Lieutenant Colonel Jurgen van Keulen is a professional officer of the Netherlands Air Force and currently the Deputy Commander of the Extended Air Defence Task Force (EADTF). Lt Col van Keulen started his career in 1981 as an Army conscript in an Anti-tank unit. In 1983 he shifted to the Air Force to become a Ground-Based Air Defence Officer. He performed several command and supportive functions at unit and staff level, like leading competence centres on Air and Missile Defence. Lt Col van Keulen served additionally in Air Force related and joint positions on the tactical and technical level. He also served as a National Voluntary Contribution to the Integration and Test Branch of the Ballistic Missile Defence Programme Office. During his active duty he fulfilled five real-world missions.