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The bombs are serviced, guarded and in case of war activated by the US Air Force's 702nd Munitions Support Squadron [2] of the 52d Munitions Maintenance Group/52d Fighter Wing. Due to the Büchel air base having a special mandate to ensure the safety of its nuclear weapons, the wing is the only flying unit of the Air Force to have an attached ...
German Air Force as a special forces transport helicopter and has been configured to support their missions both during the day and night. Flown by Special Forces Command [5] Eurocopter AS532 France: VIP transport AS532 U2 3 [6] Sikorsky CH-53 United States: transport CH-53G: 66 [7] Trainer aircraft; Grob G 120 Germany: basic trainer G 120A / G ...
The commander of the German Air Force is Lieutenant General Ingo Gerhartz. As of 2015, the German Air Force uses eleven air bases, two of which host no flying units. Furthermore, the Air Force has a presence at three civil airports. In 2012, the German Air Force had an authorized strength of 28,475 active airmen and 4,914 reservists. [4]
The German Armed Forces Badge for Weapons Proficiency (German: Schützenschnur) is a decoration of the Bundeswehr, the armed forces of the Federal Republic of Germany. The decoration is awarded to German military personnel of all grades but is only allowed to be worn by enlisted members.
There were several models in use in 1936, when the German paratroops were still part of the German army. The first pattern used by the German air force (in 1938) was manufactured in a plain green pattern. The cotton fabric used was a mix of green fibres with a few orange fibres intermixed.
For all line officers in the rank of major and lieutenant colonel in the Army, Air Force and Navy this course is the first part of their field-grade officer training. The academy also offers a series of Certified Short Courses ( Seminare ) for active members of the German and international armed forces as well as the German Army Reserve on ...
A German military officer used an unsecured phone line at a Singapore hotel to join a conference call that was hacked by Russians and leaked to the public, Germany’s defense minister said Tuesday.
Helicopter Wing 64 (German: Hubschraubergeschwader 64) is a wing of the German Air Force (Luftwaffe). It was subordinate to Air Force Forces Command until that was disbanded in 2013. In 2015 Helicopter Wing 64 was integrated into Air Force Troops Command which is subordinate to Air Force Command. The wing was formed in 2010.