Participants
For the 2012 CJPRS course, the following participants moved to Flugplaz Holzdorf for 2 weeks:- French Air Force: 1 AS-555 Fennec, 1 AS-330 SuperPuma, 1 EC-725 Caracal
- Belgian Air Force: 2 A109
- Italian Air Force: 2 AB-212, 1 HH-3F, 2 AMX
- Italian Navy: 1 NH-90
Exercise
The exercise lasted 2 weeks at Holzdorf airbase whereby the mission were built up from easy daytime missions to get acquainted with the environment and the participants, towards difficult nighttime missions with many participants and many threats during the last week. The cooperation between Fixed-Wing forces, Rotary-Wing forces and Extraction Forces became Each day, 2 mission were planned, with a planning beginning around 0700 in the morning, take-off around noon, landing around 1400 and a briefing afterwards. Special part of the exercise were the FARP (Forward Arming and Refueling Positions) that were combined with the exercise. Special FARP units from Belgium, France, Italy and Germany, set-up a FARP location to train multinaltional cross-training. And the missions planned the FARPHistory
In 2002, the European Air Group started the CSAR action plan, whereby multinational CSAR exercises were planned. As the EAG is more of an advisory organization than a standing organization, the aim of the EAG is to set-up a European CSAR organization and deliver responsibility to a standing organization. Just as the EAG did with the EATC, European Air Transport Command, the command that coordinates all operations of transport aircraft of the participating countries. After the startup phase, the EATC is now a standing operational unit at Eindhoven airbase in the Netherlands. In 2006 the first discussions started with the Tactical Leadership Program at Florennes airbase (Belgium) and in 2007 and 2008 the first courses were held under the name of CJCSARSC. In 2009 the course was held at Cazaux in France, in 2010 at Lechfeld in Germany and in 2011 at Albacete in Spain. As there was not yet a standing organization to transfer the responsibility for the organization, EAG still organized the CJPRSC of 2012 at Holzdorf airbase in Germany.Future
In order to maintain and enhance the CJSPRC knowledge, a number of items need to be fulfilled:- A static course location, to organize several courses per year at various levels (like academics, novice, advanced courses)
- An extended course horizon, planning and looking ahead a few year
- Secured support environment, like nearby hotels and varied exercise areas
- Budgetary independence, with fixed budgets, not depending on
The CJPRSC in 2013 will be held at Cazaux airbase in France.
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