DEUEuropäische Union Air Command & Control Training Centre

All DEU Airmen posted to a national or multinational command post at tactical and/or operational level need to have a comprehensive understanding of AirC2Air Command and Control. In this one-week course, professional instructors teach the basic AirC2Air Command and Control principles and procedures, supplemented with the practical experience of Subject Matter Experts (SME). This course is obligatory for every designated German Air Force Staff Officer and open to a limited number of multinational participants.

These modules aim at AirC2Air Command and Control personnel earmarked for a specific post within a JFACJoint Forces Air Component HQHeadquarters (Joint Forces Air Component Headquarters). These one to two week long courses address each of the five divisions of a JFACJoint Forces Air Component HQHeadquarters and their respective tasks.

Two days compressed joined and combined seminar to present and discuss latest AirC2Air Command and Control related developments at General-/Admiral- level. Participation on invitation Commander Air Operations Command only !

2013

• The AirC2Air Command and Control Training Centre started operations as embedded entity within AirOpsCmd in July
• Basic AirC2Air Command and Control “Pilot” Course in November
• First Advanced Module in December

2014

• New Course: Regular Basic AirC2Air Command and Control Courses
• Participation obligatory for every designated German Air Force Staff Officer
• New Courses: Additional AirC2Air Command and Control Advanced Modules developed to train each of the five JFACJoint Forces Air Component divisions as well as the Command Group

 2015

• New Course: AirC2Air Command and Control Introduction Course allow newcomers a first look into AirC2Air Command and Control
• New Course: AirC2Air Command and Control Seminar for Flag Officers established

2016

• International participation expanded

2017

• Major adjustments to the AirC2Air Command and Control Basic Course

 2018

• Cooperation between Finish Defence Forces International Centre (FINCENT) and the Air Operations Command to prepare DEUEuropäische Union Training Centre’s NATO accreditation

 2019

• Implementation of a Quality Management System (QMS) at DEU AirC2 TCGerman Air Command and Control Training Center
• Integration of first multinational instructor from Hungary
• successful Pre-accreditation-audit by FINCENT

2020

• The DEU AirC2 TCGerman Air Command and Control Training Center is looking forward to host the team from NATO Allied Command Transformation to receive formal accreditation
• Due to the COVID - 19 pandemic , it was not possible to carry out any training activities in the period from 13th March 2020 to 17th August 2020. In the meantime , modified Basic AirC2Air Command and Control Courses have been started which were shortened by one week as an interim solution to cover the high demand. With the corresponding measures for protection against the corona virus, all other AirC2Air Command and Control courses have now restarted as well .
• Following the review by Allied Command Transformation (ATCArms Trade Treaty) it is now official and confirmed that by certificate dated 27 th August 2020, the DEU AirC2 TCGerman Air Command and Control Training Center can adorn itself with the predicate of a full NATO accreditation. This huge challenge was accomplished in the first attempt.

• In the third quarter DEU AirC2 TCGerman Air Command and Control Training Center reached the number of 2000 national and 300 international students trained in total.