The European Defence Agency was saddened to hear of the death of Lieutenant General Juan Luis Abad Cellini. A highly respected officer of the Spanish Air Force, his sudden death came in the early hours of 12th June. At the time, he was the Officer Conducting Exercise (OCE) on EATT 2012, the EDA's air transport training, currently being held in Zaragoza. Our thoughts are with his family, friends and colleagues.
The Distinguished Visitors Day (and accompanying Press Day) due to be held in Zaragoza tomorrow have accordingly been cancelled, in order to allow his colleagues to reflect on his achievements and to concentrate on the training task at hand.