Italy Selects New Air Force Chief
April 6, 2016
The Italian government named Gen. Enzo Vecciarelli, the current deputy chief of the Italian general staff, as the next chief of the Italian Air Force, replacing Gen. Pasquale Preziosa, who has reached the end of his mandate. Vecciarelli, 59, has served as the No. 2 at the general staff since February 2015. He served as Defense and Air Force attache to Germany between 2007 to 2010, with responsibility for Holland and Denmark, before returning to Italy to take senior Air Force roles between 2012 and 2015, running the 4th section of the Italian procurement office.