Military Airlift & Rapid Reaction Operations

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.

KEYNOTE ADDRESSES BY:

• Major General Thomas P Kane, Director, Strategic Plans, Requirements and Programs, Headquarters Air Mobility Command, US Air Force
• General (ret'd) Walter Kross, Former Commander in Chief, United States Transportation Command, Commander, Air Mobility Command, United States Air Force

THE INTERNATIONAL SPEAK-LINEUP 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 & Control System Management Agency (NACMA)

Chaired by: Wing Commander (Ret’d), Andrew Brookes Aerospace Analyst, International Institute for Strategic Studies

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