DEPUTY CHIEF OF TRAINING Bulgaria Air Force Headquarters MAJOR-GENERAL MLADEN ISAEV KAZAKOV (2002-2005) Major-General Mladen Kazakov was born on 14th January 1951 in Kjustendil. EDUCATION: 1974 – Bulgarian Air Force Academy “Georgi Benkovski” 1985 – Air Force Academy “Jurii Gagarin” 1996 – National War College “G. S. Rakovski” FLIGHT EXPERIENCE: Pilot First Class More than 2500 flight hours. Types of aircraft L-29; L-39; MiG-15; MiG-17; MiG-23; MiG-21 EXPERIENCE: 1974 – Junior pilot 1974-1975 – Section Commander within 25th fighter-bomber regiment - Cheshnegirovo 1975-1981 – MiG-17 Section Commander within 25th fighter-bomber regiment - Cheshnegirovo 1981-1985 – AD Squadron Commander 1985-1989 – Commander of 25th fighter-bomber regiment - Cheshnegirovo 1989-1992 – Deputy Chief of Staff of 10th Compound Air Corps - Plovdiv 1992-1996 – Deputy Chief of Tactical Aviation Corps - Plovdiv 1996-1998 - Chief of Tactical Aviation Corps - Plovdiv 2002.16.06. – Deputy Chief of the Air Force HQ for Training PROMOTIONS: 1974 – Lieutenant 1977 – Senior Lieutenant 1981 – Captain 1986 – Major 1991 – Lieutenant-Colonel 1996 – Colonel 2000 – Brigadier-General 2003 – Major-General AWARDS AND DECORATION: 4 medals MARITAL STATUS: Married, with three children