Skywatch No. 02 - 26 Feb 2016

26 February 2016 NATO Skywatch 1
Volume 32, No. 2 • 26 February 2016
NATO E-3A crew completes the 1,000th mission in support of NATO Assurance Measures. (Photo André Joosten)
Assurance Measures reach 1,000 missions
A significant milestone was reached
on Feb. 11, 2016, when a NATO E-3A
completed the 1,000th mission in
support of NATO Assurance Measures
(AM). The NATO E-3A Component
has provided the bulk of these
missions from Geilenkirchen and
from its Forward Operating Bases
and Location in Aktion, Greece,
Konya, Turkey, Trapani, Italy and
Oerland, Norway.
The other Component of the NATO
Airborne Early Warning and Control
Force, the British E-3D Component,
has contributed about 25 percent of
the total sortie count and national
contributions from the French E-3F
and the Turkish E-7T fleets have made
significant contributions.
A NATO E-3A aircraft, tail number
LX-N 90456, with a mixed crew of
10 different nationalities took off
in the morning of Feb. 11, for their
AM task, landing at NATO Air Base,
Geilenkirchen, Germany, at 1900
hours.
It was on March 10, 2014, that the
North Atlantic Council, in response
to the situation in the Ukraine and
Crimea, decided to employ NATO
AWACS (Airborne Early Warning and
Control System) in orbits over Poland
and Romania.
The first AM flight was flown from
Geilenkirchen on 13 March 2014.
AM sorties are flown to conduct
air surveillance, enhance NATO’s
situational awareness and to provide
assurance to nations on NATO’s Eastern
Exhibition at Sentry Club
The German National Support Unit,
together with the Anita Lichtenstein
Gesamtschule and supported by the
MWA will bring an exhibition to the
Sentry Club Building.
The school is named after a young
Jewish girl from Geilenkirchen, who
died in a concentration camp during
World War II. Due to this historical
name, the school is including this
historical chapter into their work and
is doing projects linked to that. Since
2011, every ninth grader is doing
a trip to the former concentration
camp in Auschwitz and due to the
impression the children made, they
work out different projects.
The project of the art class will be
displayed here at the former Sentry
Club, starting March 16th, every
Tuesday and Thursday 1300 – 1500,
until April 14th. Every member of
the Component is invited to take a
look and to take opportunity to think
about that chapter of the German
history linked to our hosting city
Geilenkirchen.
Flank. Over time additional orbits
in the Baltics and Turkey have been
added to extend these influences.
Feb. 11 was therefore an important
day for NATO. It was also a momentous
day for the NAEW&C Force and for
the French and Turkish AWACS
communities, who together comprise
The Mixed Force. Tomorrow and into
the foreseeable future, The Mixed
Force will continue to play a pivotal
role in the delivery of NATO Assurance
Measures.
26 February 2016 NATO Skywatch 3
COMMANDER’S
CORNER
With the Commander’s Corner, our NAEW&CF 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.
THE TLP AT A GLANCE
It is a great opportunity for this
Component to participate in the
Tactical Leadership Programme
because it is a superb occasion
for getting our air crews and
maintenance personnel trained
in all those matters that are
the reason to exist for this
unit, the Airborne Battle
Management.
Normally, four deployments are
planned yearly and the E-3A
Component takes part with one air
crew plus back up and maintenance
personnel. The average timeline of
the deployment is two weeks
during which all personnel are
completely involved in mission
planning, development and
accomplishment.
All individuals are devoted to mission
accomplishment and work together
as a compact group, able to integrate
in a more complex multinational
team that are trained to develop
the highest capabilities in tactical
leadership.
The E-3A Component is not a member
of this program as such but since its
inception has been closely related to
its circumstances and has been a very
pro-active member in all scheduled
missions, trying to be actively
involved in the planning
and execution of all missions
scheduled.
The location of this program in
Spain is not by chance. It was
carefully chosen, having to meet two
inalienable requirements – to have
extensive air space available, without
any kind of restrictions to develop
daylight and overnight operations
and enjoying such good weather
conditions that allows mission
accomplishments most of the time.
Air space availability: It was
necessary for the benefit of the
mission to make available sufficient
air space not limited for any kind
of restrictions. The ever growing air
traffic in Central Europe increasingly
stemmed air operations in the
assigned areas. Furthermore, the
new air tactics of the NATO scenarios
demanded to extend training
Commander
Brig. Gen. Karsten Stoye
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Story by Staff Sgt. Alexandra M.
Longfellow
Photos by J. Herelle / Armée de l’Air
way to learn than with each other,”
Chaves said. “This visit, we were
able to have a natural exchange
between both crew members. It will be
very successful when we see what we
have learned at our home station.”
Chaves said he wants to benefit from
It has been roughly 10 years since
the E-3A AWACS and its crew members
from NATO Air Base Geilenkirchen,
Germany, have been to Avord,
France.
Brig. Gen. Dawn Dunlop, NAEW&C
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Commander, and a crew from
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to France for conferences, briefings
and familiarization of the E-3F.
“This visit will strengthen the tie
between NATO and the French AWACS,”
Dunlop said. “We have to become a
good teammate to ensure Assurance
Measures missions are met.”
Members of the French and NATO AWACS.
A British AWACS was recently at
Geilenkirchen in December for three
days for training purposes. The idea
for members of the Component to
come to France to also meet another
AWACS operator was in the works since
then.
“The visit between the E-3A’s and
E-3F’s is a great opportunity to
exchange information and processes
between the mission crews, flight
crews, mechanics, logistics and
training,” said Capt. Bastien Chaves,
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As both Generals were in conferences
for the day, the crew members and
maintenance members were able to
have hands-on of the E-3F simulator.
A NATO E-3A and French E-3F parked on the ramp at Avord Air Base
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between all members of the crew on
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Chaves’s job in France is to reorganize
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He adds he doesn’t need to just
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their knowledge.
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E-3A crew members receive explanation about the capabilities of the French E-3F
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26 February 2016 NATO Skywatch 7
NAEW&C United – Air Commodore Teakle
Story and photo by
Staff Sgt. Alexandra M. Longfellow
Wearing two hats in the military
can be a difficult job, but for Air
Commodore Paddy Teakle it has
been challenging yet satisfying.
Teakle has been the Deputy Force
Commander and Chief of Staff
since 2014 when working at SHAPE
Headquarters in Mons, Belgium,
and has been stationed at NATO Air
Base Geilenkirchen, Germany since
January of this year.
As the Deputy Force Commander, he
fulfils the roles and responsibilities of
the Force Commander, Brig. Gen. Dawn
Dunlop, during her absence. Teakle
is also responsible to the Commander
for the efficient and effective
management of the Force Headquarters
as Chief of Staff.
“The Force Commander is extremely
busy,” Teakle said. “It is crucial she has
complete confidence in all the support
mechanisms which have been put in
place to ensure that we all understand
her intent and work as one team to
deliver her vision and mission.”
General Dunlop spends a great deal of
time on key leadership engagement at
the operational and military strategic
level. This, Teakle explains, is a vital
element of the senior leadership’s role
and responsibility to ensure a greater
awareness and better understanding of
this unique NATO capability.
“Therefore, I am responsible for
ensuring that the support mechanisms
the Force Commander needs, work as
effectively and efficiently as possible,”
Teakle said. “Smooth staff processes
and information management are key
to the delivery of our operational
output and to the future development
of the Force.”
When asked about his goals for
the Force, Teakle stated that the
Commander sets the goals for the
Force and we all deliver. Teakle went
on to explain that he shares a vision
of this Force being NATO’s go-to force
for highly-capable and worldwide
deployable Airborne Early Warning,
Battle Management and Command and
Control.
“To deliver that, we need to focus all
our efforts on our core mission
to deliver ready, responsive capability
to operational commanders in support
of NAC-approved taskings,” Teakle
said.
“Therefore, if we frame everything
we do around the mission and
remain true to the Commander’s
priorities of mission effectiveness,
taking care of our people, being
efficient and effective in our use of
resources and working in a climate of
professionalism and respect, we will
continue to thrive,” he continues.
When asked the question how the
people of the Force can be a better
team, Teakle uses football (soccer) as
an analogy.
“I think it is fair to say that prior to
the Force Review Implementation,
there was a Force Command team at
SHAPE, an E-3A Component team here
at Geilenkirchen and a team out at
the FOBs and FOL,” Teakle explains.
“That is no longer the case. We are
now a single team with three different
elements.”
“In the United Kingdom, many
football teams have the word united
at the end—Manchester United,
Newcastle United and Sheffield United,
for example. This is because they were
formed from small teams who came
together to be better than they were
individually.”
“I see the bringing together of
the Force Command and the E-3A
Component in much the same
way—stronger together—NAEW&C
United,” Teakle said. “That is not to
say the three elements need to share
a common identity. Every team has
a defense, a midfield and an attack;
each element has a different identity
but they are all part of the same
team.”
“Every day, we are faced with
challenges and it is impossible to
predict what is around the corner.”
“If we work together as a team
to face these challenges, we will be
far better able to overcome them
than if we work separately,”
Teakle said. “change is not always
comfortable, but it is necessary and
the changes we are going through
right now will make us better than
before.”
Teakle asks everybody to embrace the
journey ahead. If you see a better
Air Commodore Teakle (second from left) discusses the strategic calander with his staff.
way of doing things, do not keep it to
yourself – share the knowledge and
make suggestions.
Asked about his first impressions of
working at Geilenkirchen, Teakle was
quick to answer, “The professionalism
and teamwork I see every day.”
So what does Teakle expect of the men
and women at Geilenkirchen.
“I expect people to respect the
cultural differences that are inherent
in a multinational force – we all have
a chance to grow and learn from being
part of this unique Force,” he said. “I
expect people to operate in a just and
fair manner – mistakes will be made
but we need to learn and share the
lessons so that they are not repeated.
We need to conduct our business in
a safe manner and do not let the
pressures of the job tempts to operate
unsafely.”
“Although mission success is what
drives us, people cannot perform to
the best of their abilities if they are so
driven they forget to have fun every
once in a while.”
“I expect people to have fun,” Teakle
said. “Geilenkirchen is a fantastic
base with great facilities for sport,
recreation and fun. Go out and find
your fun.”
Air Commodore Teakle will remain here
until 2017 when he expects to retire
from the Royal Air Force after 39 years
of unbroken service.
Story by
Staff Sgt. Alexandra M. Longfellow
Photos by Staff Sgt. Alexandra M.
Longfellow/Maureen Geraets-Head
Growing up in Germany, men,
women and children participate in
Carnival every year where they
dress up in crazy, colourful
costumes. There is nothing
different than celebrating it
out on the town than on the base
here.
In Germany, Carnival is also called
Fastnache, Fasching, or the Fifth
Season. Festivals of this kind took
place in Greek and Roman times when
a man was chosen out of the crowd
to be ‘king.’ Nowadays he is called
Faschingsprinz (Prince Carnival). His
election was celebrated with a parade
and the wearing of masks, as some
people say, to scare away demons.
Carnival is also significant to many
Christians because it is celebrated
before the forty-day season of Lent.
It would take place a week before Ash
Wednesday and Carnival was the last
opportunity to party.
Carnival events all around the local
area are celebrated in pubs, party
tents or other outside venues, in the
streets and throughout villages.
The Carnival event was held on Feb. 4,
2016 at the E-3A Club on NATO Air Base
Geilenkirchen, Germany.
With silly hats, scary masks and funny
looking costumes, members of Force
Command and the E-3A Component
were invited to take on such an event.
During the event the dance group,
“Tanzmariechen” was performed and
the International Tevern Carnival
Association attended with Prince
Carnival who made an appearance.
Throughout the evening, members
could take the shuttle bus, that
was provided, to the Geilenkirchen
train station, Tevern, Gillrath and
Niederheid.
10 NATO Skywatch 26 February 2016
Mirror 1…check. Mirror 2…check. Mirror 3…check.
By Staff Sgt. Alexandra M. Longfellow
The NAEWC & Force Command and
E-3A Component held a Safety Day
on Jan. 15. The briefing topic was
flight safety. As members of the
Component, flight safety is a large
part of everyday life. But not only
do we need to be safe in the air, we
need to be safe on the ground. Let’s
take a look at one of our member’s
stories from 2001.
Windows down, the warm, summer
breeze blowing in your face and you
are riding along with your love—just a
normal summer day.
But everything changed for Klaus
Rudzki and his fiancé on that Saturday
morning, June 9, 2001.
Rudzki’s fiancé was in the driver’s
seat, he was sitting in the passenger
side of the car riding on the autobahn,
A-46; ready to take the exit to go to
NATO Air Base, Geilenkirchen, Germany
for the International Pool Party.
“This was a standard drive for us,”
Rudzki said. “It is about a 45-minute
drive to base. We were having a typical
conversation.”
Traffic was light that early afternoon
with minimal cars on the road. The
car was travelling approximately 130
kilometers (km) when they saw their
exit.
“When we were approaching the
exit, four cars were visible and one
car coming up on our right to merge
on the autobahn,” Rudzki said. “We
were in the process of switching lanes
as the vehicle was approaching the
autobahn and the car in front of us
decided to be nice and move to the
left lane to let them in.”
Rudzki and his fiancé wouldn’t know
what was coming next until it was too
late. The car in front of them switched
lanes and did not see their car only
a mere three meters from theirs,
travelling at approximately 130 km
behind them.
Photo courtesy
“My fiancé slammed on her breaks
and the car went straight through
the gravel, spinning, on the side of
the road,” he said. “We basically went
flying – at least one full rotation over
the concrete barrier. I was knocked
unconscious.”
Rudzki’s next memory was upside
down. “When I woke up, I was upside
down, still strapped in with my
seatbelt,” he recalls. “I heard people
talking.”
Someone who witnessed the crash
stopped and helped them out of the car.
In a later account, he was told the doors
of the car could not open and they had
to remove them from the back.
“I only saw a little blood on my right
index finger,” Rudzki said. “I wasn’t
in any pain. Maybe I was in shock,
I don’t know. My fiancé was crying
and running around. She was panicstricken.”
Rudzki went to the hospital in
Heinsburg and his fiancé went to
another. On his ride in the ambulance,
he could taste blood.
“This was probably when I started
internally panicking,” he said. “Blood
on my finger was okay, but tasting
blood in my mouth is another.”
Rudzki was in the intensive care unit
for three days and the hospital for five
days after, with a compressed, right
lung, broken, right ankle and some
brain haemorrhaging. It wasn’t until a
year later during a physical where he
found out he also had a broken back
bone.
“In this type of situation, there is
only luck,” he said. “Later, people
told me when they saw photos of the
car they were very surprised we came
out alive with nonlife-threatening
injuries. We were at the wrong place at
the wrong time,” he said.
Both, Rudzki and his fiancé were
wearing their seatbelts, not travelling
with excessive speeds and were not
breaking any traffic laws, yet the
accident happened.
According to the Traffic and Accident
Data by the Federal Highway Research
Institute, in 2014 there were 18,901
accidents that occurred on the
autobahn in Germany. This is 18,901,
too many.
Most of these accidents can be
avoidable by a few simple safety steps
– do not follow too closely, do not use
excessive speeds, practice defensive
driving and check your surrounds
using your mirrors and your eyes.
Most importantly, wear your
seatbelt.
International Spouses Club goes Italian
Story by Mary Leard
We explored Tuscany last month,
courtesy of our Italian ladies! “Un
Giro in Toscana” took us on a culinary
and cultural tour of central Italy. The
E-3A club was filled with the
ambience of Italy with green, red
and white balloons, flags and ribbon
displayed throughout. Wine barrels
were adorned with many things
reminiscent of Italy including leaves,
grapes, tomatoes, bread, and of
course, bottles of Chianti where it is
produced in Tuscany. There was much
to be discovered and games to be
played.
After Italy’s National Anthem,
Antipasto of meats, cheese, pâté and
pickled vegetables were served, called
Verdure sott’ olio, Pecorino Toscano
DOP, Salame Toscano and Finocchiona.
Afterwards, the main entrée was a
traditional Tuscan tomato and bread
soup called Pappa al Pomodoro.
It was served with Fagioli
all’uccelletto con salsiccia, which was
a side of beans with pork sausage
(though chicken sausage can be
served as an alternative). Everything
was essentially Tuscany on a plate!
Picture by Claudio Menniti
In between raffle drawings, patrons
gave their best estimates in Guess
the Cork Number game, lent their
muscles in Tug of War and channeled
their inner rock star in karaoke. As
usual the dessert buffet is always a
highlight, with patrons making a bee
line as soon as the table is ready.
Various homemade Italian cakes
graced the long buffet table ranging
from Tiramisu, Crostata Nutella (tart
cake) Ciambellone Marmorizzato
(marbled donut cake) and at least 15
other different delicious types!
The night ended with a parade of
dancing around the room. There was
so much warmth and joy that floated
around the room, and thanks to the
hard work of the Italian coordinators,
it was hugely successful.
Thank you to everyone that came,
and we look forward to seeing you
at the next event to be held March
17th that will feature both Spain and
Greece!
26 February 2016 NATO Skywatch 11
One office- Three people- 105 years of service
By Staff Sgt. Alexandra M. Longfellow
Where am I right now in my life?
What am I doing with my life?
Where do I work? How long have I
worked here? Do I plan on staying
in that job for long? When will I
retire? Where will I retire? These
are all questions that ponder
through people’s minds when they
are reminiscing their life of the
past and the future.
For three individuals, their times to
retire are within the next two years.
They are maintainers of the AWACS
flight simulator and flight training
device.
on base. And with so much
experience in one office, each one
of these individuals is equally
important.
After professional education and
military, Kmoch started working in
January 1976 where he worked in
Leck, Germany on the RF-4E Phantom
Flight Simulator for 18 years. He has
been working at Geilenkirchen since
January 1994.
Working as long as Kmoch has, he has
a little advice before he retires, “Keep
fit – no stress. Otherwise you cannot
enjoy your retirement.”
Mr. Bernhard Kmoch, Mr. Ulli Büttner,
and Mr. Dieter Bursche all work
together for the CAE Company and
have a total of 105 years of dedicated
service.
Büttner has been working at
Geilenkirchen since 1981 and has
hit 45 years of service for the base.
He says the best part of his career
was working in an interesting
international environment.
Their job is important to the mission
here at NATO Air Base Geilenkirchen,
Germany. The E-3A simulator is a vital
part of training flight crew members
“Slow down and keep in mind
what possibilities you have and
what you would like to do,” he
advices. “All those things you never
had enough time during your working
life.”
He adds, he plans on traveling
on motorbike during nice weather,
skiing during the wintertime,
reading, working on computers and
other handcraft work after he
retires.
“I think I will find more than enough
out of boredom,” he said.
Bursche made his way in this career
30 years ago. He previously worked
Mr. Ulli Büttner
German SNR “flies”out
on the UH-1D flight Simulator in
Bückeburg, Germany, the TORNADO
flight simulator in Nörvenich, Germany
and in other locations before coming
to Geilenkirchen.
“I repaired my radio when I was 12
years old,” Bursche said. “From then
on, I knew this was my profession.”
Kmoch is retiring at the end of this
year, Büttner has just one more
year to go before his retirement and
Bursche is retiring in 2017.
Mr. Bernhard Kmoch
Mr. Dieter Bursche
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A somewhat different “fini-flight” was performed by Lt. Colonel Volker von dem
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ladder of the Fire Fighter truck.
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Photo Capt. André Bongers
26 February 2016 NATO Skywatch 13
The first group of departing NATO civilian staff for 2016 were honoured during the January CSA event. Photo André Joosten
CSA starts New Year saying Farewell
By CSA Committee
Last January, the Civilian Staff
Association (CSA) held its New Year
Reception on Jan. 27, combined
with honouring and saying farewell
to nine staff members departing as
a result of the Force reorganisation
and recognizing three staff
members with 25 years of NATO
service.
watch of the staff member’s choice
to the retirees. He wished them good
health and all the best for the time to
come.
Two NATO civilians with 25 years of
The retirees received a Certificate of
Appreciation from Brigadier General
Karsten Stoye, NAEW&C Force E-3A
Component Commander. He handed
out the certificates to the following
staff members :
Ms. Gerrie Savelkoul (Oct 1980 - Dec
2015 ); Mrs. Angela Butterfield (Feb
2005 - Jan 2016) ; Mr. Roland Becker
(Jan 1981 – Jan 2016); Mr. Cornelis
Bogers (Jun 1983 – Jan 2016); Mr.
Ulrich Maassen (Feb 1982 – Jan 2016);
Mr. Rudi Mertens (Sep 1982 – Jan
2016); Mr. Helmut Roessler (Jan 1982
– Jan 2016); Mr. Werner Schumm (Oct
1981 – Jan 2016); Mr. Martin Spurdle
(July 1980 – Jan 2016).
As a token of appreciation for their
many years of service, Mr. Guy
Vandebeek, CSA Chairman, gave either
a gold AWACS lapel pin or an engraved
Photo André Joosten
NATO service, Mr. Stefan Schmidt, Mrs.
Angela Koerfer received a certificate
from General Stoye and an engraved
glass cube from Mr. Vandebeek on
behalf of the CSA.
The CSA will hold a Massive Farewell
Ceremony on 22 March, 1400, at
the E-3A Club, when a further
more than 100 NATO civilian staff
members will depart due to the Force’s
reorganization.
14 NATO Skywatch 26 February 2016
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