Command Task Force Air Force

Command Task Force Air Force - KdoEinsVbdeLw - XXX
Association badge LwFüKdo (coat of arms)
active	July 1, 2013 to June 30, 2015
Country	Germany
Armed forces	armed forces
Armed forces	air force
Type	Command authority
Strength	500
Insinuation	Air Force Command
Luftwaffe barracks madness	Cologne madness
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last acting commander	Lieutenant General Martin Schelleis

The command of Einsatzverbände Luftwaffe ( KdoEinsVbdeLw ) was a subordinate command authority of the German Air Force and subordinated to the Luftwaffe command. Its main tasks were the provision and management of the air force's forces. With the establishment of the Air Force Troop Command on July 1, 2015, the Air Force Operations Units command, as well as the Air Force Support Units Command , were dissolved.

assignment

The command had the task of ensuring the technical and troop management of the subordinate units and departments and ensuring their operational readiness. The command thus led the operational units of the Air Force.

history

As part of the restructuring of the Bundeswehr, the command was set up with effect from July 1, 2013. The core components of the command emerged from the Air Force Command, which was already stationed at the site and disbanded on June 30, 2013 .

Subordinate units

The following were subordinate to the command, both technically and in terms of troops:

• Skill range air
  • Tactical Air Force Squadron 31 "Boelcke" (TaktLwG 31) in Nörvenich ( Nörvenich Air Base )
    • Tactical Air Force Group "Richthofen" of Tactical Air Force Wing 31 (TaktLwG 31) in Wittmund ( Wittmundhafen Air Base )
  • Tactical Air Force Wing 33 (TaktLwG 33) in Büchel ( Büchel Air Base )
  • Tactical Air Force Squadron 51 "Immelmann" (TaktLwG 51) "Immelmann" in Jagel ( Schleswig Air Base )
  • Tactical Air Force Squadron 73 "Steinhoff" (TaktLwG 73) "Steinhoff" in Laage ( Laage Air Base )
  • Tactical Air Force Squadron 74 (TaktLwG 74) in Neuburg an der Donau ( Neuburg Air Base )
  • Lufttransportgeschwader 61 (LTG 61), in Penzing ( Landsberg / Lech Air Base )
  • Lufttransportgeschwader 62 (LTG 62), in Wunstorf ( Wunstorf Air Base )
  • Lufttransportgeschwader 63 (LTG 63), in Hohn ( Hohn Air Base )
  • Helicopter squadron 64 (HSG 64), in Laupheim ( Laupheim airfield ) and Schönewalde / Holzdorf ( Holzdorf air base )
  • Flight readiness of the Federal Ministry of Defense (FlBschft BMVg), Cologne-Wahn and Berlin-Tegel
  • Air Force Aviation Training Center (FlgAusbZLw) ( Holloman AFB , Alamogordo , New Mexico )
    • German share Euro NATO Joint Jet Pilot Training (ENJJPT) ( Sheppard AFB , Wichita Falls , Texas),
    • 2nd German Air Force Training Squadron ( Pensacola , Florida ),
    • 3rd German Air Force Training Squadron ( Goodyear , Arizona ),
  • Tactical training command of the Air Force Italy ( Decimomannu military airfield , Sardinia ),
  • Center for Electronic Combat, Flying Weapon Systems (Center EK FlgWaSys), in Kleinaitingen (Bavaria)
• Skill area soil
  • Mission control area 2 (EinsFüBer 2), in Erndtebrück
  • Mission control area 3 (EinsFüBer 3), in Schönewalde
  • Anti-aircraft missile squadron 1 "Schleswig-Holstein" (FlaRakG 1), in Husum
    • Anti-aircraft missile group 21 (FlaRakGrp 21) in Sanitz
    • Anti-aircraft missile group 24 (FlaRakGrp 24) in Bad Sülze
    • Anti-aircraft missile group 26 (FlaRakGrp 26) in Husum
    • Anti-aircraft missile group 61 (FlaRakGrp 61) in Todendorf / Panker
    • FlaRak training center in Husum
    • Tactical training center for anti-aircraft missiles Luftwaffe (TaktAusbWbZ FlaRakLw USA) ( Fort Bliss , Texas ),
  • Object protection regiment of the Air Force (ObjSRgtLw) "Friesland" in Schortens
  • Command support area of ​​the Air Force (FüUstgBerLw), in Cologne-Wahn

Location

The command was stationed , together with the Luftwaffe support units command , in the Wahn air force barracks in Cologne-Wahn .

Commanders

Surname	from	to
Lieutenant General Martin Schelleis	July, 1st 2013	June 30, 2015

Web links

• Command units Luftwaffe , official website Luftwaffe.de

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Personnel changes in top military and civilian positions. Federal Ministry of Defense, Press and Information Office, July 10, 2013, accessed on July 10, 2013 . 
2. ↑ New leadership organization in the Air Force. Federal Ministry of Defense, Press and Information Office, June 30, 2015, accessed on July 1, 2015 . 
3. ↑ Air force structure is streamlined. (PDF; 117 KiB) Federal Ministry of Defense, Press and Information Office, June 25, 2013, accessed on July 10, 2013 . 
4. ↑ Realignment of the Air Force at the level of the associations. In: luftwaffe.de. Federal Ministry of Defense, Press and Information Office, September 29, 2013, accessed on September 29, 2013 .