Ylitalo, Juha-Matti

Brigadier General Engineering

Position

Deputy Chief of Finnish Defence Forces Logistics Command

Date and place of birth

13 July 1966 Hollola, Finland

Training

Conscript, Air Force Aircraft and Weapon Systems Training Wing / Transport Squadron 1986
Student, Basic Studies I, Aircraft Maintenance Programme, Warrant Officer Institute / Air Force Aircraft and Weapon Systems Training Wing 1987-1988
Student, Basic Studies II, Aircraft Maintenance Programme, Warrant Officer Institute / Air Force Aircraft and Weapon Systems Training Wing 1992
Engineer, YAMK, 1998
Commander Course, 2004
Master of Science (Engineering), 2004
Comprehensive National Defence Studies 2, 2005
Chief of Branch Course, 2009
Senior Command Course 2015
244. National Defence Course 2023
High Command Course 2023

Aircraft maintenance officer (BAE Hawk/MiG-21BIS, F/A-18, liaison aircraft), Karelia Air Wing, 1988-1999
F/A-18 type training, VFA-125 NAS Lemoore, 1995
Aircraft maintenance officer (F/A-18 engineer), Air Force Depot, 1999-2001
Commander of Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, Karelia Air Wing 2001-2006
Chief of Aircraft Technology, Karelia Air Wing, 2006-2008
Chief of Section, Air Materiel Command / Air Force Materiel Command 2008-2014
Chief of Branch, Joint Systems Centre, 2015-2017
Chief of Section, Joint Systems Centre, 2017
Director of HX Materiel Project, Joint Systems Centre, 2017-2022
Deputy Manager of Finnish Defence Forces Logistics Command, 2022-