Air Force Commander

Biography

Major General Petr Hromek

Date of Birth: 3rd December 1963
Place of Birth: Krnov

Education:

• 1982 – 1986
  Air Force Academy, Kosice, Czechoslovakia
• 2000
  Squadron Officer School, Maxwell AFB, Alabama, USA
• 2010 – 2011
  Air War College, Maxwell AFB, Alabama, USA

Career:

• 1986 – 1989
  Pilot, Ceske Budejovice AFB
• 1989 – 1994
  Flight Leader, Ceske Budejovice AFB
• 1994
  Squadron Commander, Ceske Budejovice AFB
• 1995 – 1998
  Deputy Squadron Commander, Caslav AFB
• 1998 – 2000
  Flight Safety Officer, Caslav AFB
• 2000 – 2004
  Staff Officer, Airnorth HQ Ramstein
• 2004 – 2006
  Chief of Tactical Section, Joint Force Command HQ Olomouc
• 2006 – 2008
  Chief of Flying Branch, Joint Force Command HQ Olomouc
• 2009 – 2013
  Chief of Air Force Department, Joint Force Command HQ Olomouc
• 2013 – 2016
  Base Commander, Caslav AFB
• 2016 - 2018
  Deputy Air Force Commander
• May 8, 2017
  Promoted Brigadier General
• May 1, 2018
  Air Force Commander
• Oct 28, 2018
  Promoted Major General

Deployment:

• 2014 – 2015
  Chief CJ3, TAAC-Air Kabul, ISAF/RS Afghanistan

Flight Information:

• Piloted more than 2000 flight hours
• Z-142, L-29, L-39, MiG-21, MiG-23

Hobbies:

• literature, skiing

Marital Status:

• married, a son

Updated: October 29, 2018