Lieutenant Colonel Roberto Paviotti joined the Italian Air Force Academy in August 1995, where he obtained a degree in Political Science. As of 2000, he was a Military Pilot starting at 61st Air Brigade in Galatina (Lecce) and later 46th Air Brigade, 50th Squadron (Air transport), in Pisa, where he became a C-130 Special Tactics Operative Instructor for Transport and obtained ‘Combat Readiness’ on the C130 aircraft. From 2003, his training was complemented with special skills e.g. airdrop, air-to-air refuelling (for fixed and rotary wings), night vision goggle flight, and assault operations. As a pilot, he was much involved in air support to missions abroad in Kosovo 2002, Afghanistan 2002-2014, Iraq 2003-2007, Lebanon 2006, and Libya 2011. Furthermore, he participated in multinational joint exercises including Special Forces. Since Sep 2015, he serves as in the JAPCC as Subject Matter Expert for Air Transport.