Supreme Air Force Council

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Members

1. Lt. Gen. Vasilios Klokozas, Chief HAFGS
2. Lt. Gen. Antonios Atmatzakis, Chief HTAF & CAOC7 Commander
3. Lt. Gen. Georgios Doumou, Commander Joint War College
4. Maj. Gen. Antonios Tsantirakis, Commander HAFSC
5. Maj. Gen. Christos Charitos, Deputy Chief HAFGS
6. Maj. Gen. Konstantinos Petroulas, Commander HAFTC
7. Maj. Gen. Ilias Venetis, Chief of Staff HNDGS
8. Maj. Gen. Adam Thomaidis, HAFA Commander
9. Maj. Gen. Ilias Christakopoulos, 2st Deputy Chief of Staff HNDGS
10. Maj. Gen. Fotios Krevaikas, Deputy Chief HTAF
11. Maj. Gen. Antonios Pierros, Director HAFGS A Branch
12. Maj. Gen. Konstantinos Dimopoulos, Chief of Staff HTAF
13. Maj. Gen. Panagiotis Mamolis, HNDGS
14. Maj. Gen. Evaggelos Tournas, Director HAFGS D Branch
15. Maj. Gen. Christos Vaitsis, HNDGS
16. Maj. Gen. Konstantinos Prionas, Director HAFGS B Branch
17. Maj. Gen. Achileas Lellas, HAF General Inspector
18. Maj. Gen. Nikolaos Metallinos, Chief of Staff HAFSC
19. Maj. Gen. Evaggelos Latsios, GDFPS Financial Director
20. Maj. Gen. Stavros Kavasakalis, Director HAFGS Medical Directorate
21. Maj. Gen. Stefanos Fourlemadis, SAFMC President

Supreme Air Force Council Jurisdiction

The Supreme Air Force Council undertakes any matter, subject to the legislation in force. Especially, it takes decisions or estimates according to the standing stipulations to the following issues. 

• Organization and structure of the Air Force Branch, according to the personnel and material distribution, based on the principles of the law in force.
• Air Force Branch Operations doctrine, and general direction provisions for war plans, combat dispositions plans, training, recruitment, support and security.
• Discipline and Interior Administration
• Armament projects, the manning of construction and support facilities, based on their operational expediency and necessity.
• Air Force Budget plans and programme of Public Investments, prior to their configuration in the Ministry of Defence headquarters, and their approval from the Minister of Defence, after the Defence Council consideration.
• Allocation of credits finally given to the Branch.
• Positioning, promotions, retirements and officers claims for unfavourable assessment.
• Recall to active service from reservist officers and discharge from duty.
• Propositions for bestowal of  honour rewards.
• Draft bills, prescriptive decrees and regulations which refer to the Air Force Branch.

Supreme Air Force Council Constitution

The Supreme Air Force Council is distinguished according to its constitution to Plenum Council, Basic Constitution’s and Closed membership (core).

The Plenum Council composed by:

• The Chief of the Air Force General Staff, as President
• All the permanent in active service Lieutenant General Pilots and Major General Pilots, who serve in organization posts of the Air Force and the National Defence General Staff, as members.  

The Basic Constitution’s Council composed by:

• The Chief of the Air Force General Staff, as President
• The Chief of the Tactical Air Force
• The Deputy Chief  of the Air Force General Staff
• The two senior permanent in active service Major General Pilots, who serve in organization posts of the Air Force and the National Defence General Staff, and
• The senior Major General Engineer, as members.

If there is a Lieutenant General Pilot as Deputy Chief to the HNDGS, he participates in the Council in place of one Major General Pilot, who is assigned by the Chief of the Air Force General Staff.

The Closed membership Council (Core) composed by:

• The Chief of the Air Force General Staff, as President
• The Chief of the Tactical Air Force
• The Deputy Chief  of the Air Force General Staff and
• A Major General Technician or Major General Doctor (Medicine), as long as there are subjects within their jurisdiction, as members.