·       Crew Skills Development

·       Airlift Operations in the Amazon region

·       Futures Challenges for Brazilian Air Force

Air Marshal Jose Madureira Junior, Commander of the 3rd Regional Air Command, Brazilian Air Force

Air Marshal Jose Madureira Junior

Commander of the 3rd Regional Air Command
Brazilian Air Force

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·       Strategic airlift operations undertaken by Australia in recent years

·       Future airlift operations and capability requirements

·       Doctrinal changes because of previous deployments

Air Commodore John Haly, Director General Air Operations (DGAIR), Royal Australian Air Force

·       Current plans to strengthen US Air Force presence in the region

·       PACAF action to support refuelling action

·       Industry engagement to support this

Colonel Marcus Cunningham, Chief, Air Mobility Division, 613th Air Operations Centre, Pacific Air Forces, US Air Force

Colonel Marcus Cunningham

Chief, Air Mobility Division & Director of Mobility Forces 613th Air Operations Pacific Air Forces
US Air Force

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·       What are the best ways to promote interoperability in the APAC region?

·       What are the key threats posed to nations in this region?

·       What are the outstanding challenges associated with promoting interoperability between forces?

Panellists include:

Air Commodore John Haly, Director General Air Operations (DGAIR), Royal Australian Air Force

·       Current Air Force airlift operations

·       Overview of plans to integrate KC-390 into Dutch air transport operations

·       Support to NATO and EU partner forces

Colonel Jorrit de Gruijter, Commander, Air Mobility Command, Royal Netherlands Air Force

Colonel Jorrit de Gruijter

Commander, Air Mobility Command
Royal Netherlands Air Force

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·       An overview of plans to support NATO member states

·       Challenges with industry engagement

·       NSPA commitments to speed up procurement processes

Michael Schaefer, Programme Manager, Automated Integrated Product Support (IPS) Programme, NATO Support Procurement Agency

Michael Schaefer

Programme Manager Automated Integrated Product Support (IPS) Programme Office
NSPA

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·       Current operations undertaken by the MCCE

·       Pooling and sharing airlifting assets for future operations

·       Standardising capabilities across nations to improve the ease of multinational deployments

Squadron Leader Tony O'Neill, Chief Air Transport, Movement Coordination Centre Europe

Squadron Leader Tony O'Neill

Chief Air Transport
Movement Coordination Centre Europe

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·       Work undertaken by the SALCC to engage air transport providers to allow the continuation of airlift operatis

·       Challenges associated with engaging the commercial sector

·       Solutions proposed by the SALCC to confront these challenges

Colonel Harald Struzyna, Commanding Officer, Strategic Airlift Coordination Cell

Colonel Harald Struzyna

Commanding Officer
Strategic Airlift Coordination Cell

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