This conference is designed for military and commercial air transport practitioners to understand the requirements and challenges of strategic airlift and identify solutions on how to deploy effective Rapid Reaction Operations.

Airlift capabilities are paramount to ensure effective Rapid Reaction Operations. This event will reflect upon the changing strategic military field and offer solutions on how to counter the airlift shortfall. This year we will discuss the latest technological developments, update on projects such as the A400M and evaluate requirements identified through recent operations in Lebanon, Afghanistan, Pakistan and Iraq.

Key topics will include:

• European Collaboration - EU Military Staff Coordination, Movement Coordination Centre Europe, EU Airlift Iniative
• Recent Case Studies - Iraq, Afghanistan, Lebanon & Kashmir
• Military & NGO Coordination - How to bridge the divide?
• Force Protection Issues - Guaranteeing Airlift Security and MANPADS Countermeasures
• System Updates including JPADS, A400M and C-17

Confirmed speakers include:

• Brigadier General Barbara Faulkenberry, Deputy Director, Strategic Plans, Requirements and Programs, Air Mobility Command, USA
• Colonel Danelo Morando, Deputy Chief, Aerospatiale Operative Requisition Branch, Italian Air Force
• Colonel Atilla Darendeli, Operations Section Chief, SHAPE J4 AMCC, NATO Shape
• Colonel Richard Murphy, Liaison Officer to the US Air Force European Command, US Transport Command
• Colonel Michael A Hurst, Commander, Advanced Airlift Tactics Training Center (AATTC), US Air Force
• Colonel Carey, Deputy Chief, Security Forces, Mission Support, US Air Force Europe
• Wing Commander Andy Killey, SO1 J4 Movements, Joint Permanent Headquarters, Ministry of Defence, UK
• Jim Lovell, Head, Air Defence Section, Air Defence & Airspace Management Directorate, Defence Investment Division, NATO HQ
• Edward Doucette, Director, WARfighter Pretection and Aerial Delivery Directorate (WARPADD) Natick Soldier Systems Centre, US Army
• Philippe Martou, Deputy Head of Aviation Section, United Nations World Food Programme
• François Mounis, Head of the Logistics Division, International Committee Red Cross HQ Geneva

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