GAFGerman Air Force Weapons School
German Air Force Weapons School
Mission
Main task of the German Air Force Weapons School is to train and enable key personnel of combined air warfare operations to become weapons instructors and experts in their respective disciplines.
Weapons Instructors are combat ready officers in their specific branch, finely tuned in the skills of integration, tactical leadership and instruction.
These experts are the guarantee for high level instruction in their fighter wings or units and serve as the point of contact for all tactical matters as well as future capability development in the GAFGerman Air Force HQsHeadquarters. Current branches are Typhoon and Tornado aircrews, C2 officers and Intelligence officers.
To cope with future challenges of air warfare operations, the GAFGerman Air Force Weapons School makes a decisive contribution to the further development of the Air Force through the genesis of experts and the harmonization of operational procedures for the various weapon systems.
Leadership
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Bundeswehr/Waffenschule Luftwaffe
Lieutenant Colonel Dirk Pingel
Lt. COL. Dirk Pingel is the first commander of the GAFGerman Air Force Weapons School.
He graduated on F4 FWIC in 20th Fighter Squadron Holloman AFB in 2004. He became squadron commander in 2009 and deputy flying group commander in Fighter Wing 74 Neuburg in 2012. Since 2015 he led five WICs.
Current Affairs
The GAFGerman Air Force Weapons School was inaugurated as an independent unit on 1 October 2019. The Commander reports directly to the Commander Flying Units in the Air Force Command.
News
Numbers, Data, Facts
Impressions
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Not only the missions were challenging during the weapons instructor training, but also the weather conditions under which they took place
Bundeswehr/Püschel -
The commander of the Air Force Weapons School, Lieutenant Colonel Pingel, the Chief of the German Air Force, Lieutenant General Gerhartz, and the Commander of the Air Force Air Force Command, Major General Klement, opened Jarvis in Laage
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The Joint Terminal Attack Controller, short JTACJoint Terminal Attack Controller, are the eyes of the pilots, just on the ground. In this case, they point a pilot of the helicopter CH-53 with green smoke to the landing point.
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Although the pilots fly at the physical and psychological limit during the weapons instructor course, they always have to stay calm and composed
Bundeswehr/Petersen -
Round about 500 people took part in the final exercise of the weapons instructor course, Baltic Hunter 2023. The Missions were conducted both in the airspace over Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania and on military training areas in the northeastern part …
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Zwei Eurofighter und zwei A400M beim Überflug über den Fliegerhorst Laage
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JTACs guiding the Air-to-Ground operation of an Eurofighter for close air support.
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Two Eurofighter of the 73 Tactical Air Wing „S“, armed with GBUGuided Bomb Unit-48, flying to Sweden.
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"BALTIC HUNTER 2021" - an exercise of the German Air Force - on the air Base in Laage
Bundeswehr
Location
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Contact
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Chief Master Sergeant Michael Kötz
Your contact Person at the GAFGerman Air Force Weapons School