AIR CHIEF MARSHAL OO PETINRIN

Chief of Defence Staff

8TH SEPTEMBER 2010 - 4TH OCTOBER 2012

AIR CHIEF MARSHAL OO PETINRIN

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Chief of Defence Staff

8TH SEPTEMBER 2010 – 4TH OCTOBER 2012

Air Chief Oluseyi Petinrin was born on 19 January 1955 at Ipetu-ljesa in Ori- Ade, Osun State. He enlisted into the Nigerian Defence Academy in 1974 and was commissioned a Pilot Officer on 3 January 1977. 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. He also attended a Fight Safety Course in Pakistan before attending the Junior Command and Staff College Course at Jaji in 1981. Between 1982 and 1983, he attended the Air Command and Staff College (AFCSC), Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama, United States and later attended the National Defence College, Abuja.

His appointments include Group Operations Officer 99 Air Weapons School and Commander 99 AWS Kainji. He was the Director of Evaluation HQ NAF and Director National Military Strategy at the National Defence College. He was the Senior Air Staff Officer, Tactical Air Command, Makurdi and Director Electronic Warfare at the Defence Headquarters. He was appointed Chief of Defence Communications, Air Officer Commanding Training Command and the Chief of the Air Staff on 20 August, 2008. He has flown the Bulldog, L- 29, Alpha Jet and the MIG 21 aircrafts. He holds a Master of Strategic Studies Degree from the University of Ibadan. His hobbies include reading, jogging and playing squash.