Exchange officer
An exchange officer is an officer who is usually sent to the armed forces of a friendly country for a longer period of time and performs his service there. Most exchange officers are assigned to posts that are part of the personnel structure and therefore could also be occupied by a soldier from the host country.
Goal setting
In addition to the objective of getting to know the operational principles, organization and equipment of the host country's armed forces, exchange officers contribute to the expansion of bilateral relations as representatives of their home country and to building trust.
Participation in missions
Depending on the intergovernmental agreements, exchange officers also take part in missions in the respective country.
So, for example, a German Tornado - weapons system officer , who in the Royal Air Force , serving with his unit from October 2009 to January 2010 in Afghanistan used. American exchange pilots in the Bundeswehr were deployed several times with contingents of the Navy as part of Operation Enduring Freedom .
Web links
- Report on an exchange of reserve officers between the American and German armed forces
- Carsten Knorr / Wolfgang Kring: "The Air Force as an International Partner" on European Security Online; Accessed April 19, 2010
Individual evidence
- ^ Helge Adrians: "High visit in the fleet command". December 2, 2009, accessed April 19, 2010 .
- ↑ Press and Information Center Marine: "I fly with Lynx". May 28, 2003, accessed April 19, 2010 .
- ↑ Press and Information Center Marine Branch Djibouti: "American pilot completed 4,000th flight hour with a German maritime patrol aircraft". March 6, 2005, accessed April 19, 2010 .