Chief of Staff of the Italian Air Force

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Chief of Staff of the Italian Air Force

Flag of the
Chief of Staff of the Italian Air Force

Incumbent
Generale di squadra Luca Goretti

since 28 October 2021

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.

## List of chiefs of staff

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### Kingdom of Italy

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Flag of the chief of staff of the Royal Air Force No. | Portrait  | Chief of Staff | Took office | Left office | Time in office

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| Piccio, PierGenerale di divisione
Pier Ruggero Piccio
(1880–1965)| 1 January 1926| 6 February 1927| 1 year, 36 days

| Armani, ArmandoGenerale di squadra
Armando Armani [it]
(1879–1970)| 10 February 1927| 13 October 1928| 1 year, 246 days

| Valle, GiuseppeGenerale di brigata
Giuseppe Valle
(1886–1975)| 22 February 1930| 23 November 1933| 3 years, 274 days

| Bosio, AntonioGenerale di divisione
Antonio Bosio (general) [it]
(1885–1967)| 23 November 1933| 22 March 1934| 119 days
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| Valle, GiuseppeGenerale di squadra
Giuseppe Valle
(1886–1975)| 22 March 1934| 10 November 1939| 5 years, 233 days

| Valle, GiuseppeGenerale di squadra
Francesco Pricolo
(1891–1980)| 10 November 1939| 15 November 1941| 2 years, 5 days

| Fougier, RinoGenerale di squadra
Rino Corso Fougier
(1894–1963)| 15 November 1941| 27 July 1943| 1 year, 254 days

| Sandalli, RenatoGenerale di divisione
Renato Sandalli
(1897–1968)| 27 July 1943| 18 June 1944| 327 days

| Piacentini, PietroGenerale di divisione
Pietro Piacentini
(1898–1963)| 19 June 1944| 13 December 1944| 177 days

| Cat, MarioGenerale di squadra
Mario Ajmone Cat
(1894–1952)| 13 December 1944| 5 February 1951| 6 years, 54 days

### Italian Republic

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No. | Portrait  | Chief of Staff | Took office | Left office | Time in office

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| Urbani, AldoGenerale di squadra
Aldo Urbani| 5 February 1951| 10 November 1955| 4 years, 278 days

| Raffaelli, FerdinandoGenerale di squadra
Ferdinando Raffaelli [it]
(1899–1981)| 10 November 1955| 1 February 1958| 2 years, 83 days

| Napoli, SilvioGenerale di squadra
Silvio Napoli [it]
(1902–1961)| 1 February 1958| 1 September 1961| 3 years, 212 days

| Remondino, AldoGenerale di squadra
Aldo Remondino [it]
(1908–1990)| 1 September 1961| 28 February 1968| 6 years, 180 days

| Fanali, SergioGenerale di squadra
Sergio Duilio Fanali [it]
(1911–1987)| 28 February 1968| 1 November 1971| 3 years, 246 days

| Lucertini, VincenzoGenerale di squadra
Vincenzo Lucertini
(1914–1985)| 1 November 1971| 27 February 1974| 2 years, 118 days

| Ciarlo, DinoGenerale di squadra
Dino Ciarlo [it]
(1917–2012)| 27 February 1974| 20 June 1977| 3 years, 113 days

| Mettimano, AlessandroGenerale di squadra
Alessandro Mettimano
(1920–1983)| 20 June 1977| 1 April 1980| 2 years, 286 days

| Bartolucci, LambertoGenerale di squadra
Lamberto Bartolucci [it]
(born 1924)| 2 April 1980| 12 October 1983| 3 years, 193 days
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| Cottone, BasilioGenerale di squadra
Basilio Cottone
(born 1926)| 19 October 1983| 17 September 1986| 2 years, 333 days
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| Pisano, FrancoGenerale di squadra
Franco Pisano
(1930–2018)| 18 September 1986| 15 April 1990| 3 years, 210 days
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| Nardini, StelioGenerale di squadra
Stelio Nardini [it]
(1932–2016)| 16 April 1990| 24 March 1993| 2 years, 342 days
13|

| Pillinini, AdelchiGenerale di squadra
Adelchi Pillinini [it]
(1934–2016)| 25 March 1993| 3 June 1995| 2 years, 71 days
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| Arpino, MarioGenerale di squadra
Mario Arpino [it]
(born 1937)| 4 June 1995| 5 February 1999| 3 years, 246 days
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| Fornasiero, AndreaGenerale di squadra
Andrea Fornasiero
(born 1937)| 5 February 1999| 3 August 2001| 2 years, 179 days
16|

| Ferracuti, SandroGenerale di squadra
Sandro Ferracuti
(born 1940)| 3 August 2001| 4 August 2004| 3 years, 1 day
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| Tricarico, LeonardoGenerale di squadra
Leonardo Tricarico
(born 1942)| 5 August 2004| 19 September 2006| 2 years, 45 days
18|

| Camporini, VincenzoGenerale di squadra
Vincenzo Camporini
(born 1946)| 20 September 2006| 30 January 2008| 1 year, 132 days
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| Tei, DanieleGenerale di squadra
Daniele Tei
(1946–2011)| 30 January 2008| 25 February 2010| 2 years, 26 days
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| Bernardis, GiuseppeGenerale di squadra
Giuseppe Bernardis
(born 1948)| 25 February 2010| 25 February 2013| 3 years, 0 days
21|

| Preziosa, PasqualeGenerale di squadra
Pasquale Preziosa
(born 1953)| 25 February 2013| 30 March 2016| 3 years, 34 days
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| Vecciarelli, EnzoGenerale di squadra
Enzo Vecciarelli
(born 1957)| 30 March 2016| 31 October 2018| 2 years, 215 days
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| Rosso, AlbertoGenerale di squadra
Alberto Rosso
(born 1959)| 31 October 2018| 28 October 2021| 2 years, 362 days
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| Goretti, LucaGenerale di squadra
Luca Goretti
(born 1962)| 28 October 2021| Incumbent| 3 years, 152 days

## See also

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* Italian Armed Forces
* Chief of the Defence Staff (Italy)
* Royal Italian Air Force
* Italian Air Force

## Notes

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## References

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## External links

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Italian Armed Forces

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Leadership|

* Chief of the Defence Staff
* Chief of Army Staff
* Chief of Navy Staff
* Chief of Air Force Staff

Ranks|

* Army ranks
* Navy ranks
* Air Force ranks
* Carabinieri ranks
* Finance Guard ranks

Former|

* Kingdom of Italy ranks
* Italian Social Republic ranks

* Italian nuclear weapons program

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Chiefs of the air force by country

Africa|

* Algeria
* Angola
* Benin
* Botswana
* Burkina Faso
* Burundi
* Cameroon
* Cape Verde
* Central African Republic
* Chad
* Comoros
* DR Congo
* Republic of the Congo
* Djibouti
* Egypt
* Equatorial Guinea
* Eritrea
* Ethiopia
* Gabon
* Gambia
* Ghana
* Guinea
* Guinea-Bissau
* Ivory Coast
* Kenya
* Lesotho
* Liberia
* Libya
* Madagascar
* Malawi
* Mali
* Mauritania
* Morocco
* Mozambique
* Namibia
* Niger
* Nigeria
* Rwanda
* São Tomé and Príncipe
* Senegal
* Seychelles
* Sierra Leone
* Somalia
* South Africa
* South Sudan
* Sudan
* Swaziland
* Tanzania
* Togo
* Tunisia
* Uganda
* Zambia
* Zimbabwe

Former|

* Biafra
* Bophuthatswana
* Ciskei
* British Egypt
* Ethiopian Empire
* Rhodesia
* Transkei
* Venda
* Zaire

Americas|

* Antigua and Barbuda
* Argentina
* Bahamas
* Barbados
* Belize
* Bolivia
* Brazil
* Canada
* Chile
* Colombia
* Cuba
* Dominican Republic
* Ecuador
* El Salvador
* Guatemala
* Guyana
* Haiti
* Honduras
* Jamaica
* Mexico
* Nicaragua
* Paraguay
* Peru
* Saint Kitts and Nevis
* Suriname
* Trinidad and Tobago
* United States
* Uruguay
* Venezuela

Asia|

* Abkhazia
* Afghanistan
* Armenia
* Azerbaijan
* Bahrain
* Bangladesh
* Bhutan
* Brunei
* Cambodia
* China
* East Timor
* India
* Indonesia
* Iran
* IRIAF
* NEHSA
* Iraq
* Israel
* Japan
* Jordan
* Kazakhstan
* North Korea
* South Korea
* Kuwait
* Kyrgyzstan
* Laos
* Lebanon
* Malaysia
* Maldives
* Mongolia
* Myanmar
* Nepal
* Oman
* Pakistan
* Philippines
* Qatar
* Saudi Arabia
* Singapore
* Sri Lanka
* Syria
* Republic of China (Taiwan)
* Tajikistan
* Thailand
* Turkmenistan
* United Arab Emirates
* Uzbekistan
* Vietnam
* Yemen

Former|

* Democratic Kampuchea
* Imperial Japan
* Mengjiang
* Manchukuo
* South Vietnam

Europe|

* Albania
* Austria
* Belarus
* Belgium
* Bosnia and Herzegovina
* Bulgaria
* Croatia
* Cyprus
* Czech Republic
* Denmark
* Estonia
* Finland
* France
* Germany
* Georgia
* Greece
* Hungary
* Ireland
* Italy
* Kosovo
* Latvia
* Lithuania
* Luxembourg
* Macedonia
* Malta
* Moldova
* Monaco
* Montenegro
* Netherlands
* Norway
* Poland
* Portugal
* Romania
* Russia
* Serbia
* Slovakia
* Slovenia
* Spain
* Sweden
* Switzerland
* Turkey
* Ukraine
* United Kingdom
* Vatican

Former|

* Austria–Hungary
* Independent State of Croatia
* Czechoslovakia
* Prussia
* Imperial Germany
* Nazi Germany
* East Germany
* Ottoman Empire
* Russian Empire
* Soviet Union
* Yugoslavia

Oceania|

* Australia
* Fiji
* New Zealand
* Papua New Guinea
* Tonga
* Vanuatu

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