Brigadier General Sławomir Żakowski is the Deputy Commander of Combined Air Operations Centre in Uedem. He graduated as a pilot in 1986 and has accumulated over 3,000 flying hours in TS-11, MiG-15, MiG-21, Su-7, M-28 and C-295M. He has commanded at squadron, base and wing levels throughout the PAF. He served as the Deputy Commander of Polish Air Operations Centre and Air Component Command prior to his current assignment. Furthermore, he is a graduate of the Polish National Defense Academy in Warsaw and the United States Air Force Air War College in Maxwell and as well as the Jagiellonian University in Cracow.