Brigadier General Mehmet Serkan DAN graduated from Turkish Airforce Academy in 1996 and afterwards he completed the pilot training at 2nd Main Jet Base, Çiğli / İzmir, in 1998.
He served in numerous positions at the fast jet squadrons, group, and wing as a wing leader with more than 4000 flight hours in F-4, RF-4 and F-16.
After a short transition to commercial flight career between 2016-2017, he reassigned to Turkish Air Force with his own will. Brigadier General Mehmet Serkan DAN enrolled in Command and Staff Education at the Turkish National Defense University Air Force War Institute in 2020, and graduated as Staff Officer in 2021. In 2022 he was promoted to the rank of Brigadier General and was assigned as Commander of 10th Tanker Base.
He has been assigned to NATO Allied Air Command, Ramstein, Germany, as DCOS Plans since 04 September 2023.
EDUCATIONAL AND TRAINING BACKGROUND
1992 Graduate of Maltepe Military High School
1996 Graduate of Air Force College
1998 Graduate of Flight School
2021 Graduate of Command and Staff Education
Flight Information
Types of Aircrafts he has flown: T-41, SF-260, T-37, T-38, F-4, RF-4, F-16, E7-T, KC-135, AS-532
Total Flight Hours: 4243 hours
ASSIGNMENTS
1996-1998 2nd Main Jet Base / Pilot Candidate
1998-1998 3rd Main Jet Base 131st Jet Squadron
1998-2003 1st Main Jet Base 113th Squadron 1st Wing / Wingman
2003-2005 3rd Main Jet Base 132nd Squadron/Tactics Development Officer
2005-2006 3rd Main Jet Base 132nd Squadron/Wing Commander
2006-2009 3rd Main Jet Base 132nd Squadron/Air Systems Commander
2009-2009 7th Main Jet Base 171st Jet Squadron/Flight Std.Of.
2009-2010 7th Main Jet Base 171st Jet Squadron/Ops Exec.Of.
2010-2011 7th Main Jet Base 171st Jet Squadron 2nd Wing/Wing Commander
2011-2012 7th Main Jet Base 171st Jet Squadron/Squadron Training Of.
2012-2015 7th Main Jet Base Assessment and Inspection Section/Ops Training and Detection Officer
2015-2016 7th Main Jet Base JSF Activation Chief
2017-2018 3rd Main Jet Base Chief of Assessment & Inspection Section
2018-2019 3rd Main Jet Base Branch Head, Ops & Training Branch
2019-2020 3rd Main Jet Base Chief of Staff
2020-2022 Commander, Airborne Early Warning & Control Group
2022-2023 Commander, 10th Tanker Base Commander
Since 2023 DCOS Plans, NATO Headquarters Allied Air Command
MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
Tur AF Education and Training Achievement
Tur AF Meritorious Service
Tur AF Combat Operations Achievement
Tur AF Counter Terrorism Service
2005 Senior Pilot Badge
2013 Commander Pilot Badge
2021 Commandership Brevet Badge
EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION
August 30, 1996 Second Lieutenant
August 30, 1999 First Lieutenant
August 30, 2005 Captain
August 30, 2011 Major
August 30, 2017 Lieutenant Colonel
August 30, 2019 Colonel
August 30, 2022 Brigadier General
(Current as of September 2023)