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History of The Nigerian Air Force |
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Former Chiefs of Air Staffs
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Air Marshal Oluseyi Olusegun Petinrin (2008 - 2010) |
Air Marshal Oluseyi Petinrin was born on 19 January 1955 at Ipetu-Ijesa in Ori-Ade
Local Government Area of Osun State. He did both his primary and secondary school education
in Osun State before he started his military career. Air Marshal
Petinrin enlisted into the Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA) in 1974 as a member of
Regular Course 16 and was comminssioned Pilot Officer on 3 January 1977.
Air Marshal Petinrin has attended several courses since he joined the Nigerian Air
Force. From 1977 to 1978 he attended the Undergraduate Pilot Training in Laughlin
Air Force Base and Fighter Pilot Lead-in-Training at Maxwell Air Force Base both
in the United States of America where he qualified as a fighter pilot. |
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In 1982 he attended a Flight Safety Course in Pakistan. Air Marshal Petinrin
also did his Junior Division Course at the Armed Forces Command and Staff
College, Jaji in 1980 and between 1982 and 1983, he attended the Air Command and
Staff College (AFCSC), Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama, United States for his
Senior Command and Staff Course. Air Marshal Petinrin is also a member of Course
10 of the prestigious National Defence College (NDC), Abuja, Nigeria. Some of
the aircraft flown by Air Marshal Petinrin include Bulldog, L-29, Alpha Jet and
MIG 21.
Air Marshal Petinrin has held several appointments some of which are Officer
Commanding ‘B’ Squadron in Air Defence Group Maiduguri, Operations Officer of
NAF Station Maiduguri, DS AFCSC, Military Assistant to CAS HQ NAF, S01
Operations HQ Training Command Kaduna, Group Operations Officer 99 Air Weapons
School (AWS) Kainji and later Commander 99 AWS Kainji. He was the Director of
Evaluation (DOEVAL) HQ NAF before his posting to the NDC as a DS. He became the
Director, National Military Strategy at the NDC. From the NDC, he was posted to
the Headquarters Tactical Air Command Makurdi as the Senior Air Staff Officer
before being deployed to the Defence Headquarters as the Director Electronic
Warfare. He then became the Chief of Defence Communications before his last
appointment as the Air Offficer Commanding Training Command. He was appointed
the Chief of the Air Staff on Wednesday 20th August, 2008.
Air Marshal Petinrin has received several awards and medals. He was first in
order of merit on his graduation from NDA in 1974. He won the Best Officer Cadet
Award at his graduation from Primary Flying Training Wing Kaduna and was also
Best Overall Foreign Student Pilot on his graduation from Undergraduate Pilot
Training Course at Laughlin Air Force Base, United States of America. Air
Marshal Petinrin also bagged the Chief of Defence Staff Award as well as the
Chief of the Air Staff Award on his graduation at the National Defence College.
He also topped his Masters of Strategic Studies Class on graduation from the
University of Ibadan. His decorations include Forces Services Star, Meritorious
Services Star and Defence Services Star.
Air Marshal Petinrin is married and blessed with 4 children. His hobbies include
reading, jogging and playing squash. |
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