Major General
Petr
Hromek
Commander of the Czech Air Force
Major General Ing. Petr Hromek was born in 1963, in Krnov, Czechoslovakia. His fighter pilot career started in 1986 where he began flying MiG-23 and MiG-21 aircraft. The General became a Squadron Commander in 1994. His staff tour started in 2000 at the NATO Allied Air Command Headquarters (HQ) in Ramstein. In 2004 he began leading the Czech Joint HQ Air Force branch in Olomouc, and in 2013 he assumed command of the 21st Tactical Air Force Base in Caslav. Major General Hromek assumed the role of Deputy Air Force Commander in 2016, and assumed Command of the Czech Air Force in May 2018.
General Hromek graduated from the US Air War College in 2011 and the Czech Air Force promoted him to the rank of Major General on 28 October 2018.
Information provided is current as of December 2018
From the Author
Czech Air Force – Now and in the Future
The JAPCC’s Interview with Major General Petr Hromek, Commander of the Czech Air Force
By Maj Gen
Petr
Hromek
On 1 May 2018, Major General Petr Hromek became the new Commander of the Czech Air Force. He replaced Major General Jaromir Šebesta. Despite the fact that the Czech Air Force may be thought of [...]
