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| Chief of Staff of the Italian Air Force | |
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 Flag of the Chief of Staff of the Italian Air Force | |
| Ministry of Defence | |
| Member of |  Italian Air Force |
| Reports to | Chief of the Defence Staff |
| Formation | 1 January 1926 |
| First holder | Pier Ruggero Piccio |
The Chief of Staff of the Italian Air Force refers to the Chiefs of Staffs of the Royal Italian Air Force from 1926 to 1946 and the Italian Air Force from 1946 to the present.
| No. | Portrait | Chief of Staff | Took office | Left office | Time in office |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Generale di divisione Pier Ruggero Piccio (1880–1965) | 1 January 1926 | 6 February 1927 | 1 year, 36 days | |
| 2 | Generale di squadra Armando Armani (1879–1970) | 10 February 1927 | 13 October 1928 | 1 year, 246 days | |
| 3 | Generale di brigata Giuseppe Valle (1886–1975) | 22 February 1930 | 23 November 1933 | 3 years, 274 days | |
| 4 | Generale di divisione Antonio Bosio (general) (1885–1967) | 23 November 1933 | 22 March 1934 | 119 days | |
| (3) | Generale di squadra Giuseppe Valle (1886–1975) | 22 March 1934 | 10 November 1939 | 5 years, 233 days | |
| 5 | Generale di squadra Francesco Pricolo (1891–1980) | 10 November 1939 | 15 November 1941 | 2 years, 5 days | |
| 6 | Generale di squadra Rino Corso Fougier (1894–1963) | 15 November 1941 | 27 July 1943 | 1 year, 254 days | |
| 7 | Generale di divisione Renato Sandalli (1897–1968) | 27 July 1943 | 18 June 1944 | 327 days | |
| 8 | Generale di divisione Pietro Piacentini (1898–1963) | 19 June 1944 | 13 December 1944 | 177 days | |
| 9 | Generale di squadra Mario Ajmone Cat (1894–1952) | 13 December 1944 | 5 February 1951 | 6 years, 54 days |
| No. | Portrait | Chief of Staff | Took office | Left office | Time in office |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Generale di squadra Aldo Urbani | 5 February 1951 | 10 November 1955 | 4 years, 278 days | |
| 2 | Generale di squadra Ferdinando Raffaelli (1899–1981) | 10 November 1955 | 1 February 1958 | 2 years, 83 days | |
| 3 | Generale di squadra Silvio Napoli (1902–1961) | 1 February 1958 | 1 September 1961 | 3 years, 212 days | |
| 4 | Generale di squadra Aldo Remondino (1908–1990) | 1 September 1961 | 28 February 1968 | 6 years, 180 days | |
| 5 | Generale di squadra Sergio Duilio Fanali (1911–1987) | 28 February 1968 | 1 November 1971 | 3 years, 246 days | |
| 6 | Generale di squadra Vincenzo Lucertini (1914–1985) | 1 November 1971 | 27 February 1974 | 2 years, 118 days | |
| 7 | Generale di squadra Dino Ciarlo (1917–2012) | 27 February 1974 | 20 June 1977 | 3 years, 113 days | |
| 8 | Generale di squadra Alessandro Mettimano (1920–1983) | 20 June 1977 | 1 April 1980 | 2 years, 286 days | |
| 9 | Generale di squadra Lamberto Bartolucci (born 1924) | 2 April 1980 | 12 October 1983 | 3 years, 193 days | |
| 10 | Generale di squadra Basilio Cottone (born 1926) | 19 October 1983 | 17 September 1986 | 2 years, 333 days | |
| 11 | Generale di squadra Franco Pisano (1930–2018) | 18 September 1986 | 15 April 1990 | 3 years, 210 days | |
| 12 | Generale di squadra Stelio Nardini (1932–2016) | 16 April 1990 | 24 March 1993 | 2 years, 342 days | |
| 13 | Generale di squadra Adelchi Pillinini (1934–2016) | 25 March 1993 | 3 June 1995 | 2 years, 71 days | |
| 14 | Generale di squadra Mario Arpino (born 1937) | 4 June 1995 | 5 February 1999 | 3 years, 246 days | |
| 15 | Generale di squadra Andrea Fornasiero (born 1937) | 5 February 1999 | 3 August 2001 | 2 years, 179 days | |
| 16 | Generale di squadra Sandro Ferracuti (born 1940) | 3 August 2001 | 4 August 2004 | 3 years, 1 day | |
| 17 | Generale di squadra Leonardo Tricarico (born 1942) | 5 August 2004 | 19 September 2006 | 2 years, 45 days | |
| 18 | Generale di squadra Vincenzo Camporini (born 1946) | 20 September 2006 | 30 January 2008 | 1 year, 132 days | |
| 19 | Generale di squadra Daniele Tei (1946–2011) | 30 January 2008 | 25 February 2010 | 2 years, 26 days | |
| 20 | Generale di squadra Giuseppe Bernardis (born 1948) | 25 February 2010 | 25 February 2013 | 3 years, 0 days | |
| 21 | Generale di squadra Pasquale Preziosa (born 1953) | 25 February 2013 | 30 March 2016 | 3 years, 34 days | |
| 22 | Generale di squadra Enzo Vecciarelli (born 1957) | 30 March 2016 | 31 October 2018 | 2 years, 215 days | |
| 22 | Generale di squadra Alberto Rosso (born 1959) | 31 October 2018 | 28 October 2021 | 2 years, 362 days | |
| 23 | Generale di squadra Luca Goretti (born 1962) | 28 October 2021 | Incumbent | 338 days |
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