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Commander of the Lithuanian Air Force
 | Major General Edvardas MAŽEIKIS |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 18 November 1961 | | PLACE OF BIRTH | Papile, Lithuania. | | FAMILY | Married and have two daughters. |
| EDUCATION | 1983 | Chernihiv Higher Military Aviation School, Ukraine; | 1997 | General Staff Course in Bundeswehr Command and Staff College, Germany; | 2002 | Military English Course, Great Britain; | 2003 | National Defence University ( Washington DC) Master Degree in National Security Strategy Resources, USA; |
| | PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE | 1983 - 1991 | Fighter Pilot, Flight Leader, Deputy Squadron Commander in 22nd Fighter regiment of Soviet Air Force; | 1992 -1995 | Deputy Chief of Planning Section LTUAF; | 1995 -1997 | Chief of Operational Department LTUAF; | 1997 -2000 | Commanding Officer of the First LTUAF Air Base in Siauliai; | 2000 - 2004 | Commander of the Lithuanian Air Force; | 2004 - 2008 | Military Representative of Lithuania to NATO and EU, Brussels, Belgium; | 2008 - 2010 | Commander of the General Jonas Zemaitis Military Academy of Lithuania; | 2010 - 2011 | Chief of Defence Staff the Lithuanian Armed Forces; | Since 10 May 2011 | Commander of Lithuanian Air Force. |
| PROMOTIONS 1983 | Lieutenant; | 1985 | 1st Lieutenant; | 1987 | Captain; | 1991 | Major; | 1995 | Lieutenant Colonel; | 2000 | Colonel | 2004 | Brigadier General | 2011 | Major General |
| | FLYING EXPERIENCE | | Flight hours -1500 ; | | Aircraft types: L-39, MiG-23, F-16, An-2, Yak-52, W-35, Mi-2. |
| | AWARDS AND DECORATIONS INCLUDE | | | Darius and Girenas medal of Ministry of National Defence Republic of Lithuania. | | | Lithuanian Armed Forces medal; | | | Lithuanian Land Forces Medal; | | | "Steel Wings" Badge of Honour of Lithuanian Air Force; | | | Lithuanian Armed Forces level medal "For Merit"; | | | Commemorative Medal marking Lithuania's accession to NATO; | | | | Latvian Air Force Honorary Medal; | | | | 1st degree Police Award Badge of Merit. |
| | FOREIGN LANGUAGES | | English, German, French, Russian. |
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Updated on: 2011-11-24 |
