This year marks the 7th iteration of the European Air Group’s VOLCANEX Force Protection in its current form as a Command and Control Command Post Exercise. The 2025 edition of VOLCANEX FP C2 CPX, as is the exercise nickname, was held from 9 March until 28 March in Wildflecken, a small village in the north-western…
On the threshold of its 1th century of history, the Italian Air Force Medical Service confirms its natural projection towards international cooperation by taking care of the Italian module of the medical section of the European Air Group. Authors: Lt.Col. Franco Zullo, MD ItAF Medical Service Maj. Alessandro Scagliusi, MD Italian National Delegate EAG AvMed…
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In February 2025, EAG Nations convened at the Syracusa Air Force Detachment in Italy for the Connectivity Forum 2025 with the participation from JAPCC. This gathering provided a key platform for exchanging ideas and discussing Tactical Data Links (TDL).A major milestone was the successful completion of the EAG Syllabi, establishing common training standards for TDL…
On 29 August 2024, the post of the Deputy Director of the European Air Group changed from Brigadier General Xavier Foissey of the Armée de l’Air et de l’Espace, to Brigadier General Patrick Goossens of the Belgian Air Force at the European Air Group Headquarters at Royal Air Force High Wycombe. During the handover ceremony,…
AIR CHIEFS MEET TO DISCUSS CO-OPERATION AND INTEROPERABILITY IN MILAN, ITALY The European Air Group Steering Group, comprising the Chiefs of Staff or their representatives of the Air Forces of Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Spain, and the United Kingdom, met in Milan, Italy on 20 June. The Steering Group is the highest governance…
The VOLCANEX exercise series is used to introduce and validate EAG key products. Each VOLCANEX is demand driven and the result of a request, identified need or requirement articulated by the EAG nations. VOLCANEX exercises are aimed at the tactical level with the intention to enhance interoperability and standardization amongst EAG Nations and EAG Partner…
Eighteen F-35 Users from all over the world joined the U.S. Air Force Global F-35 Users Group Working Group (UGWG) conference that was held for the second time at the Lockheed Martin facility at Fort Worth, TX, March 19 – 21, 2024. The Users are part of the F-35 UGWG which is a formal and…
Sqn Ldr Michael Neaves of the EAG PS attended the Defence Leaders Combat Engineering and Logistics Conference in Warsaw from 12-14 Mar 24. Sqn Ldr Neaves is a regular attendee at this event since 2019, and has presented on a variety of EAG projects for the last 4 years. This year he presented on two…
