Colonel (AF) Adrian Codi was born on 16th July 1961 in Bucharest.
After completing intermediate education in the aeronautical high school in Bucharest, in 1980, he started his military career once he was admitted to Air Force Officer School “Aurel Vlaicu” in Boboc, non-flying commissioned officers, which he graduated in 1983 as a Second Lieutenant.
Based on his training as a traffic control navigator he was assigned to 70^th Air Division holding positions at Command Post, traffic control post, landing control system, and staff officer. As a result of the significant experience he gained from 1988 to 1993 Colonel Codi was assigned officer responsible for aviation combat employment at Air Force Command and later traffic control navigator/operational traffic controller at Main Command Center/ Air Force and Air Defense Staff.
During his career Colonel attended courses in-country and abroad aimed at improving his professional skills and knowledge and upgrading training. Graduated courses covered the entire range of systems and operational procedures essential to specially-designed air surveillance and weapon control technical platform in service with the Air Operation Center.

Colonel Adrian Codi is married and has a daughter.

EDUCATION:
• Air Force Officer School “Aurel Vlaicu”, non-flying commissioned officers, 1983;
• Course CP navigators, 1987;
• English Advanced Course, 1994;
• Course for Air Traffic Controllers, HUNGARY, 2000;
• Air Defense Control Training session, FRANCE, 2000;
• Air Interception and Operation Controllers Course, U.S., 2001;
• Faculty of Land Reclamation and Environmental Engineering, 2003;
• Air Force Academy, organization management specialty, 2004;
• Post-academic Course “Defense Resource Management” for senior leadership, 2004;
• Main Course “Current issues of national security”, National Defense College, 2008.

APPOINTMENTS:
• 1983÷1988 – navigator responsible for traffic control and staff officer, Mobilization and Organization, 70^th Air Division;
• 1988÷1993 – officer responsible for aviation combat employment at Air Force Command;
• 1993÷2000 – traffic control navigator / Main Command Post / Air Force and Air Defense Staff;
• 2000÷2005 – officer responsible for producing flight trajectories; shift leader/ASOC system; weapon and training officer / Air Operation Center/Main Air Operational Center;
• 2005÷2008- Deputy-manager / Air Operation Center/Main Air Operational Center;
• 2009÷2011- Commander/ Air Operation Center/Air Force Staff.

PROMOTIONS:
• 1983 – Second Lieutenant;
• 1987 – First Lieutenant ;
• 1990 - Captain;
• 1995 - Major;
• 2000 – Lieutenant Colonel;
• 2005 – Colonel.

ORDERS AND MEDALS:
• General Staff Emblem of Honor;
• Air Force Staff Emblem of Honor;
• Aeronautical Virtue in rank of a knight;
• Military Merit 3^rd and 2^nd class.

FOREIGN LANGUAGES:
• English and French.