Major General Ioannis Roungos

Major General Ioannis Roungos is the Commander of the National Military Airworthiness Authority.

He is responsible for the supervising, controlling and certifying the airworthiness of aircrafts and other aeronautical systems used by the Armed Forces.

He was born in Didymoteicho.

Education

He joined the Hellenic Air Force Academy in 1985 and graduated in 1989 as a 2nd Lieutenant.

He graduated from:

• National Defense College
• Air War College/Junior Officers
• Flight Safety School
• Movement & Logistics Operational Planning Course of NATO School Oberammergau
• Security Assistance Management International Purchase Course of Defense Institute of Security Assistance Management

He holds:

• Msc in Advanced Aerospace Material
• Mphil in Advanced Aerospace Material Engineering

both from the School of Industrial & Manufacturing Science of the Cranfield University UK.

He speaks English and Italian.

Assignments

• March 2024: Commander of the Hellenic National Military Airworthiness Authority (HNMAA)
• March 2022 – March 2024: Director of the Hellenic Air Training Command (HATC) Support Branch (C)
• March 2020 – March 2022: Director of the Hellenic Air Force Support Command (HAFSC) Support of Moving and Training Aircraft Directorate (C1)
• May 2019 – March 2020: Director of the HATC Aircraft and Means Directorate (C1)
• September 2018 – May 2019: Head of the HATC Aircraft and Armament Section (C1/1)
• September 2017 – September 2018: Deputy Commander of the Hellenic Air Force NCO Academy
• March 2015 – September 2017: Deputy Commander of the Hellenic Air Force Technical NCO Academy
• August 2014 – March 2015: Head of the Hellenic Air Force General Staff (HAFGS) Armament Section (C1/4)
• July 2011 – August 2014: Head of the Joint Force Command Naples (JFC N) Support Operational Plans Section (J4/PLANS)
• January 2010 – July 2011: Staff Officer of the HAFGS Military Personnel Directorate (Β4/1)
• September – January 2010: Staff Officer of the HAFGS Education Directorate (Β1/3)
• July 2007 – September 2009: Chief Engineer of the 112 Combat Wing/353MPS
• Μάιος 2005 – Ιούλιος 2007: Staff Officer of the General Directorate for Defense Investment and Armament (GDDIA) Offsets and Quality Assurance Directorate (DO&QA)
• June 2003 – May 2005: Director of the Hellenic Air Force Aircraft Depot (HAFAD) Quality Assurance Directorate
• October 2001 – Juneς 2003: Engineer of the Air Force Aircraft Depot (HAFAD) Engineering Directorate
• October 1998 – October 2001: Head of the HAFAD Quality Standards Section
• September 1996 – October 1998: Student in Cranfield University UK
• April 1994 – September 1996: Staff Officer of the Hellenic Air Force Support Command (HAFSC) Quality Assurance Directorate (C6/1)
• October 1989 – April 1994: Head of 120 Air Training Wing/Τ-2 Maintenance Squadron (120ATW/AMS T-2) Flight Line, Periodic Inspection and Quality Control Office.

Promotions

• 2nd Lieutenant: 05/06/1989
• 1st Lieutenant: 30/06/1992
• Captain: 23/10/1997
• Major: 08/06/2001
• Lieutenant Colonel: 08/05/2008
• Colonel: 04/04/2013
• Brigadier General: 10/03/2022
• Major General: 03/03/2024

Medals – Decorations

• Commander of the Order of Honor
• Commander of the Order of Phoenix
• Medal of Military Merit 1st Class
• Air Force Meritorious Command 1st Class
• Staff Service Commendation Medal 2nd Class