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The European Air Transport Command (EATC) is a command centre that directs the use of most military fixed wing air transport assets owned by the three Benelux countries, France and Germany. Located at Eindhoven Airbase in the Netherlands, it aims to provide a more efficient use of the air transport capacities by means of pooling the various assets, and thereby making them available to the participating nations. It is in the European Defence Agency's "category A" for defence programmes between member states.

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  • European Air Transport Command
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  • The European Air Transport Command (EATC) is a command centre that directs the use of most military fixed wing air transport assets owned by the three Benelux countries, France and Germany. Located at Eindhoven Airbase in the Netherlands, it aims to provide a more efficient use of the air transport capacities by means of pooling the various assets, and thereby making them available to the participating nations. It is in the European Defence Agency's "category A" for defence programmes between member states.
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year adopted
  • 2010(xsd:integer)
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Garrison
command structure
  • subordinate to Multinational Air Transport Committee
escutcheon
  • Based on the given description, the blazon is: Argent, a terrestrial globe Azure encircled by twelve mullets Or and charged in pale with the letters "EATC" Or and a bridge Argent.
symbolism
  • Blue is the main colour of the European Flag, and represents the sky, which is the general domain of air forces. The bridge symbolises the creation of connections and the overcoming of gaps and distances, and is something which can be used to reach far shores quickly and safely which is the core business of military air transport. The lettering is the abbreviation of the command. The globe expresses the global reach of air bridges. The 12 mullets are also drawn from the European Flag, and are considered a symbol of completeness and perfection.
Role
  • multinational command center
Country
  • France
  • Germany
  • Netherlands
  • Belgium
  • Luxembourg
Current Commander
  • Major General Pascal Valentin
Type
  • Military Air Transport
Caption
  • Coat of arms
Dates
  • --07-01
Unit Name
  • European Air Transport Command
Battles
  • 2011(xsd:integer)
  • 2012(xsd:integer)
Motto
  • Integrated, Innovative, Efficient
Size
  • 160(xsd:integer)
abstract
  • The European Air Transport Command (EATC) is a command centre that directs the use of most military fixed wing air transport assets owned by the three Benelux countries, France and Germany. Located at Eindhoven Airbase in the Netherlands, it aims to provide a more efficient use of the air transport capacities by means of pooling the various assets, and thereby making them available to the participating nations. It is in the European Defence Agency's "category A" for defence programmes between member states.
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