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- ↑ "Biografia del Gen. S.A. Leonardo Tricarico". Ministero della Difesa (in Italian). Retrieved 6 March 2021.
- ↑ "Italian Air Force Chief due October 22". Business Recorder. 22 October 2004. Retrieved 6 March 2021.
- ↑ "General Vincenzo Camporini". NATO. 23 February 2009. Retrieved 6 March 2021.
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