Weapons System Support Center 1

Weapons System Support Center 1 - WaSysUstgZ 1 -
Lineup	January 1, 2013
Country	Germany
Armed forces	armed forces
Armed forces	air force
Strength	around 80
Insinuation	Air Force Command
Location	Manching
Web presence	WaSysUstgZ 1
guide
commander	Colonel Stefan Schmid-Schickhardt
Deputy Commander	Colonel Heiko von Roeder

The Weapons System Support Center 1 (WaSysUstgZ 1) is an association for operational logistics of the Air Force . It has been subordinate to the Air Force Command since July 1, 2015 and, together with Weapons System Support Center 2 (WaSysUstgZ 2) , performs logistical and system support tasks as part of the Air Force inspector's responsibility for materials.

history

Weapons System Support Center 1 was set up with effect from January 1, 2013 and succeeded Air Force Maintenance Regiment 1 (LwInsthRgt 1) , which was dissolved on December 31, 2012 . For the installation, the center not only took over staff from the dissolved LwInsthRgt 1, but also from the weapons system support center in Landsberg am Lech, which was also dissolved .

Subordinate departments

As part of the realignment of the Bundeswehr and the order to station the Bundeswehr in Germany on October 26, 2011, the following structure has been adopted so far.

• Weapon System Support Center 1 (WaSysUstgZ 1) in Manching ( Air Base )
  • WaSysUstZ 1 staff in Manching (air base) on the premises of Airbus Defense and Space
    • Repair cooperation for engines (InstKoop Twk).
      • Erding site ( Erding Air Base ) with MTU Aero Engines . Reconditioning Turbo-Union RB199 engines of the Panavia Tornado and Eurojet EJ200 of the Eurofighter Typhoon .
      • Munich location with MTU Aero Engines . Repair of the Rolls-Royce Tyne engine of the Transall C-160 .
    • Repair cooperation for combat aircraft (InstKoop KpfFlz) in Manching (air base ) with Airbus Defense and Space . Repair of Eurofighter and Tornado .
    • Weapon system support team for combat aircraft (WaSysUstgT KpfFlz) in Manching ( air base ) for Eurofighter and Tornado .
    • Weapon system support team Unmanned Aircraft System (WaSysUstgT UAS) in Manching ( Air Base ) for unmanned aircraft
  • Repair center 11 (InstZ 11) in Erding ( Erding Air Base ). Repair of replacement parts for Eurofighter , Tornado , Tiger and NH-90 . The relocation to Manching (air base) is planned for 2021 .
  • Repair center 12 (InstZ 12) in Ummendorf . Surface treatment with a state-of-the-art electroplating plant and maintenance of hydraulic devices.
    • Repair cooperation rescue equipment (InstKoop R&S) in Ummendorf / Rellingen . Cooperation between the ejection seat and the company Autoflug .
  • Repair center 13 (InstZ 13) in Landsberg am Lech ( Welfen barracks ). Repair of avionics .
  • System center 14 (SysZ 14) in Manching (air base) . System support for the Eurofighter and Tornado combat aircraft .
  • International Weapon System Support Center (DDO / DtA IWSSC) in Hallbergmoos . International system support Eurofighter .

Commanders

The commanders of the regiments originally stationed in Erding and since 2018 in Manching or regimental units since the formation in 1956 were:

Surname	From	To
Air Force Supply Regiment 1
Colonel Wilhelm Stemmler	1st December 1956	April 20, 1960
Air Force Park Regiment 1
Colonel Hermann Huppenbauer	April 21, 1960	April 16, 1963
Colonel Walter Feuerrohr	April 17, 1963	March 31, 1966
Air Force Supply Area 1
Colonel Albert Busse	April 1, 1966	September 30, 1970
Colonel Wilhelm Wagner	1st October 1970	September 30, 1973
Air Force Supply Regiment 1
Colonel Claus Thierschmann	1st October 1973	December 31, 1975
Colonel Sigmund Grammer	January 1, 1976	March 30, 1979
Colonel Georg Dassler	April 1, 1979	March 31, 1981
Colonel Dieter Klepzig	April 1, 1981	September 30, 1986
Colonel Hans-Joachim Meißner	October 1, 1986	September 30, 1989
Colonel Josef Priller	October 1, 1989	March 31, 1991
Colonel Jürgen Breidenbach	April 1, 1991	December 31, 1993
Colonel Uwe Heinze	January 1, 1994	October 31, 1996
Colonel Herbert Glunz	November 1, 1996	September 30, 1998
Colonel Klaus Gäpfel	October 1, 1998	March 31, 2000
Colonel Peter Ikier	April 1, 2000	September 30, 2001
Air Force Maintenance Regiment 1
Colonel Ralf Mertel	October 1, 2001	August 31, 2003
Colonel Richard Drexl	August 26, 2003	December 1, 2006
Colonel Herbert Hardt	December 1, 2006	May 14, 2009
Colonel Michael Rethmann	May 15, 2009	December 31, 2012
Weapons System Support Center 1
Colonel Thomas Hambach	January 1, 2013	April 9, 2014
Colonel Markus Alder	April 9, 2014	1st February 2017
Colonel Stefan Schmid-Schickhardt	since February 1, 2017

Web links

• Weapon System Support Center 1 on the Air Force official website

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} Commander. Lw, March 29, 2019, accessed April 13, 2019 . 
2. ↑ Two deliveries in Manching. Lw, September 25, 2018, accessed April 13, 2019 . 
3. ↑ Yumpu.com: Manching 2018. Retrieved April 10, 2019 . 
4. ↑ Antonia Steiger: Waiting for the last tornado. Süddeutsche, November 19, 2012, accessed on August 23, 2013 : “In spring 2013, a fighter plane will land in Erding. When it takes off again repaired, flight operations can be stopped. In December, the management staff will initially be reorganized " 
5. ↑ Harald Jung: Hope in Manching. Augsburger Allgemeine, March 29, 2014, accessed April 1, 2014 . 
6. ↑ Markus Dreher: Lieutenant Colonel Schob takes command. Appeal call for repair center, 12th Schwäbische Zeitung, April 1, 2014, accessed on April 1, 2014 . 
7. ↑ Dieter Schöndorfer: Underground for 50 years. Luftwaffe develops and repairs aircraft electronics in the bunker. Augsburger Allgemeine, October 22, 2013, accessed April 1, 2014 .