Enzo Vecciarelli

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Enzo Vecciarelli
Lt Gen Enzo Vecciarelli, Chief of the Italian Air Force (cropped).jpg
General Enzo Vecciarelli as Chief of the Defence Staff
Born (1957-05-13) 13 May 1957 (age 66)
Colleferro, Italy
AllegianceFlag of Italy.svg  Italy
Service/branch Italian Air Force
Years of service1975–2021
Rank IT-Airforce-OF-10.png General
Commands held Chief of the Defence Staff
Chief of Staff of the Italian Air Force
Deputy Chief of Staff of Defence
Air Combat Forces Command
4° Stormo
9º Stormo
Battles/wars Iraq War
Operation Odyssey Dawn
Operation Unified Protector

Air Squadron General Enzo Vecciarelli (born 13 May 1957) is an Italian Air Force officer, former Chief of the Defence Staff of the Italian Armed Forces. He previously served as the Chief of Staff of the Italian Air Force [1] before being appointed Chief of the Defence Staff. [2]

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Background

Gen. Enzo Vecciarelli was born in Colleferro, Italy, and attended the Accademia Aeronautica from 1975 to 1979, and graduated in Aeronautical Sciences at the University of Naples Federico II, and in International and Diplomatic Sciences at the University of Trieste.

He earned his pilot's license at the Laughlin Air Force Base in Texas, and his Fighter Pilot Qualification at the Holloman Air Force Base, in New Mexico. He attended various courses such as the Normal Course and Superior Course of the Air War School in Florence, the Air War College at the Air University at the Maxwell Air Force Base in Alabama, the Defense Resource Management Course at the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, California and the EVENING (Session Européenne des Responsables d'Armement) at the Centre des Hautes Etudes de l'Armement - École Militaire in Paris

Vecciarelli is a well-trained Fighter and Interceptor pilot, and held positions in the Italian Air Force such as commander of the 9º Stormo (9th Fighter Group) in 1991, and the 4° Stormo (4th Wing) from 1999 to 2002, achieving in total over 2600 hours of flight, most of his time spent flying the Lockheed F-104 Starfighter. From 1993 to 1999 he was stationed at the Personnel Division of Air Force Staff and from 2002 to 2004, he served at the Air Force Logistic Command Staff. He was assigned to the National Armament Directorate as the Deputy Chief of the III Division Armaments Policy Department, where he also holds the position as the National Representative in the European Defence Agency, and the Organisation Conjointe de Coopération en matiere d’Armament (OCCAR). He also launched the “Letter of Intent” for the overall materialization of the restructuring of the European Defence industry. [3]

Vecciarellialso served as the commander of the Italian Air Force Contingent in Iraq during the Iraq War at the Nasiriya Air Base under the “Ancient Babylon Operation” framework. [3] From 2007 to 2010, he was served at the Italian Embassy in Berlin as a Defence and Air Force Attaché with secondary accreditation for The Netherlands and Denmark. [3]

He became the Commander of the Air Combat Forces Command during Operation Odyssey Dawn and Operation Unified Protector in Libya, and became the Chief of Staff of the Air Operations Command. He became the Deputy Chief of Staff of Defence from February 2015 to February 2016, and was named as the Chief of Staff of the Italian Air Force from March 2016 to November 2018. He was appointed by President Sergio Mattarella as the new Chief of the Defence Staff on 6 November 2018, replacing General Claudio Graziano, who was named Chairman of the European Union Military Committee. [4] [ circular reference ]

Awards

Personal life

He is married to Mrs. Amelia Vecciarelli, and they have two children, named Claudio and Federica. [5]

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References

  1. ↑ Kington, Tom (21 March 2016). "Italy Selects New Air Force Chief". DefenseNews. Retrieved 21 July 2016.
  2. ↑ "General Enzo Vecciarelli new Chief of General Staff of Defense, General SA Alberto Rosso at the top of the Arma Azzurra". 25 October 2018.
  3. 1 2 3 "Enzo Vecciarelli, Chief of Defence of the Italian Armed Forces". NATO. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
  4. ↑ it:Enzo Vecciarelli
  5. ↑ "Error" (PDF). Retrieved 3 March 2021.
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Preceded by Chief of Staff of the Italian Air Force
2016–2018		Succeeded by
Preceded by Chief of the Defence Staff
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