The Quest for Relevant Air Power

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
opment in France; Cdt Jean-Patric Le Saint, Cellule études et stratégie
aérienne militaire (CESAM [air power strategy and studies cell]); Col
Gilles Lemoine, Collège interarmées de défense (CID [Joint Forces
Defence College]); Col Denis Mercier, Air Staff, Armée de l’Air, for his
insights into procurement; Col Jean-Christophe Noël, director,
CESAM; Commandant Ollier for organising the various interviews
within the Air Staff, Armée de l’Air; Prof. Pierre Pascallon; Gen Jean
Rannou, retired, chief of the Air Staff, 1995–2000; and Col Marc
Weber, Air Staff, Armée de l’Air. Without these individuals, I would
not have been able to explore the latest developments in French air
power thinking and education as well as to investigate aspects relating
to operations and procurement in the required depth.
In the case of the German Air Force, I owe particular thanks to Lt
Col (General Staff [GS]) Jens Asmussen, Joint Air Power Competence
Centre (JAPCC); Lt Col Manfred Brose, FüAk (Führungsakademie),
who proved invaluable in providing me with information on
German air power education; Lt Gen Hans-Werner Jarosch, retired,
Lt Gen Walter Jertz, retired, and Lt Gen Axel Kleppien, retired, for
their specific insights into the German reunification’s impact upon
the Luftwaffe and other aspects; Lt Col (GS) Arnt Kuebart, Luftmachtzentrum
(LMZ [Air Power Centre]), Col (GS) Thomas Lorber,
FüAk (Führungsakademie); Lt Col Dr. Wolfgang Schmidt, Military-
Historical Research Office, Potsdam; Lt Gen Hans-Joachim
Schubert, executive director, JAPCC; and Col (GS) Reinhard Vogt,
LMZ. Finally, my sincere thanks also go to the chief of the Air Staff,
Lt Gen Klaus-Peter Stieglitz, and to his staff members in Bonn for
helping to develop this work—Lt Col (GS) Armin Havenith, Colonel
(GS) Hewera, Lt Col (GS) Stefan Klenz, Col (GS) Jörg Lebert
and his staff, Lt Col (GS) Guido Leiwig, Col (GS) Burkhard Potozky,
Lt Col (GS) Nicolas Radke, Lt Col (GS) Dr. Michael Wolfgang
Romba, Col (GS) Hans-Dieter Schön and his staff, Col (GS) Lothar
Schmidt, and Lt Col (GS) Michael Trautermann.
In the Netherlands, I am especially indebted to Maj Edwin Altena,
Headquarters Royal Netherlands Air Force (RNLAF), for going to
great lengths to provide me with policy documents; Col Jan F. W.
van Angeren, retired, who gave me a particularly valuable insight
into the early development stages of modern air power education in
the Netherlands; Col Henk Bank, former head, policy integration
branch, RNLAF; Air Cdre J. T. Broedersz, retired, former deputy
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