Air flotilla general Cătălin-Eugen Micloş was born in Brăila Municipality, Brăila County, on January 26, 1975. He graduated from the „Nicolae Bălcescu” Theoretical High School in Brăila in 1993. He attended the Military Aviation Institute, an aviation weapon, which he graduated in 1998. Becoming an active navigator, he continued his career as a pilot, chief pilot, patrol commander, flight instructor, squadron commander, deputy and air base commander. It has over 1700 flight hours with IAK-52, L-39 ZA, MiG-21 Lancer and F-16 Fighting Falcon. Air flotilla general Cătălin-Eugen Micloş is married and has two children.
STUDIES:
– 1993 ,,Nicolae Bălcescu” Theoretical High School from Brăila; – 1998 to the Military Aviation Institute, Boboc; – 1999 Course on theoretical knowledge of the avionics system of the MIG-21 MF aircraft; – 2003 Civil air flight course, Air Force Application School, Boboc; – 2005 Curs pentru ofiţeri de escadrilă, Program IMET, Baza Aeriană din Maxwell, Alabama; – 2009 JOINT Course on Air Operations Planning, Maxwell Air Base, Alabama; – 2011 Postgraduate course in air force management ,,Carol I” National Defense University, Bucharest; – 2013 Intensive English language course for navigating staff from the Multirole Program, modular system, Main Center for Foreign Language Learning, Brasov; – 2019 Postgraduate course in strategic management ,,Carol I” National Defense University, Bucharest.
FUNCTIONS PERFORMED:
1998 – 2001 Pilot, 71 Fighter Aviation Group, Turzii Plain; 2001 – 2003 Chief Pilot, 711 Aviation-Combat Squadron Patrol Commander, 71st Air Base, Turzii Plain; 2003 – 2014 Student Officer, Air Force Application School, Boboc, Maxwell Air Base, Alabama and Carol I National Defense University, Bucharest; 2014 – 2016 Pilot and Flight Instructor, Passage and Flight Qualification on F-16 Aircraft, F-16 Aircraft Training Group, F-16 Training Group for Transition on F-16 Aircraft in Phase I of the Initial Transition Stage, Republic Portuguese; 2016 – 2019 Squadron Commander, 86th Air Base, Borcea; 2019 – 2020 Student officer ,,Carol I” National Defense University, Bucharest; 2020 – 2021 Deputy for Operations, 86th Air Base, Borcea; Since September 2021 – Commander of 86th Air Base, Borcea.
GRADE ADVANCE DATA
1997 – 2nd lieutenant; 2000 – lieutenant; 2002 – captain; 2007 – lieutenant-commander; 2011 – captain-commander; 2016 – commander; 2022 – air flotilla general.
DISTINCTIONS, DECORATIONS AND TITLES:
Honorary Sign ,,In the Service of the Fatherland” for 15 years of activity; Honorary Sign ,,In the Service of the Fatherland” for 20 years of activity; Merit Emblem ,,In the Service of the Romanian Army”, 3rd class; Air Force Badge of Honor; Military Finances Emblem of Honor; Command of United Forces Emblem of Honor; Defense Staff Emblem of Honor.
FOREIGN LANGUAGES:
English.
