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Vladimir Sergeyevich Mikhaylov (russian: Владимир Серге́евич Михайлов; born October 6, 1943) is a former

Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Air Force The Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Air Force (russian: Главнокомандующий ВВС, Glavnokomanduyushchiy VVS) is the chief commanding authority of the Russian Air Force. He is appointed by the President of Russia. The position d ...

Biography

Born in Kudinovo,

Moscow oblast Moscow Oblast ( rus, Моско́вская о́бласть, r=Moskovskaya oblast', p=mɐˈskofskəjə ˈobləsʲtʲ), or Podmoskovye ( rus, Подмоско́вье, p=pədmɐˈskovʲjə, literally "under Moscow"), is a federal subject of Rus ...

, Vladimir Mikhailov was educated at a local Machinery vocational school (1962), (gold degree, 1966), and between 1966 and 1975 he served in a

Taganrog Taganrog ( rus, Таганрог, p=təɡɐnˈrok) is a port city in Rostov Oblast, Russia, on the north shore of the Taganrog Bay in the Sea of Azov, several kilometers west of the mouth of the Don River. Population: History of Taganrog The ...

-based air force regiment, with extramural courses at

Gagarin Air Force Academy Gagarin Air Force Academy () is a Russian military aviation academy located in Monino, Moscow Oblast. The academy prepares high-ranking military personnel for the Russian Air Force. Among the academy alumni are around 700 Heroes of the Soviet ...

(1975).

Career

Throughout his Air Force career Mikhailov served in numerous positions, including Dean of (from 1980 to 1985), deputy and first deputy commander of the Air Force of the

Moscow Military District The Order of Lenin Moscow Military District was a military district of the Soviet Armed Forces and the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation. The district was awarded the Order of Lenin in 1968. In 2010 it was merged with the Leningrad Military Di ...

(1985–1989). In 1991, he earned a degree at the General Staff Academy and was assigned to the

North Caucasus Military District The North Caucasus Military District was a military district of the Russian Armed Forces, which became in 2010 the Southern Military District and lately also included the Black Sea Fleet and Caspian Flotilla. It comprised the Republic of Adygeya, ...

as Air Force component commander, Air army commander. He was implicated in a corruption scandal described by in his book. In 1998, he assumed the office of deputy Air Force Commander-in-Chief. In 2002 he was promoted to the post of the Commander-in-Chief of the

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. He has the title

Hero of the Russian Federation Hero of the Russian Federation (russian: Герой Российской Федерации, Geroy Rossiyskoy Federatsii), also unofficially Hero of Russia (russian: link=no, Герой России, Geroy Rossii), is the highest honorary title ...

. On May 9, 2007, Mikhaylov resigned from office due to his age.

Orders and decorations

Among numerous orders and decorations General of the Army Vladimir Sergeyevich Mikhaylov was awarded: *

(1996) *

Order for Service to the Homeland in the Armed Forces of the USSR Order, ORDER or Orders may refer to: * Categorization, the process in which ideas and objects are recognized, differentiated, and understood * Heterarchy, a system of organization wherein the elements have the potential to be ranked a number of d ...

3rd class (1982) *

Order "For Personal Courage" The Order "For Personal Courage" was established by Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR on December 28, 1988. This decoration could be awarded to any USSR citizen showing outstanding courage and bravery during life-saving, keeping of p ...

(1994) *

Order of Military Merit (Russia) The Order "For Military Merit" (russian: Орден «За военные заслуги») is a military decoration of the Russian Federation established by presidential decree № 442 of March 2, 1994 to reward military excellence. Its statu ...

(1985) *

Honoured Military Pilot of the USSR The Honorary Title "Honoured Military Pilot of the USSR" (russian: Заслуженный военный лётчик СССР) was a state military award of the Soviet Union established on January 26, 1965, by Decree of the Presidium of the Supr ...

*Honorary citizen of

Yeysk Yeysk (russian: Ейск) is a port and a resort town in Krasnodar Krai, Russia, situated on the shore of the Taganrog Gulf of the Sea of Azov. The town is built primarily on the Yeysk Spit, which separates the Yeya River from the Sea of Azov. P ...

(1998) *Honorary citizen of

Borisoglebsk Borisoglebsk (russian: Борисогле́бск) is a town in Voronezh Oblast, Russia, located on the left bank of the Vorona River near its confluence with the Khopyor. Population: 65,000 (1969). History Borisoglebsk was founded in 164 ...

(2000) *Honorary citizen of

Noginsky District Noginsky District (russian: Ноги́нский райо́н) is an administrativeLaw #11/2013-OZ and municipalLaw #82/2005-OZ district (raion), one of the thirty-six in Moscow Oblast, Russia. It is located in the east of the oblast. The area of ...

(2014) *Badge of honour of the governor of the

Tver Oblast Tver Oblast (russian: Тверска́я о́бласть, ''Tverskaya oblast'', ), from 1935 to 1990 known as Kalinin Oblast (), is a federal subject of Russia (an oblast). Its administrative center is the city of Tver. It was named after Mikhai ...

(Cross of the Holy Michael of Tver in 2004)Губернатор Зеленин и князь Михаил Тверской
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References

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