International Relations

About Me

Colonel Jan Gloystein is currently the Commander of the 80th Operations Group, 80th Flying Training Wing, Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas with the European North Atlantic Treaty Organization Joint Jet Pilot Training Program (ENJJPT), the world’s largest and only internationally manned and managed Undergraduate Pilot Training. The group is comprised of six squadrons and three divisions.  He manages a fully integrated support staff which includes approximately 1,180 multinational personnel.  ENJJPT comprises 14 signatory nations. His responsibilities include leading the 64,000 annual flying-hour and $73 million annual budget, consisting of operations, flying training, air traffic control, standardization, evaluation, and training innovations. The group provides support and training of up to 260 Student Pilots, 225 Introduction to Fighter Fundamentals Course Upgrade Pilots, and 92 new Instructor Pilots per year.

Jan Gloystein has been a member of the Association since 1991 and now leads the team for international relations within the steering committee.

In an effort to train fighter pilots for the NATO Alliance to mitigate soaring costs and improve interoperability among Nation Partners, 1981 the Euro-NATO Joint Jet Pilot Training program at Sheppard AFB, Texas, USA was stood up. After 55 weeks pilots graduate from a three-phase training program and are then winged military aviators. The student pilots train on the T6 TEXAN II and the T38C TALON training aircraft. The program now boasts 14 NATO Partners to include Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Germany, Greece, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Romania, Spain, Turkey, the United Kingdom, and the United States. Romania became the latest partner to join in 2016. In addition to training new pilots, ENJJPT also provides instruction for Pilot Instructors, Introduction to Fighter Fundamentals, and IFF Upgrade Instructor Pilot training. More than 8,300 students have earned their wings during ENJJPT’s over 43-year history.