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An exchange officer is a commissioned officer in a country's armed forces who is temporarily attached to a unit of the armed forces of another country. Exchange officers usually serve in similar roles to those that their career path would take them were they to remain in the armed forces of their home state. The exchange officer will usually perform all duties as if he or she were actually in the armed forces to which they are attached. This includes going to war, if required, although this would require that permission be granted from their home government, and that other conditions may be attached. The stated purpose of an exchange officer programme is usually to help foster understanding of each other's operating methods. This provides valuable feedback so that any issues that crop up in joint operations, such as those done under NATO, would not impede the achievement of mission objectives. The British and the U.S. armed services have many exchange officers; for example, a British officer has been attached to the United States Military Academy at West Point for many years. The Australian Army also attaches one of its officers with the rank of captain to the Royal Military College of Malaysia. Though the Canadian government was stated to be neutral with regards to the Iraq War, many Canadians fought in Iraq under exchange with the U.S. military. ==Notable Examples== In October 1948, Major Robin Olds, USAF, under the U.S. Air Force/Royal Air Force exchange program was posted in and flying the Gloster Meteor jet fighter as a member of Number 1 Squadron, Royal Air Force. He eventually served as commander of the Squadron at RAF Station Tangmere, the first non-commonwealth foreigner to command an RAF unit in peacetime. During his time with 1 Sqn he was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross. Charles Alvin Beckwith, a United States Army officer, Served with the British 22nd Special Air Service regiment during the Malayan Emergency, and eventually took the tactics and real world lessons he learned with the SAS and went on to form the United States Army Delta Force unit. Thomas S. Jones, a general serving with the United States Marine Corps was an exchange officer who served with the Royal Marines of the UK during his career path.〔(Official Biography for Thomas S. Jones )〕 In 2007 Queen Elizabeth II presented U.S. Marine Major William D. Chesarek Jr. with the Distinguished Flying Cross for his actions in 2006 as an exchange officer flying British helicopters in Iraq.〔(Stars and Stripes: Queen Elizabeth honors U.S. Marine helicopter pilot )〕 The United States Navy guided missile destroyer USS ''Winston S. Churchill'' has a Royal Navy officer permanently assigned to her crew. The Royal Navy frigate, HMS ''Marlborough'', had a US Navy officer permanently stationed aboard in return until she was decommissioned in July 2005. The Canadian Armed Forces places an officer as Deputy Commanding General of the US Army's III Corps, a formation similar in size to the entire Canadian military located at Fort Hood,〔http://www.hood.army.mil/corps.leaders.aspx〕 currently BGen. Dean Milner. Fort Bragg's XVIII Airborne Corps also contains a Canadian exchange officer who is designated "Deputy Commanding General Operations", currently BGen. Wayne Eyre.〔http://www.bragg.army.mil/leaders/Pages/default.aspx〕 Former Canadian Chief of the Defence Staffs, Generals Rick Hillier and Walter Natynczyk both took part in exchange programs with the US Armed Forces prior to being appointed. After invading Iraq, GySgt Brad Colbert went on to serve with the Royal Marines for two years. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「exchange officer」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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