Celebrating 100 Years of the Royal Air Force
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26 April 2018 NATO Skywatch 1 Volume 34, No. 4 • 26 April 2018 Celebrating 100 years of the Royal Air Force Photo by Melanie Becker On Thursday, 19 April, 2018, the Royal Air Force celebrated its 100th birthday by hosting an afternoon of events at NATO Air Base, Geilenkirchen. See more on page 8 and 9 We don’t make the rules, we implement them Story and photos by Staff Sgt. The team of seven international Alexandra M. Longfellow members have a duty to keep over 135 squadron members on-task to ensure The NAEW&C Force E-3A Component everyone in the squadron is qualified Squadron 1 Training Office and current to complete the flying schedules ground training events mission. such as Life Support and IDT/ICCS, processes waivers and extensions “Training is what makes us fit to fly,” on training and tracks all members said Major Lanie Ballarati, Squadron 1 of the squadron on their simulator Training Chief. (SIM) training. continued on page 7 continued on page 5 26 April 2018 NATO Skywatch 3 With the Commander’s Corner, our NAEW&C Force Commander and E-3A Commander give the opportunity to wing and squadron commanders, and branch and division heads to share their thoughts about current topics taking place at NATO Air Base Geilenkirchen. Every month a different writer will highlight a specific topic concerning their discipline. “Forget Logistics and you lose” was The Maintenance Programmes and published for use. Every piece of operating capability. Recently, FHEE stated by Lt Gen Fredrick Franks, Sustainment Branch (FHED) is technical documentation is checked has been heavily involved in the USA, who is credited in the United responsible for the development, out for completeness and adherence approval to release the MOCP08 States Air Force history in bringing implementation and management of to established rules. If documentation (the new mission system software) modern day ISR capabilities to the Force Logistics policies, programmes fails to adhere to the NATO or USA AF to the Component allowing the fight. With this regard, what does and procedures for the long term rules, FHEC provides corrections to operational employment of our new the Engineering, Maintenance & sustainment and NE-3A Depot-Level address any shortfall of technical and CNS/ATM modified aircraft. They are Logistics Support Division (FHE) Maintenance (DLM), supply and documental issues. The FHEC’s mission working hand-in-hand with NAPMA achieve for the NATO Airborne spare provisioning, logistics budget is to have any technical mod or on our future capabilities of IP Chat Early Warning and Control Force and other logistics support related inspection in place as soon as possible and Mode 5, along with crafting the (NAEW&CF) to ensure the successful functions. An example of these in order to keep the aircraft airborne definitions of the Final Life-time support of NATO’s mission? The Logistics efforts is budgeting and in a safe and airworthy condition. Extension Programme (FLEP) to short answer is a lot! acquiring aircraft sets of new Fuel The FHEC branch does not fail to ensure war-fighting capability. At Cell Bladders for the entire fleet set master the mundane by addressing the same time, this branch answers There are three branches in the FHE to be delivered to the Force in early day-to-day tasks. These include every day questions from the division controlling approximately 2019. As Sun Tzu was reported to improving technical documentation Logistics Wing for urgent issues to one third of the NAEW&CF annual have said, “The line between disorder managing processes, supporting the keep our aircraft flyable, while also budget to ensure that we fly and and order lies in logistics”. FHED warfighter daily tasks and keeping supporting our 28 Sources of Repair operate successfully. Along with has a small cadre of international track of mods and inspections. The spread out over 17 Nations. Bottom managing a multi-year, billion officers that liaise with several NATO establishment of a new technical line, your engineers are here to dollar contract, FHE runs the agencies, USA supporting Commands documentation management system help you with technical issues! implementation and oversees and Host Nations developing co- also acknowledged as ITD (Interactive the execution of NAPMO policy operative logistics programmes Technical Documentation) is the latest It is my pleasure and my FHE guidance utilizing the support of between our HQ’s and the USA Air FHEC challenge. This represents the staff’s ambition to serve you as the the NATO Support Agency (NSPA). Force’s Security Assistance Centre future in the publication world and warfighter with the best service This combined effort coordinates (AFSAC) to provide logistics and order will certainly ease our technicians that we can muster. As you go logistics and engineering to the Force. The FHED staff ensures daily work. We expect to have the about your daily duties please requirements for modernization the necessary agreements, Foreign initial capability of this brand new keep in mind a well-known quote and major upgrade programmes Military Sales (FMS) cases, contracts system fully available next Spring. from Alexander the Great, “My ensuring that the fleet continues and other arrangements are in place or logisticians are a humourless lot… to be a viable weapon system for programmed to support the directives FHEE is the engineering branch and they know if my campaign fails, NATO and our citizens. FHE also from our Nations. One of these FMS often a “catch-all” for issues within they are the first ones I will slay”. ensures continued Host Nation programmes is the effort of retiring the Force relating to technical Be sure, and for many reasons, and inter-agency support with NE-3A aircraft in the USA to be used questions. They provide the that the professionals in the FHE the German Armed Forces as Host for additional repairable aircraft parts engineering processes and expertise division are working for you and Nation for Quality Assurance/ for our current operational fleet. behind keeping the NE-3A flying. With your success! Management, engineering, responsibilities from everything from technical documentation and FHEC is the Technical Documentation software to hardware, modifications, Col. Bernd Jesgulke aircraft airworthiness. Branch for the Force. This a small upgrades and more, this branch is Branch Head, Engineering, team of professionals keeping the Force’s ability to resolve today’s Maintenance & Logistics Support aircraft Technical Orders current and problems and ensure tomorrow’s future Division HQ NAEW&C Force Commander Atlantic Treaty Organization. The appearance of advertising in this publication, including Maj. Gen. Dawn M. Dunlop inserts or supplements, does not constitute an endorsement by NATO of the products or services advertised. Submissions are due seven days before publication and may be edited Volume 34, No. 4 26 April 2018 Chief, Public Affairs for style and space. Email articles and classified advertisements to [email protected]. Maj. 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All of the country’s Photos by Melanie Becker the fest extended beyond national inflatable games, and more. representatives on base contributed borders, thanks to UNESCO’s adoption to the festival, either by arranging The E-3A Component hosted the of the day as World Children’s Day The Component received very good cultural activities and games, or 30th International Children Festival and provision of an international feedback during the event and no help with ideas to organize a better (ICF) on Saturday, April 21, 2018, dimension. issues were reported. So all things festival. at NATO Air Base Geilenkirchen, Germany. This festival is celebrated April 23rd is also a message of peace annually and organized by from Turkey to the world. This great the Turkish Community with festival is dedicated, regardless of sponsorship from the MWA, IYA and nation, religion, language, color and the NSU`s.