lunch meeting with with cots and kerosene heaters, AFGHAN ASSIST! all of your efforts to allow OW to my predecessor during our House limited aircraft spare parts and tools, function. Hunting Trip. He told me it was a a parking spot for an aircraft, but Since the end of OUP, we have great job, not too busy or difficult not much more. recovered from the tremendous To General Mueller (and General and I could plan my vacations etc training backlog created by two Pototzky before him), Wing many months in advance … “UNLESS Regardless, innovation, initiative, con-current deployed operations. Commanders, OW Sqn Commanders WE ARE PLANNING FOR AN dedication, and smart risk- We have stood-down the TCA Sqn and SNRs – thanks for your OPERATIONAL DEPLOYMENT”. management prevailed and we all and stood-up a contract with TNT leadership; it has made my job easier; agreed that we could safely and for airlift support. We have endured and thanks for your friendship; it has By the time I arrived at Force effectively recover jets and crews heat, dust, cold, snow and three flood made my job more enjoyable. Command in July of 2009, planning in MeS and turn the jets for ferry seasons, the most recent of which had begun and the first attempt to flights back to Konya. We launched closed MeS for a few days due to Finally to Carla Henssen, Brad deploy in support of ISAF had been the first mission out of Konya less water and mud everywhere. We have Schur and Ian McLeod – thanks for made – a one month deployment than 24 hours after our arrival in survived political issues, Diplomatic all of your efforts to help organize to Konya. Unfortunately, over- MeS. Because of the over-flight (over-flight) Clearance Notification my work days and weeks. I know flight clearance was not granted clearance requirements, the crew issues – forcing long and arduous it wasn’t easy. To Helmut Diwo, by a few countries between Turkey flew about 7 hours transit, 8 hours transit routes between here and MeS. Kees Pauw, Fred Akkerman and and Afghanistan, and no missions on-station and another hour transit, And, we continue to face national Holger Ernst – thanks for all of the could be flown. At Force Command for a 16-hour flight from Konya to issues – constraints on deployments, outstanding advice over the past and across the Component here at MeS, with two night heavy-weight funding pressures and of course, three years and also, thanks for not Geilenkirchen, planning efforts air-refuellings, landing at 0830 on Canada’s decision to withdraw from being shy about letting me know were in full swing. Sunday morning. Four hours later, NATO AWACS. when I was wrong. But, most of the flight deck crew that had arrived all to all of you – thanks for your Half way through my first year with us flew a 7-hour transit back to We, Operations Wing, the friendship. I truly hope our paths at Force Command, I was asked Konya and before they landed, the Component, and the Force have cross again. to move to GK as the OWC, which second mission had already departed accomplished A LOT – all because of meant I might actually get to Konya for MeS. We kept this pace for the people here in this hangar, and Sharon and I will always remember implement some of the plans we two weeks, launching a mission out many, many more just like you who with great fondness, our time here had been working on. So Sharon of Konya each day, recovering in MeS are currently deployed on operations in Germany and especially the great and I packed up again, after a little the next morning, and turning the or exercises, and some who have many friends we have met. less than a year, and moved 200 or jet around for a transit flight back to already moved on to their next so kilometres to GK. But, not before Konya, flown by the crew from the assignments. 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By CSA Staff Committee Software Division. At the start of Photo Wiel Borghans August 2010, he was assigned to the post of Senior Software Programmer The CSA Staff Committee hosted in the Mission Systems Engineering an End-of-Summer event at the E-3A Division. Club on Sept.12, 2013. He retired from that post at the end In view of the rainy weather, the of August this year. indoor setting for the event proved to be a very good choice. The Commander then addressed the audience of NATO civilians on a Vice-Chairman Ben Pereira range of current issues and held a welcomed the Component Q&A session. Commander, Maj. Gen. Andrew Mueller, and the Civilian Staff to The official part of the event was the event. followed by a social part with a buffet featuring food from three different General Mueller then presented Mr. countries: Greece, Italy and Spain. Poul Kristensen with his Certificate of The CSA Committee received many Retirement and Mr. Pereira presented appreciative comments about the the golden AWACS lapel pin on behalf tasty food. of the CSA. As usual for this annual summer Mr. Kristensen joined the E-3A event, the Committee had also Component IT Wing (known back invited E-3A Component retirees then as Software Support Centre) to attend for the opportunity to on Dec. 1, 1983, as a Programmer. socialize and renew old friendships.

In March 2000, he was promoted Further pictures of the event are to the post of Assistant Analyst/ available in the photo gallery of the Photo by Wiel Borghans Programmer in the Operational Portal’s CSA home page. Change in NATEX management Photo courtesy Natex

Diana Sousa, Vice President NATEX These memories and the many others will never be forgotten! I can What does one say when it’s time easily say that this segment of my to leave a position that has provided career has most certainly been the professional and personal growth, most interesting, challenging and great insight into international rewarding. cultures and most of all the memorable encounters! After ten A special thanks is extended to years at NATEX, most of which in the Lieutenant -Colonel Ingo Jörz, position of Vice President, it is with Head Services Branch (and his bitter-sweet emotions that I leave predecessors) of whom I’ve worked NATEX and the E-3A Component closely with in achieving our mandate Geilenkirchen in September 2013. including the priority of “NATEX gives back” (where a percentage of every NATEX has allowed me the sale is returned to the Base MWA). extraordinary opportunity to His cooperation and understanding work with some of the most has greatly assisted NATEX in its interesting, supportive and open- quest for business competence minded individuals who afforded and relevancy to this Component’s me the trust and cooperation needed community. to succeed. I would be remiss not to mention My most sincere gratitude those many other individuals I have is extended to Major-General had the great pleasure of working Mueller who has supported with on the Component, though too NATEX throughout his tenure as many to list as I wouldn’t want to Commander of the NATO E-3A leave anyone out. So a general thank Component, having a like priority of you to you all. assuring positive Morale and Welfare for all those military members and I am pleased to announce that Mr. their families of this Component. Carl Towning will assume the new position of Director NATEX. For the pursuit of supporting Military Morale achieving the NATEX Mission and As a civilian working in a Military past three years Carl has been an & Welfare mandates; I look forward who have supported me throughout environment most of my career, I integral part of the NATEX team in to the challenges and opportunities my tenure at NATEX! am still “in awe” and very proud to the position of NATEX Director of it will bring. Ottawa is also my home be a part of this community, having Store Operations. Rest assured that town – allowing me the added I will sorely miss NATEX, the E-3A had the opportunities to attend the importance of our mission and pleasure of being closer to my family. Component and this beautiful such functions as the extraordinary our cooperation and support to the country- and all those friends and NATO Change of Command(s), Base will remain the priority. On a final note: a heartfelt thanks colleagues I’ve met and worked with NATO 25th Anniversary celebrations to NATEX Management and all NATEX over the past 10 years. and the NATO E-3A Component’s I will be continuing my career at employees who have consistently 30th Anniversary (to name a few). the Head Office in Ottawa in ongoing proven their dedication towards Auf Wiedersehen. 14 NATO Skywatch 27 September 2013

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