Background
Camporini, Vincenzo was born on June 21, 1946 in Como, Italy. Son of Carlo and Maria (Ricci) Camporini.
Camporini, Vincenzo was born on June 21, 1946 in Como, Italy. Son of Carlo and Maria (Ricci) Camporini.
Bachelor of Science, Liceo Ferraris, Varese, Italy, 1965. Graduate, Air Force Academy, Pozzuoli, Italy, 1969. Postgraduate, Junior War College, Florence, 1973.
Postgraduate, Senior War College, Florence, 1982.
Commanding officer 28 squandron Italian Air Force, Villafranca, 1979-1980, commanding officer test center Pratica di Mare, 1988-1990, chief Research and Development air staff Rome, 1991-1993, chief operations air staff, 1993-1996, major general, since 1996. Inspector aviation for the Navy Italian Navy, 1996-1997. Inspector flight safety Italian Air Force, 1997-1998, deputy chief defence general staff, 2001—2004, chief of staff, 2006—2008.
Director military policy Italian Minister Defense, Rome, 1998. President Italian Centre for High Defence Studies, 2004. Chief defense staff Italian Armed Forces, since 2008.
Italian national representative advisory group aerospace research development, aerospace applications studies committee North Atlantic Treaty Organization, Paris, 1988-1993. Italian national director AEW project management organization North Atlantic Treaty Organization, Brunssum, The Netherlands, 1991-1993.
Fellow Royal Aeronautical Society. Member Aeroclub of Italy (executive committee 1993-1996, probi viri committee since 1997).
Married Silvana Alemanno. 1 child, Marta.