On Monday, 27 October 2008, Colonel Hans Jürgen Kasselmann took over responsibility as
the deputy director (DDIR) of the CCOE.
The handover/takeover ceremony was led by the Deputy Commander of the German Joint
Support Command (SKUKdo), Major General Kurt Herrmann. He thanked Colonel Erich Hecker,
the leaving DDIR, for his formative work and support at the CCOE for two and a half
years and wished him an interesting and deserved retirement. The responsibility was
handed over to Colonel Kasselmann with the best wishes for success and a further good
cooperation.
Image, from left to right: COL Kasselmann, MG Herrmann, COL Kuijpers (DIR), COL Hecker