Constantin Croitoru

Constantin Croitoru
Born	5 May 1952 Diţeşti, Prahova County
Allegiance	Romania
Service/branch	Romanian Air Force
Years of service	1974–present
Rank	Lieutenant General
Commands held	Chief of Staff of the Romanian Air Force

General locotenent Constantin Croitoru (born 5 May 1952 in Diţeşti, Prahova County) was the Chief of the Romanian Air Force Staff until 30 January 2009.

He was discharged by the Minister of National Defense, Mihai Stănişoară, after it has been discovered that various weapons were missing from a military depot near Ciorogârla, Ilfov County.

He joined the military in 1974 after graduating from the Air Force Military School. He attended the courses of the Academy of High Military Studies from 1981 to 1983. After graduation, he was appointed Chief Instructor of the 70th Air Division. During his career he also was assigned as air base and air division commander at the Air Operational Command, Chief of Operations Directorate, and Deputy Director of the General Staff. His most recent appointment was Director of the General Directorate for Defense Intelligence.

Croitoru has considerable flight experience; he has lodged some 1,500 flying hours on a variety of aircraft, including MiG-15, MiG-21 LanceR, MiG-29, and IAR 316.

Constantin Croitoru is married and has a son.

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