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General Ziya Cemal KADIOĞLU

TURKISH AIR FORCE COMMANDER

General KADIOĞLU was born in Eskişehir in 1961. After completing elementary, middle, and high schools in Eskişehir, he joined Turkish Air Force Academy in 1978 and graduated as a second lieutenant in 1982.Upon graduating from combat readiness training at 2nd Main Jet Base Flight Training Center and 3rd Main Jet Base, he was assigned to 7th Main Jet Base as a wingman in 1984. Between the years of 1984-1993; he served as a wingman and instructor pilot at the 172nd and 173rd Squadrons at 7th Main Jet Base Command. From 1993 to 1995, he again served as an instructor pilot and operations officer at the 1st Main Jet Base 112th Squadron.In 1997, he graduated from Air War Academy, which he had joined in 1995. He was assigned as the Section Chief Officer for Operations Planning at the 1st Air Force Command. In the following years between 1998-2000 he served as the 3rd Cadet Squadron Commander at Air Force Academy, between the years 2000-2003 as the Chief Officer at the Operations Wing at... Read More
   Headline / FIRST FLIGHT OVER ROMANIAN AIRSPACE
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Publish Date 21 Apr 2021

Within the scope of NATO Assurance Measures, a mission in another NATO allied country’s  airspace was executed for the first time by our Turkish E-7T AWACS aircraft. During the mission which was  excuted  in Romanian Airspace on the 16th of April  2021, the air picture was shared via Link-16 with The Air Operation Center  of Romania.


Within the scope of the mission conducted in the airspace of Romania,  the activity of creating and sharing a surface picture with electronic support  was also performed and the notification of the determinations was  provided to CAOC (Combined Air Operations Centre) Torrejon in Spain.

 

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