Jan-Marcus Witt

Assistant Flight Commander: Oversee training operations and ensure syllabus compliance within FAA and military regulations, maintaining consistent training quality, standardization, and operational discipline across all phases of pilot instruction. Mentorship of Instructor Pilots and Student Pilots in operational procedures and professional development. Head of Academics: Lead development and scheduling of pilot training programs, implementation of competency-based training doctrine, as well as electronic flight board integration to improve standardization and training effectiveness on the Grob 120TP. Certified Human Factors Assessor: The squadron's sole Human Factors Assessor, conducting Crew Resource Management training and flight evaluations to strengthen safety culture, crew coordination and operational discipline.

Chief Pilot: Led multinational pilot licensing, scheduling, and currency tracking in coordination with French counterparts across multiple international training locations to maintain the operational readiness of a Binational Air Transport Squadron on the Super Hercules C-130J (German and French). Mentored newly assigned Captains, First Officers and Loadmasters, facilitating their integration into the squadron through guidance on standard operating procedures, training requirements, administrative processes, operational culture, and organizational traditions. First Officer: Operated and deployed the Super Hercules C-130J in dynamic tactical airlift missions applying multinational crew resource management and operational risk management principles. Certified Human Factors Assessor: The squadron's sole Human Factors Assessor, conducting Crew Resource Management training and flight evaluations to strengthen safety culture, crew coordination and operational discipline.

Head of Advanced Tactics and Training: Led the development and coordination of multinational airlift tactics, training syllabi, and operational procedures while working closely with U.S. and allied forces. First Officer: Operated and deployed the Super Hercules C-130J in dynamic tactical airlift missions applying multinational crew resource management and operational risk management principles. Certified Human Factors Assessor: The squadron's sole Human Factors Assessor, conducting Crew Resource Management training and flight evaluations to strengthen safety culture, crew coordination and operational discipline.

Mission Coordinator: Mission planning and operational flight support while serving as a liaison between flight crews and operational command, ensuring safe, legal, and efficient mission execution. First Officer: Operated the Airbus A400M in multi-crew airlift operations on a large, complex transport category aircraft.

Professional Pilot Trainee with Lufthansa Aviation Training in Bremen, in cooperation with the German Air Force, operating under strict Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and applying Multi-Crew Coordination (MCC) concepts in European RVSM airspace.

Military Pilot Trainee in Initial Flight Training (IFT) on the aerobatic, high-performance, complex aircraft Grob 120A, conducted in the 3rd German Air Force Training Squadron in Goodyear, Arizona.