From 28 to 30 April 2025, a delegation from the European Personnel Recovery Centre (EPRC) participated in the 52nd NATO Personnel Recovery/Search and Rescue (PR/SAR) Working Group meeting, held in […]
EPRC supported 35th EDA Joint Personnel Recovery Staff Course – Veszprem (Hungary)
The EPRC provided support to the 35th EDA Joint Personnel Recovery Staff Course –, organised by the Hungary under the EDA JPR E&TC project and held in Veszprem (Hungary), from […]
Joint Personnel Recovery Staff Course (JPRSC) 25-01 in Poggio Renatico, Ferrara
Poggio Renatico, 28th February – The Joint Personnel Recovery Staff Course (JPRSC) 25-01, held from 17th to 28th of February, successfully concluded after two weeks of intensive training and collaboration. […]
EPRC Participates in the Annual Discipline Conference of Air Operations (AOP ADC)
Poggio Renatico, 26th February – The European Personnel Recovery Centre (EPRC) took part in the Annual Discipline Conference of Air Operations (AOP ADC), held at the Deployable Air Command and […]
ITALIAN NAVY PR WEEK 25-1
La Spezia, Italy – 28-30 JAN 2025 The EPRC acting Commander and a member of the EDU Branch have been invited to perform as speakers at the ITALIAN NAVY PR […]
APROC 2025: Main Planning Conference Successfully Held at Albacete Air Base
On January 29, 2025, the Main Planning Conference (MPC) for the upcoming APROC (Air Centric Personnel Recovery Operatives Course) was successfully conducted at Albacete Air Base, Spain. The European Personnel […]
Germany leaves the E.P.R.C.
In view of Germany’s official withdrawal from the EPRC Treaty on December 31st, the German staff stationed in Ferrara removed the German flag from the Centre’s offices before leaving for […]
EPRC JPR STAFF COURSE 24-02
ITALY, 1 – 11 OCTOBER 2024 The second iteration in 2024 of the EPRC’s Joint Personnel Recovery Staff Course (JPRSC) was held in Guidonia (Rome province) hosted by the Italian […]
The EPRC holds its 2024 Steering Group meeting in Amsterdam, NLD
On the 3rd of July, 2024, the seven members of the EPRC Steering Group gathered in Amsterdam, answering an invitation from Air Commodore (NLD) Albert De Smit, current Director of […]
The Air-centric Personnel Recovery Operatives’ Course (APROC) 2024 was successfully completed on 28 June 2024 at the Spanish Airbase of Albacete.
This was the seventh iteration of this series of courses, and the third edition in a row to follow the new organisational concept of remaining at one permanent course location […]
The 3rd Reintegration Training for SSLWG nations – by PRETC, JPRA and EPRC – was successfully conducted in Murcia, Spain from 13-17 MAY 2024.
On 17th May, 2024, 22 students from 11 nations of the SSLWG have completed the third Reintegration training, organized jointly by JPRA, PRETC and EPRC, supported by the extraordinary hospitality […]
SERE School Leaders gather in Murcia, Spain, for their 41st Working Group meeting.
Representatives of the SERE School Leaders Working Group (SSLWG) member Nations met for their 41st SSLWG meeting in Murcia, Spain, from the 7th to the 10th of May 2024. The […]
NATO Lessons Learned Conference 2024
From 16th to 17th April 2024 the EPRC attended the NATO Lessons Learned Conference 2024 (NLLC24), organised by the Joint Analysis and Lessons Learned Centre (JALLC) and held in Lisbon […]
EPRC Staff Members visited the Multinational Helicopter Training Centre
On 26 March, the EPRC visited the Multinational Helicopter Training Centre (MHTC), located 30 minutes west of Lisbon at Air Base 1, Sintra, POR. The MHTC is the outcome of […]
EPRC Staff Members visit FRA AF’s AIR C2 Units, CAPCO and CASPOA
On Thursday 21 March, a team of 4 officers of the EPRC visited CAPCO and CASPOA, two FRA AF’s Units located in Lyon Mont-Verdun Airbase, FRA. With the scope of […]
The EPRC runs the 24-1 edition of the Joint PR Staff Course
The EPRC has conducted the first iteration in 2024 of its Joint Personnel Recovery Staff Course (JPRSC) at Poggio Renatico Air Base, hosted in the Italian JFAC HQ facilities, from […]
THE DIRECTOR OF CASPOA VISITS THE EPRC
As part of the cooperation activities conducted by the EPRC to achieve its mission, Commander EPRC Colonel Hervé Lahille welcomed the Director of CASPOA, Colonel Fabrice Imbo, on Thursday 14th […]
The EPRC supports CASPOA’s PR Course
From 11 to 15 December, the French Air & Space Force’s CASPOA organised its bi-yearly Joint Personnel Recovery Air Command and Control course (JPR Air C2 course), at Lyon Mont-Verdun […]
The EPRC attends the EDA’s 44th PT PR Meeting
The European Defence Agency (EDA) invited the EPRC to participate in the open session of the 44th Meeting of the Project Team on Personnel Recovery (PT PR), which took place […]
The EPRC provides support to ITA JAOS’ JPRSC
The EPRC supported the 22nd Joint Personnel Recovery Staff Course (JPRSC), organised by the Italian Joint Air Operations School (ITA JAOS) and held in Guidonia Air Base, from the 13th […]
2023 EPRC Working Group Meeting
On Wednesday 22nd of November, 2023, the European Personnel Recovery Centre held its 2023 Working Group Meeting, at its premises in Poggio Renatico Airbase, Italy. The meeting gathered representatives from […]
The EPRC takes part in the 49th NATO PR/SAR WG Meeting
From 14th to 16th November 2023, an EPRC delegation attended the 49th meeting of the NATO PR/SAR WG, held in Oslo (NOR) at the historic grounds of the Akershus Fortress. […]
40th SSLWG Meeting
The 40th meeting of the SERE School Leaders’ Working Group (SSLWG) was held in Denmark from the 07th to the 09th of November 2023. Both Chairman and Host Nation’s representatives […]
APROC ’23
The Air-centric Personnel Recovery Operatives’ Course (APROC) 2023 was successfully completed on 7 July 2023 at the Spanish Airbase of Albacete. This was the fifth iteration of this series of […]
39th SSLWG meeting
The 39th meeting of the SERE School Leaders’ Working Group (SSLWG) was held in Germany from the 08th to the 12th of May 2023. The commanders of the German SERE schools (II. and […]
EPRC JPR STAFF COURSE 23-02
ITALY, 19 – 29 SEPTEMBER 2023 The second iteration in 2023 of the EPRC’s Joint Personnel Recovery Staff Course (JPRSC) was held at Poggio Renatico Air Base from the 19th […]
Joint Personnel Recovery Reintegration Considerations
(JPR-RC) Working Session #1 From 23 to 25 May, the EPRC took part in the first working session of the MCDC joint personnel recovery reintegration considerations (JPR-RC) project. The meeting […]
The Deputy Director of the European Air Group visits the EPRC
As part of the cooperation activities conducted by the EPRC to achieve its mission, Commander EPRC Colonel Hervé Lahille welcomed the Deputy Director of the European Air Group (EAG), BGen […]
NATO Special OPS Annual Discipline Conference
From the 25th to the 27th of April, an EPRC representative participated to the Special Operations’ Annual Discipline Conference (SO ADC) organised by the NATO Special 0perations Headquarters (NSHQ) and […]
The EPRC takes part in the 48th NATO’s PR/SAR WG Meeting
From 17th to 20th April 2023, the EPRC took part in the 48th meeting of the NATO PR/SAR WG, held in London, in the premises of the Honorary Artillery Company. […]
The EPRC attends the 43rd EDA’s PT PR Meeting
On 29th of March, Commander EPRC, answering an invitation from the European Defence Agency (EDA), attended the open session of the 43rd Meeting of the Project Team on Personnel recovery […]
EPRC Joint PR Staff Course 23-01
The first iteration in 2023 of the EPRC’s Joint Personnel Recovery Staff Course (JPRSC) was held at Poggio Renatico Air Base from the 28th February to the 10th March 2023 […]
EPRC Joint PR Staff Course 22-02
ITALY, 27 September – 07 October 2022 The European Personnel Recovery Centre has concluded the second iteration of the year of its Joint Personnel Recovery Staff Course (JPRSC), held from […]
The EPRC organises and hosts the 47th NATO PR/SAR WG Meeting.
In line with its vision of being recognised as a PR hub in Europe, the EPRC hosted the 47th Meeting of the NATO PR/SAR WG, from the 11th Oct 22 […]
Reintegration training was successfully completed
From 25th to 29th of July the EPRC hosted a Reintegration training session at its premises in Poggio Renatico AB. This training was organised as an answer to the interest […]
EPRC 2022 Steering Group Meeting
On 28-29 June 2022, the European Personnel Recovery Centre (EPRC)’s Steering Group, the governing body that leads the EPRC’s way ahead, held its annual meeting in Brussels (BEL). The senior […]
EPRC JPR Staff Course 22-01 completed
The first iteration in 2022 of the NATO-selected EPRC’s Joint Personnel Recovery Staff Course (JPRSC) was held from the 8th to the 18th of February 2022 inside the Italian JFAC […]
12th EDA Helicopter Tatctics Symposium (8th – 11th November 2021)
EPRC participated on the 12th Helicopter Tactics Symposium organised by the European Defence Agency (EDA), at the Helicopter Training Point Ostrava, the training facility for Czech Republic Air Force located […]
Command hand over at EPRC on 1 July 2021
The Change of Command ceremony was held at the European Personnel Recovery Centre (EPRC) in Poggio Renatico (Italy) on 1st July 2021, when Col. (DEU-AF) Stefan Demps transferred his duties […]
APROC 2021 was successfully completed
The Air Centric Personnel Recovery Operatives’ Course (APROC) 2021 was successfully completed on 16 June 2021 at the Spanish Airbase of Albacete.This was the 13th iteration of this series of […]
EPRC JPR Staff Course 21-01
Italy, 23 February – 05 March 2021 EPRC JPR Staff Course was held at the Poggio Renatico Air Base, on 23rd February – 06th March. This edition was hosted by […]
JPR Rescort Module
Italy, 26 August – 27 August 2020 The third Edition of the JPR RESCORT Module was held at the Poggio Renatico Air Base, on 26th August – 27th August. As […]
EPRC JPR Staff Course 20-01
Italy, 25 February – 06 March 2020 The second Edition of the EPRC JPR Staff Course (JPRSC) was held at the Poggio Renatico Air Base, on 25th February – 06th […]
5th Steering Group meeting and EPRC Directorship handover to Spain
On 19-20 June 2019, the European Personnel Recovery Centre Steering Group, the governing body which leads EPRC way ahead, held its 5th annual meeting in Bordeaux Air Base (FRA), home […]
EPRC support Spanish SOF community
The first Spanish SOF JPR seminar took place in Alcantarilla Air Base, Murcia (Spain) from 21st to 23rd May 2019, organized by the Joint Special Operations Headquarter (MCOE). The EPRC […]
19th EDA Joint Personnel Recovery Staff Course(JPRSC)
In 2013, the European Defence Agency’s Project Team Personnel Recovery (PT PR) initiated an EU “Personnel Recovery Controller and Planner Course” (PRCPC) Cat B Project. The project initially aimed to […]
3rd NATO JPR Seminar successfully concluded
On Friday 1 February 2019 the fourth edition of the NATO Joint Personnel Recovery Seminar concluded after an intense week of lectures and activities. The seminar was scheduled by ACT, […]
13th PTEC Marketplace
The 13th PTEC Marketplace took place at the new NATO HQ (NNHQ) in Brussels on Thursday, 29 November 2018. The goal of the event was to promote PTECs Education&Training achievements, […]
MG Laurent Marboeuf HANDS OVER EPRC DIRECTORSHIP TO FRENCH BG Philippe Landicheff
On 14th November 2018, just ahead of the 4th EPRC Working Group at Ferrara, the Director of the EPRC, MG Laurent Marboeuf (FRA AF) passed on the Directorship of the […]
EPRC Supports to NSO CJOC Course
On the 30th of October 2018 the EPRC supported the CJOC (Combined Joint Operations Centre) Course, held at the NATO School of Oberammergau. This was the first time that the […]
Academic Phase of the Instructors Certification Program for the EDA JPRSC
As we did last year for Italy. EPRC conducted, for the second time, its Academic Phase of the Instructors Certification Program for the EDA Joint Personnel Recovery Staff Course (JPRSC). […]
13th EDA JPRS Course – Closing news
On the 24th of November 2017, after eight intense days of work, the 13th edition of the European Defence Agency (EDA) Joint Personnel Recovery Staff (JPRS) Course came to its […]
Thank you MG Candotti… Welcome BG Conserva…
On Wednesday the 17th of May 2017 the monthly Director’s briefing usually organized to present the EPRC Director with an update on the Centre’s activities, challenges and achievements was dedicated […]
EPRC hosts the 1st PR Lessons Learned Workshop
The workshop (WS) is the result of an initiative the EPRC nations decided to implement. A low level of sharing in the approach used towards the lessons learned was detected […]
17ᵗʰ Nov 2017 – Mr. Round, Director Capability, Armament & Technology for the European Defence Agency (EDA) visit to EPRC
As part of the cooperation activities resulting from the mission of the European Personnel Recovery Centre (EPRC), on the 17ᵗʰ of November 2016 was held the visit of Mr. Peter […]
11–25 June 2016 Desert Training Arizona
Current (UN, coalition) operations or missions may be conducted in geographical areas with hot and dry circumstances e.g. savannahs or desserts. In order to mitigate the risk of perishing in […]
1ˢᵗ June 2016 – EPRC Newsletter
Dear PR colleagues, I am very proud to present to you this first edition of our e-PRC news. You may be aware that the EPRC was set up by 7 […]
4-15 April 2016 – 7ᵗʰ PRCPC – Personnel Recovery Controllers and Planners Course
The Personnel Recovery Controllers and Planners Course (PRCPC) provides the basic skills to act as a PR officer, or a staff member in a PRCC or JPRC within an EU, […]
23rd November – 4ᵗʰ December 2015 – 5ᵗʰ PRCPC – Personnel Recovery Controllers and Planners Course
The fifth edition of the Personnel Recovery Controller and Planner Course (PRCPC), a project initiated and supported by the European Defence Agency, was organised and hosted by the European Personnel […]
7-24 September 2015 – CJPRSC 2015 – Combined Joined Personnel Recovery Course
The EPRC inherited the CJPRSC from the European Air Group, the organisation it was established from. Following is a short historical review of its inception and development.
5ᵗʰ July 2015 – EAG / EPRC Handover
With the signing ceremony between the EAG Director Air Chief Marshal Pulford and the EPRC Director Major General Fantuzzi, the official handover of the EPRC responsibility took place as part […]
8ᵗʰ July 2015 – EPRC Inauguration
“Today we are in Poggio Renatico, witnesses of what, in the future, may represent the beginnings of a true integrated defense system in Europe. Italy, Belgium, France, Germany, Spain , […]