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His awards and decorations include Gold Medal for Flying Merit, Command Gold Medal, Gold Cross for Military Service, Italian Defence General Staff Medal of Honour, Commandeur of the Order of Merit of the French Republic, Santos Dumont Medal to the Merit of the Republic of Brazil, and the Diploma Paul Tissandier awarded by the [[Federation Aeronatique International]].<ref name="aeronautica"/><ref name="member"/> |
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He received the [[Order of the Crown of Italy|Grand Knight’s Cross of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic]]<ref name="member"/><ref name="Sitoam">{{cite web|url= http://www.aeronautica.difesa.it/Sitoam/default.asp?idente=1398&idNot=20167&idSez=7&idArg=2327 |title= Site-Members - Vincenzo Camporini}}</ref><ref name="SMD">{{cite web|url= http://www.difesa.it/SMD/CaSMD/Biografia_Eng_Gen_Camporini1.htm |title= Site-Members - Vincenzo Camporini}}</ref> |
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Vincenzo Camporini | |
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| File:Vincenzo Camporini.jpg Vincenzo Camporini at his desk in full uniform without his forage cap | |
| Allegiance |  Italy |
| Service/ | Italian Air Force |
| Years of service | 1965-present |
| Rank | General |
| Commands held | Italian Air Command |
| Awards | Long Navigation Medal, Grand Officer of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic, Commandeur of the Order of Merit of the French Republic, Santos Dumont Medal to the Merit of the Republic of Brazil, the Italian Defence General Staff Decoration of Honour, and the Diploma Paul Tissandier |
Lieutenant General Vincenzo Camporini, OCI, born in 1946, is the current Chief of Staff of the Italian Air Force. He became the Chief of Staff on September 20, 2006. Camporini has over 2500 hours flying time in over twenty different aircraft including F-104, Tornado, AMX, heavy transport aircraft and helicopters. General Camporini is also qualified in Aeronautical Sciences and International and Diplomatic Sciences. He is also a Fellow of the Royal Aeronautical Society.
Military Career
Positions and ranks
Before being a general officer
Between 1983 and 1985 he was the Aide-de-camp to the Chief of Staff. During his time as a Lieutenant Colonel he served as an F-104 RECCE pilot with the 3rd Wing in Villafranca (Verona), during which he commanded the 28th Squadron right after his graduation at the NATO Defence College in 1977.[1] With the rank of Colonel, which he earned in 1985, he served in the Weapon Systems Research and Development Office.[2][1] In 1988 Camporini commanded the Air Force Flight Test Centre and represented Italy to the Aerospace Application Study Committee of AGARD.[2][1] In the Air Force Staff he served as the chief of the New Weapon Systems Technical Development, including EFA, and was the Italian Representative in the NAEW program.[2][1]
As a general officer
During his time at the rank of Brigadier General, starting from 1993, he directed the Plans, Operations and Training Division and in 1996 was the Inspector of Aviation for the Navy.[2][1] As a Major General, he has been appointed as Inspector for Flight Safety and Chief of the 3rd Division of the Defence General Staff Military Policy, International Affairs, Armament Control and Civil Defence.[2][1] On April 20th 2001, with the rank of Lieutenant General, took up the position of Deputy Chief of Defence General Staff until February 29th 2004 when he was designated as president of the Italian Centre for High Defence Studies.[2][1]
As the Chief of Staff
Camporini began holding office as a General in the Chief of Staff of the Italian Air Force on September 20, 2006.[2][1] He is now a command pilot with experience in over twenty different aircraft including F-104, Tornado, AMX, heavy transport aircraft and helicopters.[2][1] As of December 2003 he had flown around 2500 hours.[2][1]
Vision of the Italian Military's future
In a Defense News Media Group Conference, "Camporini: Create Interoperability Through Modeling and Simulation"[3] Camporini said that the objective for the Air Force is to develop an infrastructure that could support decision makers in the procurement phase and operational sites in the employment of new systems and technologies to be used for training purposes and for operational reasons.[3] He also wishes to acquire modeling and simulation (M&S) gear in four areas: air and ballistic missile defense; operational planning, tasking and evaluation; operational training and mission practice in distributed environments; and coalition operations and crisis response.[3] Camporini's opinion of the Modeling and Simulation Department's vision is that the key concept in the Air Force M&S vision is a joint synthetic battle space connecting analysis and training, as well as tying together many types of models and simulations with different kinds of operators.[3] Camporini says that he believes the simulations extend from high-level aggregate models to detailed engineering models, from pilots in live aircraft and simulators to hardware components and laboratory test beds.[3]
Awards
His awards and decorations include Gold Medal for Flying Merit, Command Gold Medal, Gold Cross for Military Service, Italian Defence General Staff Medal of Honour, Commandeur of the Order of Merit of the French Republic, Santos Dumont Medal to the Merit of the Republic of Brazil, and the Diploma Paul Tissandier awarded by the Federation Aeronatique International.[2][1]
He received the Grand Knight’s Cross of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic[1][4][5]
Personal life
Camporini earned University degrees in Aeronautical Sciences and International and Diplomatic Sciences.[1] He is currently a Fellow of the Royal Aeronautical Society.[2][1] He is married to the former Silvana Alemanno, with which they have a daughter and two grandchildren.[2][1]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o "Site-Members - Vincenzo Camporini" (PDF).
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "Aeronautica Militare - Vincenzo Camporini".
- ^ a b c d e Camporini, Vincenzo. "Defense News Media Group Conferences" (Interview). Interviewed by Barry Rosenberg.
- ^ "Site-Members - Vincenzo Camporini".
- ^ "Site-Members - Vincenzo Camporini".