They can go anywhere between air-to-air combat-simulated situations to air-to-ground situations, whereby communications are established with our ground-forward air controllers with the pilots, and they go through some practice runs.

5. Welcomes the EU initiative concerning the supply of airborne resources with a view to airlifting food to the thousands of refugees at risk of starvation thanks to the fighting;

HAVING REGARD to relevant provisions of the Aviation Transportation Security Act of 2001, the Homeland Security Act of 2002, the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 and Executive Order 13388 regarding cooperation between agencies of the United States Government in combating terrorism,

Following the repeated infringement of the Athens FIR regulations, the encroachments on Greek airspace by Turkish fighter aircraft and Turkey's refusal to recognise search and rescue procedures in the Aegean, culminating in the tragic collision between two aircraft and the death of a Greek airforce pilot, what action will the Commission take to ensure compliance with Athens FIR regulations, the integrity of Greek airspace, Greek being an EU Member State, and compliance with the rules governing search and rescue operations in the Aegean, in the context of current negotiations between Turkey and the EU regarding Turkish accession?

Following the repeated infringement of the Athens FIR regulations, the encroachments on Greek airspace by Turkish fighter aircraft and Turkey's refusal to recognise search and rescue procedures in the Aegean, culminating in the tragic collision between two aircraft and the death of a Greek airforce pilot, what action will the Commission take to ensure compliance with Athens FIR regulations, the integrity of Greek airspace, Greek being an EU Member State, and compliance with the rules governing search and rescue operations in the Aegean, in the context of current negotiations between Turkey and the EU regarding Turkish accession?

We have renamed them as air combat systems officers. They will continue to carry out some air navigation duties but they will also lead unmanned aerial vehicle operations, crew strategic air-to-air refuelling aircraft and perform intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance duties in a multiple aircraft.