Brigadier General Alexandru-Petru Găluşcă, PhD, was born in Brad, Hunedoara County on 16^th January 1958. After graduating the Military High School “Ştefan cel Mare” in Câmpulung Moldovenesc, he attended the Air Force Officer School “Aurel Vlaicu” in Boboc, Buzău County. He was appointed pilot, chief pilot and patrol leader in Air Force units.
• Graduated the University of National Defense in 1986.
• He also acted, among others, as squadron leader and helicopter unit commander; expert in Military Intelligence Directorate; Romania’s Air and Navy Defense Attaché at Beijing, Popular Republic of China; Deputy-Commander and then Commander of Military National Command Center, General Staff.
• Since March 2009 Colonel (Av.) Găluşcă has been assigned the current position.
• Brigadier General Alexandru-Petru Găluşcă is married and has two children.

EDUCATION:
• Military High School “Ştefan cel Mare” in Câmpulung Moldovenesc, 1976;
• Air Force Officer School “Aurel Vlaicu” in Boboc, 1979;
• Course for patrol leaders, Air Force Advanced Training Center, Bacău, Air Force Staff, 1980;
• University of National Defense, Air Force and Air Defense Faculty, Bucharest, 1986;
• Academy of Economic Studies, Cybernetics Faculty, Bucharest, 1986;
• Post-graduate Course, Russian Language, University of National Defense, 1987;
• Course on Air Safety, French Institute for Air Safety, Paris, France, 1996;
• Command and Staff Advanced Course, Command and Staff College, University of National Defense, 1999;
• Doctorate in military and economic sciences, 1995-2000;
• Post-graduate Course on improved military intelligence control, University of National Defense, 2002;
• Chinese Language Course, Luo Yang, Popular Republic of China, 2003;
• Post-graduate Course on national security, National Defense College, University of National Defense “Carol I”, 2008.

ASSIGNMENTS:
• 1979-1984 – pilot, chief-pilot, patrol leader in Air Force Staff operational units;
• 1986-1987 – squadron leader, Caransebeş, Air Force Staff;
• 1987-1988 – staff officer, Air Force Staff;
• 1988-1991 – staff officer, military Prognosis Section, General Staff, Institute of Defense Policy and Military History;
• 1991-1992 – helicopter unit commander, Tecuci, Air Force Staff;
• 1992-1993 – chief-navigator, Air Regiment, Boteni, Air Force Staff;
• 1993-1994 – flight chief-inspector, Air Division, Otopeni, Air Force Staff;
• 1994-1996 – flight chief-inspector, Air Force Staff;
• 1996-1997 – officer in charge of helicopter and aircraft transport, Air Force Staff;
• 1997 – chief, Air Safety Section, Air Force Staff;
• 1997-1998 – chief, Air and Operational Support, U.N. Observation Mission (area between Iraq and Kuwait) – UNIKOM;
• 1998-1999 – chief, Special Operations, Air Force Staff;
• 1999-2000 – chief, Military Intelligence, Air Force Staff;
• 2000-2003 – officer-expert, Military Intelligence Directorate;
• 2003-2005 – Aero and Navy Defense Attaché at Beijing, Popular Republic of China;
• 2005 – Service in charge, Operational Center of Military Control, General Staff;
• 2005-2008 – Deputy Commander, Operational Center of Military Control, General Staff;
• 2008-2009 – Commander, National Military Command Center, General Staff;
• Since 28^th March, 2009 Colonel (Av.) Alexandru-Petru Găluşcă has been appointed Chief of Doctrine and Training Module, Air Force Staff.

MISSIONS ABROAD:
• 2007-2008 – planner, Crisis Management Exercise “CMX 08”, Brussels, Belgium (February 2007); Calgary, Canada (June 2007); Nitra, Slovakia (September 2007); Ohrid, Macedonia (January 2008);
• 2007 – Crisis Management Conference “Athens 07”, Athens, Greece;
• 2006 – Cultural Legacy Preservation Conference, under the aegis of European Union “Bregenz 2006”, Bregenz, Austria;
• 2003-2005 – Aero and Navy Defense Attaché at Beijing, Popular Republic of China;
• 1998-1999 – chief , Air and Operational Support, U.N. Observation Mission (area between Iraq and Kuwait) – UNIKOM;
• 1996-1997 – member of the Romanian team developing Puma SOCAT helicopter upgrading project, Haifa, Israel.

PROMOTIONS:
• 1979 – Lieutenant;
• 1982 – Major Lieutenant;
• 1985 – Captain;
• 1990 – Major;
• 1995 – Lieutenant Colonel;
• 2000 – Colonel;
• 2009 – Brigadier General.

SCIENTIFIC ACTIVITY:
• Coauthor of the following books:
- “Defense Resource Management”, University of National Defense Publishing Office, Bucharest, 2002;
- “Costs and Prices”, University of National Defense Publishing Office, Bucharest, 2001;
- “Gulf War”, Military Publishing House, Bucharest, 1991;
- Articles already issued and in progress for various specialized magazines (“Romanian Military Thinking”, “Strategic Impact”);
• Member of the Romanian team developing Puma SOCAT helicopter upgrading project.

AWARDS AND DEGREES:
• 2007 – “Virtutea Aeronautică” in rank of Knight;
• 2005 – Commemorative Medal of Chinese Liberation Popular Army;
• 2004 – “Military Merit” 1^st Class;
• 1999 – “Military Merit” 2^nd Class;
• 1995 – “Military Merit” 3^rd Class.

LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY:
• English – advanced;
• French – advanced;
• Russian – intermediate;
• Chinese – basic.

IT PROFICIENCY:
• Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, etc.);
• Database programming (Oracle, Fox);
• Internet Explorer.

HOBBIES:
• Martial Arts;
• IT;
• Music.