Military Airlift and Rapid Reaction Operations Conference 2006
07 November 2006
The 2006 Military Airlift and Rapid Reaction Operations conference will be held at Le Palace Crowne Plaza Hotel, Brussels, on the 6th and 7th of December 2006.
It is sponsored by Air Partner Plc, Boeing, Ruslan International and Volga-Dnepr Airlines, and supported by ASD-Network.com, ARSAG International, Aviation News, Armedforces.co.uk and Airforce-technology.com.
The inherent rapid mobility of aerospace forces has acquired an increasingly important role on both strategic and tactical levels. 2006 Military Airlift and Rapid Reaction Operations will provide a forum for military officials to outline their efforts for interoperability within coalition rapid responses, update on key technologies and evaluate country specific requirements for strategic airlift. Furthermore, it will discuss the latest trends in transforming air mobility to meet the challenges of the future environment.
The keynote address will be made by Major General Thomas P. Kane, the Director of Strategic Plans, Requirements and Programs at the Headquarters of Air Mobility Command for the US Air Force.
The international line-up of speakers includes:
- Major General (Ret’d) Kees Homan, Senior Researcher, Netherlands Institute of International Relations 'Clingendael'
- Colonel (Ret’d) Ian A Nicholls, Chairman, Multinational Sealift Steering Committee (MSSC), Canadian National Defence
- Colonel Phillipe Rutz, Chief, Multinational Organisations, Operations Division and Co-ordinator SALIS Programme, Ministry of Defence, France
- Colonel Glen G Joerger, Commander, 497th Airlift Wing, US Air Force
- Colonel Wolfgang Lange, Director, European Airlift Centre
- Captain Nicholas H Holman, Commander, Sealift Logistics Command, Europe and Commander, Task Force SIX THREE, US Navy
- Captain Gunnar Borch, Position, Director, Sealift Co-ordination Centre
- Wing Commander David Laws, S01 J4 Movements, Joint Permanent Headquarters, Ministry of Defence, UK
- Major Troy W Paisley, Director, Air Requirements, Transport Aircrafts, Canadian Forces
- Squadron Leader David Annas, Release to Service Authority, Fixed Wing 5, ACAS, Defence Logistics Organisation (DLO), Ministry of Defence, UK
- Squadron Leader Rob Farrant, Release to Service Authority, Fixed Wing 6, ACAS, Defence Logistics Organisation (DLO), Ministry of Defence, UK
- Barry J Pritchard, Senior Systems Engineer, Deployable Systems, NATO Air Command and Control System Management Agency (NACMA)
The event will be chaired by retired Wing Commander Andrew Brookes, an Aerospace Analyst for the International Institute for Strategic Studies.
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