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Commander of the Lithuanian Air Force
| |  Brigadier General Artūras LEITA |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 2 May 1969. | | PLACE OF BIRTH | Anykščiai, Lithuania. | | FAMILY | married to Dalia, and has a son, Justinas. |
| EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND | 1991 | Syzran Higher Military Aviation School for Pilots, Russia ; | 2001 | Baltic Defence College, Estonija.; | 2008 | NATO Defence College, Rome, Italy. |
| | PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE | | 1 Jan 1992 – 1 Apr 1992 | Platoon Commander, Ministry of National Defence (MND) Border Service; | | 2 Apr 1992 – 28 Feb 1993 | Pilot, MND Aviation Service Flight; | | 1 Mar 1993 – 26 Nov 1995 | Senior pilot, Transport Squadron, LTAF 1st Air Base; | | 27 Nov 1995 – 31 Dec 1995 | Senior Pilot, LTAF 2nd Air Base; | | 1 Jan 1996 – 21 Jul 1997 | Senior Pilot, 22 Squadron Flight, LTAF 2nd Air Base; | | 1 Jan 1996 – 21 Jul 1997 | Senior Pilot, Helicopter Squadron Flight, LTAF 2nd Air Base; | | 22 Jul 1997 – 23 Oct 1997 | Acting Flight Commander, Helicopter Squadron Chain, LTAF 2nd Air Base; | | 24 Oct 1997 – 14 Sep 1999 | Second in Command, Helicopter Squadron, LTAF 2nd Air Base; | | 15 Sep 1999 – 19 Oct 1999 | Acting Officer Helicopter Operations Planning , Operation Planning Section, LTAF; | | 20 Oct 1999 – 31 Jul 2000 | Helicopter Operations Planning Officer, Operations Planning Section, LTAF; | | 1 Aug 2000 – 24 Jun 2001 | Reserve officer of the Lithuanian Armed Forces Training and Doctrine; | | 25 Jun 2001 – 2 Jan 2003 | Commander of Flying Operations Group, LTAF 2nd Air Base; | | 3 Jan 2003 – 25 Apr 2004 | Commander of LTAF 2nd Air Base; | | 26 Apr 2004 – 19 Jul 2005 | Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations, LTAF; | | 20 Jul 2005 – 19 Sep 2005 | Deputy Commander, LTAF; | | 20 Sep 2005 – 19 Jan 2006 | Appointed LTAF Deputy Commander, Acting Commander of Lithuanian Air Force; | | As of 20 Jan 2006 | Commander of Lithuanian Air Force. |
| | FLYING EXPERIENCE | | Command Pilot; | | Flight hours -1600 ; | | Aircraft solo flying: An2, Mi-2, Mi-8. |
| | AWARDS AND DECORATIONS INCLUDE | 1997 | 5th Class Medal of the Lithuanian Grand Duke Gediminas; | 2002 | Lithuanian Armed Forces level medal "For Honour"; | 2004 | Commemorative Medal marking Lithuania's accession to NATO; | 2004 | "Steel Wings" Badge of Honour of Lithuanian Air Force; | 2006 | Lithuanian Armed Forces level medal "For Merit"; | 2008 | "Darius and Girenas" medal. |
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Updated on: 2009-08-25 |
