Training center for imaging reconnaissance for the Air Force

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Training center for imaging reconnaissance of the Air Force
- AZAALw -

Lineup November 1, 2007
Country GermanyGermany Germany
Armed forces Bundeswehr Kreuz.svg armed forces
Armed forces Bundeswehr Kreuz.svg air force
Insinuation Coat of arms KdoStrat Aufkl OSLw
Location Fürstenfeldbruck coat of arms.svg Fürstenfeldbruck
Web presence OSLw

The Air Force Training Center for Imaging Reconnaissance ( AZAALw ) is a training facility of the Air Force of the German Armed Forces , which is currently subordinate to the II.  Teaching group of the Air Force Officer School . It has been its own military service since November 1, 2007 and has been stationed at the Fürstenfeldbruck air base since 1969 . The move to Jagel in Schleswig-Holstein , to the location of the Tactical Air Force Wing 51 "Immelmann" , should take place by 2019. In December 2019, the Federal Office for Services of the Bundeswehr announced that the Fürstenfeldbruck site would not be completely closed until 2026, as the relocation of two offices, including the training center, would be delayed until then.

tasks

The training center is the central training facility for the area of imaging reconnaissance in the Bundeswehr. In addition, training is provided in the areas of image processing and photography. Members of the army (e.g. reconnaissance artillery ), air force, navy and the cyber and information space organizational area are trained at the training center. In addition, cross-departmental courses are offered and there is close cooperation with NATO partners, Austrian and Swiss armed forces and armies from other nations such as India .

education

Image evaluator

Image evaluators interpret the aerial , satellite and moving images of all airborne and space-based reconnaissance vehicles. All sensor types in this area of ​​education are considered. This includes optical and electro-optical , infrared and radar sensors . They can be on the various reconnaissance vehicles: small drones such as Mikado , Luna , small aircraft targeting (KZO), Heron reconnaissance drone , reconnaissance tornadoes , SAR magnifier and, in the future, SARah .

In the competence-based training, prospective NATO- certified aerial and satellite image evaluators are taught in 19 categories. These are grouped into subject blocks which are broken down into individual courses. This is preceded by a basic course in which the course participants are taught the basics such as sensor platforms, advantages and disadvantages of vertical and inclined images, but also the interaction with other intelligence agencies and in conjunction with the military intelligence system . The training is completely digital, based on a modern IT learning infrastructure. The days of wet film are over. All aerial and satellite images are digital, the evaluation results are provided in products that could also be used in action.

Photographers

The image data processing department trains prospective photo officers and photo sergeants in career courses. Supplementary courses deal with military deployment photography and image processing. The focus is on dealing with poor weather conditions or poor lighting conditions such as twilight or darkness, as well as moving platforms or moving objects. Use in the field of public relations is not absolutely necessary. For the demonstration and documentation of incidents of all kinds at home and abroad, meaningful images are often of great importance. Therefore the courses “Photographic deployment documentation Module I u. II “for participants from infantry assignments, special units or from the field of military police. On the career courses “Photography Module I u. II ”, in addition to theoretical knowledge, image processing, layout technology and working in the studio are also trained. The participants get to know different recording formats and high-quality camera types and how to use them safely.

OSCE

In 2017, the training center held the first course for staff from the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) who monitor the ceasefire in eastern Ukraine . The pilot course was manned only with German course participants. The experiences and results from this were refined in a further course in 2018. In January 2019, the first course with purely international participation took place in English. The participants came from Finland , Bosnia and Herzegovina , Moldova , Montenegro , the Netherlands , the United Kingdom and the United States of America . In this course, specially designed for the OSCE course participants, not only the basics of aerial photo analysis were taught. Rather, it was about vehicle detection from the air. Therefore this was taught in close connection with army tactics. This should enable the course participants to widen their view and to recognize a possible tactical setup of not one, but several combat vehicles in a larger group. The maneuvering of drones and the use of evaluation software for moving images were also taught. In addition, the evaluation of industrial plants was discussed. Another topic was the evaluation of multispectral and hyperspectral images.

history

Today's training center emerged from the aerial photography teaching staff of the Luftwaffe 50 weapons school . From this, the Fighter Bomber Squadron 49 emerged on October 1, 1978 . There the squadron was part of the air tactical teaching and test group. After the squadron was disbanded on March 31, 1994, the squadron was subordinated to the II. The training center was given its current name on October 1, 2002.

Training collection aerial reconnaissance

In addition to the training facility, the training center also has an "aerial reconnaissance teaching collection". It is a permanent and unique exhibition of exhibits on the topics of military aerial photography, the history of aerial reconnaissance and aerial cameras, as well as imaging aerial reconnaissance systems, which serve to give national and international course participants an insight into the historical development of aerial photography.

Web links

  • Brochure Officer School of the Air Force. (PDF) In: luftwaffe.de. 2007(p. 35 f.).;
  • The world viewed from above. In: luftwaffe.de. August 9, 2011.;
  • Oliver Hettling: Eye in the Sky. In the short film Eye in the Sky, the training of aerial photo evaluators at the AZAALw is shown. In: cir.bundeswehr.de. 16th August 2019 .;
  • Oliver Hettling: Radar image evaluator. The radar image evaluator training at the AZAALW is shown in the short video. In: cir.bundeswehr.de. 16th August 2019 .;

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c Bundeswehr location database. In: Center for Military History and Social Sciences of the Bundeswehr . Retrieved October 20, 2019 .
  2. ↑ a b Brochure Officer School of the Air Force. (PDF) In: luftwaffe.de. 2007 (p. 35).;
  3. ↑ Stefan Beuke: The troop in the north is growing. In: shz.de. September 23, 2017. Retrieved October 20, 2019 .
  4. ↑ Two offices move later. Süddeutsche Zeitung, December 12, 2019, accessed on February 23, 2020 .
  5. ↑ Christoph Manthey: “Welcome Curiosity” - Almost a job description! In: luftwaffe.de. July 3, 2019, accessed October 20, 2019 .
  6. ↑ Training as an aerial photograph evaluator. (PDF) In: luftwaffe.de. November 2018, accessed October 20, 2019 .
  7. ↑ Training as a photographer. (PDF) In: luftwaffe.de. March 2019, accessed October 20, 2019 .
  8. ↑ Christoph Manthey: Germany's contribution to the monitoring of the armistice. In: luftwaffe.de. February 5, 2019, accessed October 20, 2019 .
  9. ↑ Hans Peter Eisenbach: The aerial reconnaissance teaching collection in the Air Force training center for imaging reconnaissance (AZAALw). In: freundeskreis-luftwaffe.de. Retrieved October 20, 2019 .

Coordinates: 48 ° 11 ′ 45.2 "  N , 11 ° 16 ′ 37.4"  E