MAJOR GENERAL TSANKO IVANOV STOYKOV

COMMANDER OF THE BULGARIAN AIR FORCE

Date and place of birth: 05 January 1963 in Kazanluk, Bulgaria Military career: 1987-1988 Junior Pilot in flight wing / air regiment – Graf Ignatievo 1988-1989 Senior Pilot in third flight wing / air regiment - Graf Ignatievo 1989-1990 Deputy Commander of flight wing / air regiment – Graf Ignatievo 1990-1994 Commander of flight wing / air regiment – Graf Ignatievo 1994-1995 Navigation Officer of squadron / air regiment – Graf Ignatievo 1995-1997 Commander of squadron / air regiment – Graf Ignatievo 1997-1999 Military Command and Staff College “Georgi S. Rakovski” , Sofia, Bulgaria 1999-2000 Commander of second fighter squadron / air regiment – Graf Ignatievo 2000-2002 Deputy Wing Commander for flight training – Graf Ignatievo 2002-2005 Deputy Wing Commander for combat training – Graf Ignatievo 2003-2004 Air War College Maxwell - Alabama, USA 2005-2009 Chief of Staff - Air Force Base – Graf Ignatievo 2009-2014 Commander of Air Force Base – Graf Ignatievo 2014-2016 DA to the Bulgarian Embassy, USA 2016 Commander of the Bulgarian Air Force

Education: 1978-1982 English Language School “Georgi Kirkov”, Plovdiv, Bulgaria 1982-1987 Air Force Academy “Georgi Benkovski”, Dolna Mitropolia, Bulgaria 1997-1999 Military Command and Staff College “Georgi S. Rakovski” , Sofia, Bulgaria 2003-2004 Air War College Maxwell - Alabama, USA Flight Experience: Flew L-29, L-39, MiG-15 MiG-17, MiG-21, MiG-29 More than 1500 flight hours

Promotions: 1987 Lieutenant 1990 1-st Lieutenant 1994 Captain 1999 Major 2000 Lieutenant Colonel 2005 Colonel 2009 Brigadier General 2016 Major General

Awards and Decorations: All relative to the rank including Sign of Honor “For devoted service under the Flags”

Languages: English, Russian Marital Status: Married, 1 son