The Commander of the Latvian Air Force () is the service chief of the Latvian Air Forces. They are the principal military advisor to the Commander of the Joint Headquarters and the President of Latvia on matters pertaining to the Air Force. The commander is the highest-ranking officer in the Air Force, usually ranking Major general.
List of Commanders
1919-1940 +PhotoNameTerm StartTerm End First Lieutenant Alfrēds Valeika 6 July 1919 10 August 1919 Engineer-Captain Rūdolfs Drillis 10 August 1919 2 December 1921 Lieutenant Colonel Frīdrihs Zute 2 December 1921 16 September 1922 Colonel Jāzeps Baško 16 September 1922 1 April 1926 Colonel Arvīds Skurbe 1 April 1926 29 September 1926 Colonel Jāzeps Baško 29 September 1926 19 September 1929 Colonel Arvīds Skurbe 19 September 1929 8 August 1935 General Jānis Indāns 8 August 1935 2 October 1937 Colonel Rūdolfs Kandis 2 October 1937 27 September 1940
1992–Present +PhotoNameTerm StartTerm End Kārlis Kīns 17 June 1992 1997 Ojārs Ivanovs 1997 April 17, 2001 Vitālijs Viesiņš 2001 2003 Juris Maklakovs 2003 6 July 2006 Aleksandrs Stepanovshttps://rus.tvnet.lv/6091867/pravitelstvo-utverdilo-aleksandra-stepanova-komanduyushchim-vvshttp://www.melkon.lv/avia/2007/05/06/lielvarde/ 6 July 2006 2010 Aivars Mežoks 2010 2015 Armands Saltups 2015 January 2020 Viesturs Masulis January 2020 August 2026 Edmunds Svenčshttps://www.mil.lv/en/node/4167 August 2026 Present
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