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Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe
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Major General Walter Jertz
Major General Walter Jertz of the German Air Force (Luftwaffe) joined the GEAF in 1965. He was born on May 31st 1945 in Mainz, Germany. He has over 3400 flying hours, massed mainly on the F 104 and the Tornado. Most recently he was Commander of the German 1 Air Division. In the past five years he has also been Contingent Commander of the Air Element of the NATO IFOR operation in the former Yugoslavia and Contingent Commander at AIRSOUTH, the NATO headquarters which is directing the current air campaign.
He is the author of the book: "Tornados over Bosnia"
His assignements include:
| 1965 |
Joined the German Air Force (Luftwaffe) as Airman Officer Candidate
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| 1965-1966 |
Air Force Officer Training
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| 1966-1969 |
Pilot Training (Prop/Jet) Germany/United States
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| 1969-1973 |
Combat Ready Pilot F-104G at Fighter Bomber Wing 31 "Boelcke", Nrvenich
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| 1973-1975 |
Staff Officer Operations Flying Group, Fighter Bomber Wing 31 "B", Nrvenich
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| 1975-1976 |
Staff Officer Operations, 2nd Flying Squadron, Fighter Bomber Wing 31 "B", Nrvenich
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| 1976-1978 |
Command and General Staff Officer Course at the Federal Armed Forces Command and Staff College in Hamburg
(Fhrungsakademie der Bundeswehr)
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| 1978-1980 |
Squadron Commander 1st Flying Squadron, Fighter Bomber Wing 31 "B" (F-104G), Nrvenich
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| 1980-1982 |
Branch Chief "Operations", 3rd GE Air Division (A3b), Kalkar
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| 1982-1985 |
Commander Flying Group, Fighter Bomber Wing 31 "B" (F-104G), Nrvenich
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| 1983 |
Conversion Training MRCA/TORNADO
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| 1985-1987 |
Branch Chief, Strike Operations, HQ 4th Allied Tactical Force, Heidelberg
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| 1987-1990 |
Commander Fighter Bomber Wing 32, Lechfeld
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| 1990-1992 |
Branch Chief, Air Attack/Air Transport Operations, Federal Ministry of Defence, Air Staff, Bonn
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| 1992-1994 |
Branch Chief, Air Operations and Command Policies, Federal Ministry of Defence, Air Staff, Bonn
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| 1994-1996 |
Chief of Staff, TAC South
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| July 95 - Dec 95 |
Contingent Commander AIRSOUTH
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| Dec 95 - Jan 96 |
Contingent Commander IFOR (AIR)
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| 1996 - |
Commander 1st Air Division
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Major General Jertz and his wife have one son and one daughter.
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