Lieutenant General
Alberto
Rosso
Chief of the Italian Air Force
Lieutenant General Alberto Rosso is the Chief of Staff of the Italian Air Force and he spent the majority of his operational career as an Air Defence fighter pilot.
Assignments:
- 1978–1982: Air Force Academy
- 2002–2004: Wing Commander, 4th Fighter Wing; responsible for the transition of the first Italian Air Force Fighter Wing from the legacy F104 aircraft to the Eurofighter Aircraft (EF2000)
- 2004–2007: Chief, Alliances Policy Office, Policy and Planning Division, Defence General Staff
- 2008–2010: Deputy Chief, Policy and Planning Division, Defence General Staff
- 2011–2013: Chief, 4th Department, Italian Air Force General Staff
- 2013–2015: Chief, Logistic and Infrastructure Department, Defence General Staff
- 2016–2018: Chief, Cabinet of the Italian Defence Minister
- October 2018–actual: Chief of Staff of the Italian Air Force
Information provided is current as of January 2020
From the Author
Embracing Transformation
An Interview with Lieutenant General Alberto Rosso, Chief of the Italian Air Force
By Lt Gen
Alberto
Rosso
Since its origin, Military Aviation has been faced with two challenges: how to effectively counter the air capabilities of the adversary and how to generate and integrate effects across the land/sea battlefield. Now, while the [...]
