EUAFA

EUROPEAN AIR FORCE ACADEMIES

  GREECE

 

HELLENIC AIR FORCE ACADEMY (HAF)

In the context of its curricula, the Hellenic Air Force Academy produces and transmits knowledge to its Cadets in terms of research and teaching the aviation science and technology as well as the relevant theoretical, exact and applied sciences. It develops military virtues and military discipline in order to mould officers of the Hellenic Air Force (HAF) with military and aviation consciousness, higher education as well as social, cultural and political instruction & conduct, providing them with all the capabilities that enable them to become competent leaders with comprehensive professional and scientific training. In common with the Universities, the HAFA organizes Post-graduate Studies (PGS) and conducts scientific research in the fields that interest HAF.

The selection of the Cadets follows their success in the National University Entrance Examinations as well as their meeting the psycho-technical and athletic tests of professional suitability. There are two options to choose from. The knowledge of the peculiarities and the capabilities required by each option constitutes the substantial criterion for their selection. Nevertheless, the love for the Hellenic Air Force is a determinant element that the soul of every young man or woman wishing to become a Cadet must possess.

Today, all future Cadets can be assured that the Hellenic Air Force Academy shall always hold its doors open to all those who have the will, the faith and the love to further the HAF’s tradition and history. It is with great care that the Greek State has been improving the conditions, the studies’ environment and, further on, the development of the Cadets and Officers in the Chain of Command respectively. The work of the officer of contemporary HAF is considered to be special and significant by everybody and it is for this reason that he (or she) has the support of the Greek State in all fields, in addition to the respect and admiration he (or she) enjoys from the Greek people.


 Commander

  COMMANDER
  Major General
  Grigorios KARAMPITIANIS

  

Major General Grigorios Karampitianis is the Commander of the Hellenic Air Force Academy (HAFA). He is responsible for the appropriate scientific, military, social and cultural education, of Pilots, Engineers and other Officers of the Air Force. He was born in Preveza. He joined the Hellenic Air Force Academy in 1986 and graduated in 1990, as a 2nd Lieutenant.

He graduated from:

  • National Defense College
  • Supreme Joint War College
  • Water Survival School
  • Tactical Weapons School
  • Instructors School
  • S.O.S University USA (Squadron Officers School)
  • Electronic Computer Programmers School (Hellenic Army General Staff)
  • Intelligence School

Assignments

  • March 2024: Commander of the HAFA
  • March 2023 – March 2024: Director of Hellenic National Defence General Staff Space Directorate (HNDGS/C5)
  • March 2022 – March 2023: Director of HNDGS Intelligence Policy Directorate (E4)
  • July 2020 – April 2022: Commander of 130 Combat Group
  • July 2018 – July 2020: Section Head at Hellenic Air Force General Staff Operations and Operational Planning Directorate (HAFGS/A1)
  • August 2016 – July 2018: Deputy Commander of 130 Combat Group
  • February 2015 – August 2016: Section Head at HAFGS Military Staff Directorate (B1)
  • August 2014 – February 2015: Staff Officer at HAFGS Military Staff Directorate (B1)
  • September 2012 – August 2014: Staff Officer at HAFGS Exercises and Operational Training Directorate (A3)
  • July 2010 – September 2012: Section Head of HAFA Athletic Education
  • September 2009 – July 2010: Supreme Joint War College
  • September 2008 – August 2009: HAFA/4th Squadron’s Commander
  • August 2005 – September 2008: Current Operations – Defense Operations – Fighter Allocator CAOC-5, Poggio Renatico Italy
  • September 2003 – July 2005: Section Head at 114 Combat Wing (CW)/ Standardization – Evaluation Office
  • May 2001 – September 2003: 114CW/331 Squadron’s Flight Commander
  • August 1999 – May 2001: Trainer at 114CW/Operational Conversion Unit (OCU)
  • February 1993 – August 1999: Pilot at 114CW/331 Squadron
  • June 1992 – February 1993: Trainee at 114CW/OCU
  • June 1991 – June 1992: Trainee at 116CW/OCU
  • June 1990 – June 1991: Trainee at 120 Air Training Wing

Flight experience

He has more than 3000 flight hours. He has flown with T-41D, T-37B/C, T-2E, F-104G and M – 2000EGM/BGM aircraft.

Promotions

  • 2nd Lieutenant: 12/06/1990
  • 1st Lieutenant: 30/06/1993
  • Captain: 31/07/1997
  • Major: 04/07/2002
  • Lieutenant Colonel: 27/04/2009
  • Colonel: 20/03/2015
  • Brigadier General: 10/03/2022
  • Major General: 02/03/2024

Medals – Decorations

  • Commander of the Order of Honor
  • Grand Commander of the Order of the Phoenix
  • Medal of Military Merit 1st Class
  • Air Force Meritorious Command Medal 1st Class
  • Air Force Formation Command Medal 3rd Class
  • Staff Officer Service Commendation Medal 1st Class

He speaks English.

 

Contact information:

    Address
  • Dekeleia Air Base
  • Postal code 136 71 , Acharnai – Attica
  • Greece
    Email
    Phone numbers
  • Commander: +30 210 819 3000
  • Assisting Office: +30 210 819 3001

 Structure

Cadets are offered University level education and proper military training so that they are qualified to successfully carry out their mission as Air Force Officers after their graduation. For a better understanding of the education and training provided by the Academy, the topic is presented in three separate parts as shown on the slide.

  • Academic Staff - Faculty
  • Education and Training provided
  • Education and Training support facilities

A. ACADEMIC STAFF - FACULTY. The Academic faculty is formed by: Dean, Heads of Academic Sections, Professors, Lecturers, Physical education instructors, foreign language instructors, Academic staff under temporary contract, Military instructors, Flight training instructors. Specifically the Dean organizes and directs the academic education and represents the Academy in the academic and research community. He is also responsible for inter-institutional cooperation and faculty appointments.

B. EDUCATION AND TRAINING PROVIDED.The education and training provided to cadets, as already mentioned, consists of Military Training, Academic Education and Flight Training. Studies last for four (4) years.

1. Military Training

During the Basic Military Training special emphasis is applied on Military Education and Evaluation as well as on Army Drills. Cadets then follow a program of Military Training and Education, in order to acquire the necessary qualifications and learning, so as to become officers with integrated personalities. Main goals are self-discipline, devotion to duty, a sense of responsibility, team spirit and acquired virtues of a leader.

2. Academic Education

The objective of Academic Education is to provide University level education to cadets in their respective fields of specialization. During the four years of study cadets attend 3,500 hours of Academic education, translated in 240 ECTS. At the present time the Air Force Academy provides education and training for officer specializations as shown on the slide:

  • Pilots
  • Engineers
    • Aircraft Engineers
    • Telecommunication Engineers
    • Infrastructure Engineers
  • Air Defense Controllers
  • Logistics
  • Administration
  • Meteorology
  • Research & Informatics

Education in the Academy includes: Specialization Subjects, Military Subjects, Social Sciences Subjects, Lectures on topics of General Education, Foreign Languages, Physical Training, Final Year Dissertation, Educational Trips and visits.

3. Flight Training

The total flight training program of the Academy consists of 110 sorties amounting to 130 flight hours.

a. The screening phase (phase I) takes place during the first year of study at the 360th Flying Training Squadron, on a P200JF aircraft

b. . The basic phase (phase II) is carried out during the third and forth years of study on T-6 A/C at the 120th Flight Training Wing.

C. EDUCATION AND TRAINING SUPPORT FACILITIES

The facilities available to the Academy contribute to the successful accomplishment of the Military, Physical, Academic and Flight Training syllabus. More specifically: the newly-developed premises, the laboratories, the flight training means and the Olympic standard athletic facilities.

The Academy installations include: the administration premises, classrooms, laboratories, dormitories, halls, a library and an amphitheater

The Academy laboratories are equipped with modern experimental facilities where cadets perform exercises and experiments which help consolidate and expand their knowledge on a wide variety of subjects. The Academy’s existing laboratories are: Physics, Aerodynamics, Aeronautics, Propulsion systems, Aircraft systems, Strength of Materials, Telecommunications, General electronics, Microprocessors.

  Contact

Address

  • Dekeleia Air Base
  • Postal Code 136 71 , Acharnai – Attica
  • GREECE

Email

Phone numbers:

  • Commander:

    +30 210 819 3000

  • Assisting Office:

    +30 210 819 3001


Web Page

 Images from Academy

Commandant’s Conference

In 1993 the European Air Chiefs Conference (EURAC) was established with the main objective finding new methods of study and co-operation among European Air Forces – within and out of NATO. In this context a considerable importance has been given for a common vision in the ways of education and formation of future officers

Consequently the European Air Force Academies (EUAFA) Commanders’ Conference has been established as a forum of experts in order to exchange information, co-operate and identify areas of common interest to carry out activities, with the largest possible participation of all the member nations, in the field of officer education and training.

EUAFA mission is to encourage mutual education through the sharing of information on officer training by promoting academic and military exchanges concerning cadet and instructor training.

The (EUAFA) Commandants’ Conference comprises of the Commandants of the Air Force Academies of the following European countries:

AUSTRIA, BELGIUM, CZECH REPUBLIK, DENMARK, FINLAND, FRANCE, GERMANY, GREECE, HUNGARY, IRELAND, ITALY, NETHERLANDS, NORWAY, POLAND, PORTUGAL, ROMANIA, SPAIN, SWEDEN, SWITZERLAND, TURKEY, UNITED KINGDOM.

The members of the conference annually elect a Chairman, who is responsible for the preparation of the meetings and who acts as Point of Contact (POC) for all members.

The Chairman, who is appointed for one year for the period between two Commandants’ Conferences, is the Commandant (or his representative) of the Academy that is designated to host the conference at the end of his term.

Experts’ Working Group

In order to find common elements within the syllabi of the EUAFAs a Working Group was established in 1998. The ultimate goal was to identify portions of the individual training and education programs that might be suitable for common training and/or mutual exchanges

The EUAFA Working Group is responsible for the following tasks: view the member nations syllabi and focus on common fields within which to provide a basis for future co-operation in training and cadet exchanges; gather, update and disseminate the Databank (available at the website, and updated by the appropriate Working Group member) containing:

  • An overview of educational systems.
  • The structure organisational diagram of each participating country.
  • The educational syllabus of each academy.
  • The pilot education, training and timeframes in each academy.

In order to achieve a better understanding regarding main areas of training in each country’s officer training syllabus and from which common areas of interest could be found:

  • Discuss and prepare agenda items for the following EUAFA Commandants’ Conference
  • Present the findings of the Working Group Meeting including proposals for future activities to the following EUAFA Commandants’ Conference
 
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