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Major General Vello Loemaa (born 18 January 1951) was an Estonian military figure. [1] He graduated in 1973 as a fighter pilot from the Yeysk Higher Military Aviation School of the Soviet Air Forces. In 1982, he graduated from Gagarin Air Force Academy in Monino. [1]

In 1992, he began working in Estonian Defence Forces. [1] From 1998–2002, he was Military Representative of Estonia to NATO. He has also been Defence Attaché of Estonia. [1] In 2001, he was awarded with Order of the Cross of the Eagle, IV class. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Major General Vello Loemaa, Military Representative of the Estonian Delegation to NATO". NATO. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
  2. ↑ "Teenetemärkide kavalerid: Vello Loemaa". www.president.ee. Retrieved 13 March 2021.


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