J V possesses extensive experience in aviation and military operations, currently serving as a freelance AS350 B3e pilot at Semper Labora Services since March 2024. As Wing Operations Manager at the 15th wing Air Transport of the Belgian Air Force since May 2019 and Search and Rescue Captain at 40 Sqn SAR Koksijde since 2006, J V participates in QRA missions and holds the role of Public Relations Officer for the squadron. The career includes service as a pilot with the Belgian Air Force since 1996, progressing from an A109 helicopter pilot to a SAR Pilot and later a Captain on the Seaking Mk48. Previous roles also include instructor pilot for the Alouette II in the Belgian Army. J V's education encompasses military transportation and social and military science through various institutions in Belgium.
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Royal Higher Institute for Defence
About the Institute The Royal Higher Institute for Defence (RHID) is the reference body or think tank of the Belgian Ministry of Defence in the field of security and defence. It is also responsible for managing the multiannual programme for scientific and technological research, including the security and defence studies, as well as the scientific research of the Royal Army and Military History Museum. In order to fully accomplish its mission, the RHID has set the objectives of focusing the attention – by identifying research and discussion topics, and themes of interest – as well as deepening and disseminating knowledge. Organizing conferences, colloquia and seminars as well as publishing papers by researchers at the Belgian Ministry of Defence, and the Institute in particular, fully contribute to knowledge transfer. The High Studies for Security and Defence, in the form of a meeting place with seminars and visits, provides training in these fields for high-level staff, both from the ministry and the civil sector. Through national and international partnerships, the RHID has developed an extensive network to exchange ideas and experiences.