Dorin Danila
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Viceamiral
Dorin Dănilă (born June 29, 1953, in Braşov
) was the Chief of the Romanian Naval Forces
Staff from 3 November 2006 to 3 July 2010, when he was promoted to the rank of Vice Admiral and discharged from active duty.
Vice Admiral
Vice admiral is a senior naval rank of a three-star flag officer, which is equivalent to lieutenant general in the other uniformed services. A vice admiral is typically senior to a rear admiral and junior to an admiral...
Dorin Dănilă (born June 29, 1953, in Braşov
Brasov
Brașov is a city in Romania and the capital of Brașov County.According to the last Romanian census, from 2002, there were 284,596 people living within the city of Brașov, making it the 8th most populated city in Romania....
) was the Chief of the Romanian Naval Forces
Romanian Naval Forces
The Romanian Navy is the navy branch of the Romanian Armed Forces; it operates in the Black Sea and on the Danube.-History:-Development of the Romanian Navy:The Romanian Navy has been founded in 1860 as a river flotilla on the Danube...
Staff from 3 November 2006 to 3 July 2010, when he was promoted to the rank of Vice Admiral and discharged from active duty.
Studies
- Mircea cel Bătrân Naval AcademyMircea cel Batrân Naval AcademyThe Mircea cel Bătrân Naval Academy is a higher education institution based in the Black Sea port of Constanţa that trains officers for the Romanian Naval Forces, as well as maritime officers and engineers for the merchant marine.-History:...
- Military AcademyMilitary academyA military academy or service academy is an educational institution which prepares candidates for service in the officer corps of the army, the navy, air force or coast guard, which normally provides education in a service environment, the exact definition depending on the country concerned.Three...
, Command and Staff Faculty - Naval Post-Academic Course
- International Humanitarian Law Course
- French languageFrench languageFrench is a Romance language spoken as a first language in France, the Romandy region in Switzerland, Wallonia and Brussels in Belgium, Monaco, the regions of Quebec and Acadia in Canada, and by various communities elsewhere. Second-language speakers of French are distributed throughout many parts...
Course - Public Relations Course
- Post-Academic Course in Strategic Command, War CollegeWar CollegeA War College is a senior military academy which is normally intended for veteran military officers and whose purpose is to educate and 'train on' senior military tacticians, strategists, and leaders...
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Assignments
- Communications officer on board an ASWAnti-submarine warfareAnti-submarine warfare is a branch of naval warfare that uses surface warships, aircraft, or other submarines to find, track and deter, damage or destroy enemy submarines....
ship: 1976-1978; - Staff Officer, Communications Branch, ASW Ship Squadron: 1978-1980;
- Commanding Officer, ASW Ship: 1980-1981;
- Deputy Commander, MCM Ship Squadron: 1983-1989;
- Operations Officer, Maritime Division (Ex. Operational Command): 1989-1990;
- Deputy Commander, ASW Ship Squadron: 1990-1994;
- Commander, ASW Ship Squadron: 1994-1999;
- Deputy Commander, ASW Ship Brigade: 1999-2000;
- Deputy Commander, Maritime Flotilla: 2000-2001;
- Chief of Doctrine and Statutes Section, Romanian Naval Forces Staff: 2001-2002;
- Commander – Diving Centre: 2002-2005;
- Commander – Naval Base: 2005-2006;
- Fleet Commander: 01.06-03.11.2006
- Chief of the Romanian Naval Forces Staff – since 03.11.2006