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Chief of Staff of the Lithuanian Air Force

 

Lieutenant Colonel Sigitas GUDEIKA

DATE OF BIRTH20 March 1967.
PLACE OF BIRTHKaliningrad, Russian Federation.
FAMILYMarried to Laima, and has two sons, Justas and Mantas.

 

EDUCATIONAL BACGRAOUND             

1985

The 36-st Secondary School of Kaunas, Lithuania;

1990

Kiev  Military Aviation Engineerig Academy, Ukraine;

1997

Flight Safety Officer Course, France;

1998

International Legal Studies, Lithuania;

1999

International Staff Officers Orientation Course, Netherland;

2000, 2001

Englisch language Courses, Lithuania;

2003

Baltic Defence College,Joint Command and Staff Course, Estonia.

2004

Management Accounting Course, Lithuania;

2004

Higer Level Englisch Language Course, UK;

2005

NATO Air Logistic Training Course, Germany;

2005

"Sosiety Public Relations" Courses, Lithuania.

2007

Baltic Defence College, Higher Command Studies Course, Estonia.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
14 May 1992 – 14 Jan 1993

Senior Technician of Aviation Equipment Unit, Air Base, LAF;

15 Jan 1993 – 28 Feb 1993Commander of Aviation Equipment Unit, Air Base, LAF;
01 March 1993–01 May1994

Engineer of Aviation Equipment, Section of Electric Devices and Equipment, Engineering Servise, LAF HQ;

02 May 1994 – 31 Dec 1995

Engineer of Electricity Systems and Electric Devices, Section of Electric Devices and Equipment, Engineering Service, LAF HQ;

15 Sep 1996 – 14 Sep 1999

Senior Engineer of Aircraft Electricity Systems and Electric Devices, Weaponry and Engineering Exploatation Section, LAF HQ;

15 Sep  1999 – 23 Aug 2000

Senior Engineer of Avionics, Weaponry and Engineering Section, LAF HQ;

24 Aug 2000 – 19 May 2002

Commander of Weaponry and Engineering Section A4 Logistics Department, LAF HQ;

20 May 2002 – 05 Sep 2002

Deputy Commander of A4 Logistics Department, LAF, HQ;

06 Sep 2002 – 13 July 2003

Officer of Personnel Reserve, Training and Doctrines Command, Lithuania Armed Forces;

14 Jul 2003 – 01 May 2006Commander of A4 Logistics Department-Deputy Chief of Staff of Lithuanian AF HQ;
As of 02 May 2006Chief of Staff of Lithuanian Air Force.
FLIGHT EXPERIENCE

1993 – 2006

Specialist of national Aviation-Engineer ( flying Engineer);

1995 – 2006

Flying Engineer of Civil Aviation;

 

Third Rank, Flying Engineer;
 Flight hours -500 ;
 Aircraft  flying:  Mi-2, Mi-8, Mi-17.
AWARDS AND DECORATIONS INCLUDE

2001

Lithuanian Armed Forces Level Medal "For Honour";

2004

Commemorative Medal of Lithuania's accession to NATO; 

2005

Present from the President of the Respublic of Lithuania;

2006

Lithuanian Armed Forces Level Medal "For Honour";

2007

Lithuanian Defence Ministry Level Medal "For Merit";
2008 "Darius ir Girenas" medal.
FOREIGN LANGUAGES
English, Russian.

Updated on: 2009-08-25
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