Lieutenant Colonel Juan Manuel Chomón Pérez joined the Spanish Air Force in 1996 and holds two Master’s Degrees in Peace and Security Studies. He recently completed the General Staff Course at the Leadership Academy of the German Bundeswehr in Hamburg. Contributor to numerous international magazines such as The Diplomat, European Security and Defence Magazine, NATO Joint Air Power and Competence Centre among others, he has also published in prestigious think tanks including the European Union Think Tank and the Spanish Institute of Strategic Studies.
His perception of the world brings together his academic knowledge combined with abundant on the field operational international experience, as transport pilot, with more than eleven years working abroad, mainly in Africa, Asia and in different EU countries.