Change at the top of the Air Force, today was held the ceremony of transferring deliveries between the General of Air Squad Seventh Caputo, and the Air Team General Luca Goretti. Numerous authorities present to attend the ceremony presided over by the Chief of Staff of the Air Force, General Alberto Rosso.
Il General Caputo, during his speech he retraced his experience in one of the most important positions for an Officer, defining the General Staff as "the strategic connection point of the Armed Force .. whose main task is the production of strategic thinking, necessary for the Armed Force to anticipate the future".
Il General Goretti, after expressing his heartfelt thanks to the Chief of Staff for his trust, he said: "In a context where budget reductions appear inexorably structural and military communication is not always able to penetrate people's consciences and homes, the needs of the Defense sector must be sustained in a cohesive and coordinated manner.".
Then addressing the General to the staff of the General Staff Goretti once again underlined how much "it is important, if not decisive, to live together the challenges that await us, in a cohesive manner and above all with the sharing of the target to be reached [...] because a common victory will be the victory of our Air Force, the only reference in our daily work. "
Speaking at the end of the ceremony, the General Red he thanked General Caputo for his work, highlighting the qualities of the high officer: ""You have led the General Staff as a skilful and impeccable conductor "producing a workload of absolute quality, always in harmony and harmony with the High Command with purposes that have always merged in the interest and the good of the Armed Force".
Then turning to the General Goretti, the Chief of Staff wished him the best for the prestigious and delicate task: "Your previous experience, also in the interforce field, will be fundamental for the Armed Force and for the support it will offer in this new role, "for a serene, team work, dynamic and effective".
Il General Red he then expressed his thanks to the Staff of the General Staff - "when in the work that takes place you see the passion, enthusiasm and dedication you can always get better results, and this is what I see in your daily commitment [...] synthesis of the qualities that the Aeronautica Militare expresses Out of Area and in every circumstance in which we are committed, by every single person, that represents the values of the Armed Force, up to the most powerful operational capabilities that we have demonstrated, even in an inter-force context, to know how to carry on in a dynamic and modern way enhancing every available resource".
"If today we are able to develop these skills - continued the Head of SMA - if the staff is prepared and motivated, if the means, though limited, are able to express great abilities, we owe it to our predecessors and their foresight ".
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Gen. SA Luca GORETTI, was born in Rome on 15/5/1962. He attends the regular courses of the Aeronautical Academy, as belonging to the "ZODIACO 3 ° course, from 1980 to 1984. At the end of the academic process he graduates in Aeronautical Sciences at the University of Naples (1984) and in Political Sciences at the University of Trieste (2005). In 1985 he obtained the Military Pilot License at the Euro Nato Joint Jet Pilot Training (ENJJPT) of Sheppard AFB in Texas (USA) on a T-38 aircraft. At the end of the pre-operational course carried out on the G-91T aircraft at the Amendola base, he was directed to the Tornado line.In 1986, after the conversion to the new aircraft at the Cottesmore base (UK), he was assigned to the 156th Group of the 36 ° Stormo di Gioia del Colle (BA), as pilot of the 383 ^ Squadriglia. Commander of the 383rd Squadron of the 156th Group participates in the initial phase of the Operations in the Persian Gulf while as Head of Operations Section first and Commander of the 156th Group then, between the years 1995 and 1998, takes an active part in the in-flight operations related to the Balkan crisis , in Albania and Bosnia, within the NATO Operations on the "Former Yugoslavia". Flight instructor on Tornado aircraft, he participated in the main national and international reference exercises such as NATO Tactical Evaluations, Red Flag, Maple Flag, Goose Bay, TLP. He attended respectively the 54th and 66th Normal and Superior Course of the Air Warfare School of Florence and the 4th ISSMI Course at the Centro Alti Studi della Difesa in Rome.
In 1998 he was assigned to the Inspectorate for Flight Safety to cover the positions of Head of the 1st Section of the 1st “Prevention” Office and Head of the 1st Section of the 2nd “Investigation” Office. During the NATO air operation "ALLIED FORCE" in Kosovo he was sent, as the Italian military representative, to the Media Operation Center of the NATO Headquarters in Brussels, in the context of relations between Air Operations and Public Information and relations with Press agencies. Promoted to Colonel, he assumes the position of Deputy Head of the 1st Office of the Inspectorate for Flight Safety, while from 1 August to 3 October 2000 he assumes command of the 2nd Autonomous Operational Department established at the Pristina Slatina airport in the region of Kosovo and at the same time assumed the NATO / KFOR role of Chief of Air Movement based on the NATO-Russia agreements of Helsinky of 1999. Returning to Italy, he held the position of Head of the 2003st Office of the Inspectorate for Flight Safety and Director of SV Magazine. Assigned in June 1 to the 2003 ° Stormo as Senior Officer at the disposal of the Wing Commander, on 32 July 17 he assumed the Command of the 2003 ° Stormo, a position he held until 32 September 8. In 2005 he was transferred to the Air Force 2005 Staff Department to assume the position of Head of the 3st Office "Transformation and General Planning" where he is an active part in the process of structural revision of the Armed Force and of the new Defense model. On February 1, 4 he was transferred to the Defense General Staff to take up the position of Deputy Head of the Defense Planning, Planning and Budgeting General Office. On February 2008, 10 he was appointed Deputy Head of Cabinet of the Minister of Defense Defense, a position he holds until 2010 August 23. From August 2015 to September 2015, General SA Goretti held the position of Defense Officer and Defense Cooperation at the Italian Embassy in Washington, DC (USA). During the same period he represented Italy as Permanent Observer at the "Inter-American Junta" based in Washington DC (USA). Since September 2018 he has held the position of President of the Ordinary Commission for Officers Advancement. Since February 2018, 20 he has held the position of Deputy Chief of Staff of the Air Force.He has about 2019 flight hours, of which more than 2900 on the Tornado aircraft and is qualified on the following aircraft: SF-2000, T260, T37, G38T, PA91, AMX-T, AMX, NH200. Gen. SA Goretti is married to Mrs. Lorena.