General A general officer is an Officer (armed forces), officer of highest military ranks, high rank in the army, armies, and in some nations' air forces, space forces, and marines or naval infantry. In some usages the term "general officer" refers t ...

Ion-Aurel Stanciu (born March 27, 1955, in Buzău) was the chief of the

Romanian Air Force The Romanian Air Force (RoAF) ( ro, Forțele Aeriene Române) is the air force branch of the Romanian Armed Forces. It has an air force headquarters, an operational command, five airbases and an air defense brigade. Reserve forces include one ai ...

Staff from 17 February 2009 to 7 January 2011. He graduated the

Aurel Vlaicu Flight School The Aurel Vlaicu Flight School is the Romanian Air Force Application School based at Boboc, Buzău County. It was formed in 1997. Since August 2004, as a result of the air force transformation and re-sizing, the Air Force Application School is the ...

in 1977 and the Carol I National Defence University in 1986. He assumed office following the discharge of Lieutenant General

Constantin Croitoru '' General locotenent'' Constantin Croitoru (born 5 May 1952 in Dițești, Prahova County) was the Chief of the Romanian Air Force Staff until 30 January 2009. He was discharged by the Minister of National Defense, Mihai Stănișoară, after i ...

. Mediafax
Romanian Def Min Sacks Staff Over Missing Weapons Case
accessed on January 30, 2009 He was previously manager of

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airlines, and deputy commander of

Henri Coandă International Airport Bucharest Henri Coandă International Airport ( ro, Aeroportul Internațional Henri Coandă București) is Romania's busiest international airport, located in Otopeni Otopeni () is a town in Ilfov County, Muntenia, Romania, some north of ...

. On 7 January 2011 he was discharged from active duty and promoted to the rank of

Rank promotion

*1977 –

Lieutenant A lieutenant ( , ; abbreviated Lt., Lt, LT, Lieut and similar) is a commissioned officer rank in the armed forces of many nations. The meaning of lieutenant differs in different militaries (see comparative military ranks), but it is often sub ...

; *1981 – Lieutenant-Major; *1986 –

Captain Captain is a title, an appellative for the commanding officer of a military unit; the supreme leader of a navy ship, merchant ship, aeroplane, spacecraft, or other vessel; or the commander of a port, fire or police department, election precinct, e ...

; *1990 –

Major Major (commandant in certain jurisdictions) is a military rank of commissioned officer status, with corresponding ranks existing in many military forces throughout the world. When used unhyphenated and in conjunction with no other indicators ...

; *1993 – Commanding-captain; *1998 –

Commander Commander (commonly abbreviated as Cmdr.) is a common naval officer rank. Commander is also used as a rank or title in other formal organizations, including several police forces. In several countries this naval rank is termed frigate captain. ...

; *2004 – ''General de flotilă aeriană''; *2008 – Major-General. *2010 –

Lieutenant-General Lieutenant general (Lt Gen, LTG and similar) is a three-star military rank (NATO code OF-8) used in many countries. The rank traces its origins to the Middle Ages, where the title of lieutenant general was held by the second-in-command on the ...

. *2011 –

References

External links

Ion-Aurel Stancu on Romanian Air Force official website
, - {{DEFAULTSORT:Stanciu, Ion-Aurel 1955 births Living people People from Buzău Romanian Air Force generals Carol I National Defence University alumni