Colonel Will Barksdale was commissioned into the US Air Force in 2006 from Mississippi State University, graduated ENJJPT in 2007, held instructor pilot qualifications in both the T-38 and F-22, and has been involved in the production of 350 F-22 pilots. He has deployed to the Indo-Pacific region as part...

Commander Massimiliano Buzzoni was commissioned into the Italian Navy in 1991 as a mine warfare officer. After graduating from military pilot training in 1995, he began his pilot career flying Anti-Submarine Warfare Helicopters, later supporting amphibious and special operations forces as an embarked pilot for the Italian Navy Fleet until...

Lieutenant Colonel Erhan Güleç graduated from the Turkish Air Force Academy in 2005 with a Bachelor’s degree in Electronic Engineering and was stationed as an Intercept Controller (IC) at the Control and Reporting Centre (CRC) of Diyarbakir, Türkiye. Following his Master’s degree in Electronic Engineering, in 2013, he joined the...

Lieutenant Colonel Gutierrez joined the Spanish Air Force in 1996. He completed the basic flight course as a Distinguished Graduate in 2000. After 5-year academy, he was promoted to Lieutenant, being posted to the 14th Fighting Wing (Albacete AF Base) as a fighter pilot. He was flying Mirage F1 from...

Lieutenant Colonel Haider began his military career with the German Armed Forces in April 1992. He initially served as a Personnel NCO in the 150th Rocket Artillery Battalion HQ. Following his promotion to Lieutenant in 1998, he took on the role of an MLRS platoon leader within the same battalion....

Major Oszlar joined the Hungarian Defence Forces (HDF) in 1987 and started his military education at “Szolnok” Military Aviation College in Hungary. He was assigned to the 31. “Kapos” Tactical Fighter Wing 1990 as air traffic controller. He graduated on NATO Staff College Joint Command and General Staff Course at...

Lieutenant Colonel Emiliano PELLEGRINI was commissioned in the Italian Army in 1990, when he was admitted to the Italian Army Military Academy. After five years of studies in the Academy was appointed as Mountain Artillery Officer where served for four years before to transit to the Italian Air Force schools...

Lieutenant Colonel Athanasios Sdrakas graduated from the Hellenic Air Force Academy with a Bachelor of Science in Aeronautics in 2000. He holds two Master of Science degrees: one in International Affairs from the University of Nicosia, Cyprus, and another in Environmental, Disaster, and Crises Management Strategies from the National and...

Lieutenant Colonel Van Wuytswinkel began his military career within the Netherlands Armed Forces in August 1985. After his first assignement at Air Base Eindhoven he joined the 3rd Netherlands Missile Group in Blomberg (West-Germany) to start a career as an Air Defender. He worked as a Stinger team Commander and...

Lieutenant Colonel Kim Vogt currently serves as a subject matter expert for integrated air and missile defence at the Joint Air Power Competence Centre. He joined the German Armed Forces in September 2001. Following the completion of his Officer Training, he studied Economic Studies at the University of the German...

Lieutenant Colonel Giovanni Zanier joined the Italian Air Force in 1994, attending the Italian Air Force Academy in Pozzuoli (Italy) as ROTC pilot. He completed the Basic and Advance Pilot Training course at the 61st Air Brigade – Galatina AFB – in 1996, before attending the AM-X OCU in Amendola...