Academic degree: Bachelor of Science in Engineering
Unit / Department: Base Group / Naval Air Wing 3 “Graf Zeppelin”
Military career:
02.07.2001
Start of service, 5th Air Force Training Regiment 3, Bayreuth
2001–2002
Officer Training, 1st / OSLw, Fürstenfeldbruck
2002–2005
Degree in Aerospace Engineering, University of Applied Sciences, Munich
11.10.2005
Transfer to UTB Marine
2006
Training courses, Navy Officer (Grade A)
2006–2007
Initial Flight Training, 9th / OSLw, Fürstenfeldbruck
2007–2009
Flight Training, 4th / LTG62, Lufthansa Flight Training
Bremen
2009
P-3C Orion Type Rating Training, VP-30, Jacksonville, FL
2010
P-3C Orion Type Conversion Training, Training Staff / MFG3 “GZ”, Nordholz
2011–2015
Co-pilot of a P-3C Orion, 2nd Squadron / MFG-3 “GZ”, Nordholz
2015
Patrol Plane Commander P-3C Orion, 2nd / MFG3 “GZ”, Nordholz
2015–2016
S3 Officer, Wing Staff / MFG3 “GZ”, Nordholz
2016–2018
Participants in LGAN 2016. FüAkBw, Hamburg
2018–2021
S3 Staff Officer, Commander of Air Operations and Deputy Commander of the Air Group / MFG3 “GZ”, Nordholz
2021–2023
Advisor, Strategic Control Division, Maritime and Coastal Affairs, Federal Ministry of Defense, Planning Directorate I 3, Bonn
since 2023
Commander, StPktGrp / MFG3 “GZ”, Nordholz
Promotions:
01.07.2004
Second Lieutenant
01.01.2007
Lieutenant (Navy)
21.05.2012
Lieutenant Commander
28.07.2016
Lieutenant Commander
24.05.2019
Lieutenant Commander
Foreign assignments (year)/positions:
2011; P-3C Pilot; 1st P-3C Squadron, Djibouti, Operation ATALANTA
2011; P-3C Pilot; 1st P-3C Squadron, Djibouti, Operation ATALANTA
2012; P-3C Pilot; 1st P-3C Squadron, Djibouti, Operation ATALANTA
2015; S3 & LtrFlgBetr EinsGrp1P-3C
2019; Commander 29th German Task Force, EUNAVFOR Somalia Operation ATALANTA
2020–2021; Commander, 3rd German Task Force, EUNAVFOR Med Operation IRINI
Hobbies:
Shooting sports, reading, astrophotography, electronics/model building, motorcycling