Marco Carvalho

Appointed for Permanent Representation of Portugal on NATO, appointed for subject matters in mentioned committees:

- Operations Policy Committee (OPC): Advance Planning for South, Graduated Response Plans, Regional Plans, Posture Management and Deterrence Messaging, Escalation Risk Management;

- Integrate Air and Missile Defence Policy Committee: Allied Joint Air Power Strategy, NATO Integrated Air and Missile Defence System (NATINAMDS), Alliance Future Surveillance and Control (AFSC), Hypersonic, Russia Air and Missile Capabilities, China Air and Missile Capabilities;
- Defence Policy and Planning: Space;
- Aviation Committee: NATO Aeronautical Communications Navigation and Surveillance, Military Air Worthiness, Rapid Air Mobility, NATO Alliance Ground Surveillance Ops, Military Air Traffic Management/Control, Cross-Border Airspace for NATO Air Activities, Synthetic Training;

- Consulting, Command and Control Board: DATA Exploitation Framework, Digital Transformation, Artificial Intelligence, and Federated Mission Networking.

Appointed for subject matters:

- Strategic Planning and Operations for aircraft fleets: C130, P3 Cup+, C-295M;

- Designated as National Representative for Aerial Operations with Defence Agency, European Border Coast Guard Agency (FRONTEX), and European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA);

- National Representative for EDA European Air Transport Program, and EMSA Remoted Pilot Aircraft Systems (RPAS) projects in Portugal;

- Appointed for MoD discussions on NATO and EU Airlift and ISR policy's;

- Appointed for several military task groups related to procurement processes, national capacities NDPP cycle;

- Appointed for MoD to integrate PRT Permanent Structured Cooperation (PESCO) and European Defence Funds projects;

Commander and Leadership of 502 Flight Squadron, comprising 12 aircraft C-295M (300M€), 90 flight crew members, 60 maintenance personnel. Fleet Running Costs 15M€/Year.

(https://www.emfa.pt/esquadra-45-squad-502-elephants)

Additional functions:

- Instructor and Evaluator Pilot, Flight Simulator Instructor Pilot, and Airbus Defence & Space Display Team Pilot.

Flight time total experience: approximately 4100 Flying Hours;

- Flight Operations Auditor.

Responsible for planning and supervising 502 SQN flight operations performed at Montijo Airbase Air Base, as well as in 2 permanent detachments, stationed in the Azores and Madeira archipelagos, and 3rd detachment for FRONTEX, UN, or EU operations performed in the Mediterranean Sea, Sahel, or Europe.

- 24/7 operations with more than 50 flights per week, comprising several missions: Airlift, Search and Rescue, Maritime Surveillance, Intelligence Surveillance and Reconnaissance, and Tactical Aerial Ops.

Additional functions:

- Airbus C-295M Instructor.

- Instructor Evaluator Pilot, Tactical Instructor Pilot, Flight Simulator Instructor Pilot,

- Flight Captain and Detachment Commander on UN-MINUSMA Operations;

Assigned to CASA C-295M Task Group as Chief Instructor Pilot for the implementation of the fleet in the Portuguese Air Force.

Responsible for crew members evaluation and training program, which entail several courses: aircraft type rating; airlift ops; cargo-personnel air drop; advanced tactical flight maneuvering; electronic warfare training; surveillance and reconnaissance ops; search and rescue; medical evacuation; among other modalities.

Additional functions:

- Airbus C-295M Instructor.

- Instructor Evaluator Pilot, Tactical Instructor Pilot, Flight Simulator Instructor Pilot

- Flight Captain and Detachment Commander.

Pilot of CASA C-212-200 performing airlift missions, Maritime Search and Rescue, and Medical Evacuation in Portugal's mainland and in permanent detachments of Madeira, Azores, and S. Tome e Principe.