Air Force Center for Aerospace Medicine
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Center for Aerospace Medicine of the Air Force |
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 Internal association badge (coat of arms) |
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| Lineup | October 1, 2013 |
| Country |
 Germany
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| Armed forces | armed forces |
| Armed forces |
 air force
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| Insinuation |
 Air Force Command
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| Location | Cologne ( Wahn Air Force Barracks ) |
| Web presence | ZentrLuRMedLw |
| General Physician of the Air Force | |
| Head and general physician of the Lw |
General doctor Bernhard Groß |
The Luftwaffe's center for aerospace medicine (ZentrLuRMedLw) was set up on October 1, 2013 at the Cologne-Wahn site ( Wahn air force barracks ). It emerged from the merging of the tasks of the Aviation Medical Service of the Air Force, the Aviation Medical Institute of the Air Force and the Department of General Doctor of the Air Force . It currently has branches in Bückeburg , Fürstenfeldbruck , Manching and Königsbrück . As part of a cooperation agreement, it works with the civilian German Aerospace Center (DLR) in the immediate vicinity .
tasks
In the ZentrLuRMedLw all essential tasks of aerospace medicine are bundled. The fields of competence range from research and science to assessment and training to the professional management of aviation doctors .
management
The head of the Center for Aerospace Medicine of the Air Force is, in his function as General Physician of the Air Force, also the Chief Aviation Physician of the German Armed Forces.
| Surname | Beginning of the term of office | Term expires |
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| Bernhard Gross | March 26, 2020 | |
| Rafael Schick | July 6, 2015 | March 26, 2020 |
| Jürgen Brandenstein | October 1, 2013 | July 6, 2015 |
See also
Individual evidence
- ^ A b Christian Esser, Boris Kinetz: Center for aerospace medicine set up in Cologne. www.luftwaffe.de, October 9, 2013, accessed October 10, 2013 .
- ^ Christian Esser: Realignment of the Air Force at the level of the associations. www.luftwaffe.de, September 27, 2013, accessed on September 29, 2013 .
Web links
Coordinates: 50 ° 51 ′ 21.4 " N , 7 ° 6 ′ 52.5" E