NATO Cooperative Cyber Defence Centre of Excellence,
Chief of Defence of the Kingdom of Belgium,
Belgium Air Force
Commands
Chief of Defence of the Kingdom of Belgium,
Assistant Chief of Staff Operations and Training, Flying Group of the 1st Fighter Wing, F-16 350th Squadron Beauvechain, Centralised Flying Schools, 10th Tactical Wing Kleine Brogel, Deputy Operations Commander, DHQ, Aide-de-Camp to the King, Air Component Commander (Chief of Air Defence),
European Air Group,
Van Caelenberge was born September 6, 1952, in Antwerp; he attended Collège Saint Michel Brasschaat and graduated from the Royal Cadets School Lier in 1970. He enrolled in the Royal Military Academy as student pilot of the polytechnic division graduated in 1975, he was trained on the Marchetti SF-260, Fouga Magister and T-33 in Brustem. He went on to obtained his pilots wings in 1977 and was trained on F-104G Startfighter. He was assigned to 350th Squadron of 1st Fighter Wing Beauvechain and attends a conversion of F-16 specific in electronic warfare.
He also attends the Royal Defence College for staff course 1984 and was back to the 350th Squadron. He was later assigned to AirForce Staff operations section in charge of Air Defence in 1985 and later went on to the Royal Defence College to complete his Senior Staff Course in 1987 and after completing he was the commander of the F-16 350th Squadron. He also commanded the Flying Group of the 1st Fighter Wing in Beauvechain base in 1995 and after attending a training, he was the instructor on Alpha-jet and Marchetti SF-260 in 1996 before he became the commander of Beauvechain airbase and the Flying Group Commander of the Centralised Flying Schools.[3]
He also went to the NATO Defence College Rome for a senior course in 1997, he commanded the 10th Tactical Wing in Kleine Brogel Base in 2001/2002 before he was moved to Defence Staff Operations and Training Department in 2004 and there after he was Deputy Operations Commander in 2005.
He became Aide-de-Camp to the King in 2005 to 2006 were he later made the Air Component Commander to 2008 and was also the Director of the European Air Group. He did serves as Assistant Chief of Staff Operations and Training in 2009 to 2011 and rose to the rank of Air Chief Marshall (air general) before he was made the interim Chief of Defence in 2012 and continued until he retired in July 2016.[4]
^"Bio- Van Caelenberge". mil.be. Retrieved 2021-07-15.
^NATO. "General Gerard Van Caelenberge, Chief of Defence of Belgium". NATO. Retrieved 2021-07-15.
External linksedit
"Visite au Luxembourg du général Gerard Van Caelenberge, chef de la Défense belge". armee.gouvernement.lu (in German). 2016-02-05. Retrieved 2021-07-15.
"NATO air chiefs discuss common challenges, solutions".
"Belgian Chief of Defence to visit Finland - The Finnish Defence Forces". puolustusvoimat.fi. Retrieved 2021-07-15.
December 15, 2023
gerard, caelenberge, general, belgium, force, general, component, commander, 2006, 2008, chief, defence, kingdom, belgium, march, 2012, until, retired, july, 2016, expertise, member, nato, cooperative, cyber, defence, centre, excellence, generalvan, caelenberg. General Gerard Van Caelenberge is a Belgium Air Force general he was Air Component Commander in 2006 to 2008 and Chief of Defence of the Kingdom of Belgium in March 2012 until retired in July 2016 1 He was an expertise and member of the NATO Cooperative Cyber Defence Centre of Excellence 2 Air GeneralVan CaelenbergeChief of Defence of Belgium General Gerard V 23 October 2015Chief of Defence BelgiumIn office 30 March 2012 13 July 2016Preceded byarmy general Charles Henri DelcourSucceeded byarmy general Marc CompernolCommander Air Components BelgiumIn office 2006 2008Personal detailsBornGerard Van Caelenberge 1952 09 06 6 September 1952 age 71 Antwerp BelgiumSpouseAnne Van den BergheEducationRoyal Military AcademyMilitary serviceAllegiance BelgiumBranch service Belgian Air ComponentYears of service1975 2016RankAir Chief MarshallUnitNATO Cooperative Cyber Defence Centre of Excellence Chief of Defence of the Kingdom of Belgium Belgium Air ForceCommandsChief of Defence of the Kingdom of Belgium Assistant Chief of Staff Operations and Training Flying Group of the 1st Fighter Wing F 16 350th Squadron Beauvechain Centralised Flying Schools 10th Tactical Wing Kleine Brogel Deputy Operations Commander DHQ Aide de Camp to the King Air Component Commander Chief of Air Defence European Air Group Van Caelenberge was born September 6 1952 in Antwerp he attended College Saint Michel Brasschaat and graduated from the Royal Cadets School Lier in 1970 He enrolled in the Royal Military Academy as student pilot of the polytechnic division graduated in 1975 he was trained on the Marchetti SF 260 Fouga Magister and T 33 in Brustem He went on to obtained his pilots wings in 1977 and was trained on F 104G Startfighter He was assigned to 350th Squadron of 1st Fighter Wing Beauvechain and attends a conversion of F 16 specific in electronic warfare He also attends the Royal Defence College for staff course 1984 and was back to the 350th Squadron He was later assigned to AirForce Staff operations section in charge of Air Defence in 1985 and later went on to the Royal Defence College to complete his Senior Staff Course in 1987 and after completing he was the commander of the F 16 350th Squadron He also commanded the Flying Group of the 1st Fighter Wing in Beauvechain base in 1995 and after attending a training he was the instructor on Alpha jet and Marchetti SF 260 in 1996 before he became the commander of Beauvechain airbase and the Flying Group Commander of the Centralised Flying Schools 3 He also went to the NATO Defence College Rome for a senior course in 1997 he commanded the 10th Tactical Wing in Kleine Brogel Base in 2001 2002 before he was moved to Defence Staff Operations and Training Department in 2004 and there after he was Deputy Operations Commander in 2005 He became Aide de Camp to the King in 2005 to 2006 were he later made the Air Component Commander to 2008 and was also the Director of the European Air Group He did serves as Assistant Chief of Staff Operations and Training in 2009 to 2011 and rose to the rank of Air Chief Marshall air general before he was made the interim Chief of Defence in 2012 and continued until he retired in July 2016 4 Contents 1 Awards 2 Personal life 3 References 4 External linksAwards edit nbsp Commander Order of Leopold nbsp Order of the Crown nbsp Commander Order of Leopold II nbsp First Class Military Cross nbsp Commemorative Medal for Foreign Operations or Missions nbsp Meritorious Service Medal nbsp NATO MedalPersonal life editVan Caelenberge is married to Anne Van den Berghe with two children citation needed References edit VRT NWS Vrtnws be Retrieved 1 January 2018 CCDCOE ccdcoe org Retrieved 2021 07 15 Bio Van Caelenberge mil be Retrieved 2021 07 15 NATO General Gerard Van Caelenberge Chief of Defence of Belgium NATO Retrieved 2021 07 15 External links edit Visite au Luxembourg du general Gerard Van Caelenberge chef de la Defense belge armee gouvernement lu in German 2016 02 05 Retrieved 2021 07 15 NATO air chiefs discuss common challenges solutions Belgian Chief of Defence to visit Finland The Finnish Defence Forces puolustusvoimat fi Retrieved 2021 07 15 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Gerard Van Caelenberge amp oldid 1186215439, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
