General Luca Goretti

Lt Gen Luca GORETTI former Italian Air Force Chief of Staff. He served as the senior uniformed Air Force Officer responsible for the organisation, training and equipment of 44000 active- duty men and women serving in Italy and overseas. In accordance with the directives of the Chief of Defense Staff, he was responsible for the preparation and deployment of the national airspace defense system and, for this purpose, he coordinated the deployment of all the means involved in the defense of national airspace.
Lt. Gen. Luca GORETTI was commissioned in 1980 and attended the Italian Air Force Academy, in 1985 he graduated as a Military Pilot at the Euro NATO Joint Jet Pilot Training (ENJJPT) at Sheppard AFB (Texas - USA), flying the T-38 jet trainer. Following his assignment on the Tornado at Cottesmore AFB (UK), he has served in a variety of position at the squadron and wing levels, taking part to the initial phase of Persian Gulf operations and within the framework of NATO air campaign in the former Yugoslavia and Balcan Region. Tornado Flight Instructor, he took in major national and international exercises such as Red Flag, Maple Flag Goose Bay and TLP. Lt. Gen. GORETTI has commanded 156th Fighter Squadron and 32nd Fighter Wing.
His notable staff tours included Head of the Prevention Office of the Flight Safety Inspectorate and Director of Flight Safety magazine; Chief of Planning & Transformation Office within ItAF Staff, Deputy Chief of the Defense Planning, Programming and Budget General Office and Deputy Chief of the Cabinet of the Minister of Defense. He also served as Defense and Defense Cooperation Attaché accredited to the USA, Canada and Mexico at the Italian Embassy in Washington DC and as Italian Air Force Deputy Chief of Staff.

MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS

  • 1st Class / Knight Grand Cross of the Italian Republic
  • Medal “Mauriziana” for 50 years military service
  • Gold Medal for Long Air Navigation
  • Gold Service Cross
  • Commemorative Medal for Italian Operations in the Persian Gulf
  • Commemorative Cross for Italian operations in Bosnia-Herzegovina
  • Commemorative Medal for Italian operations in Kosovo
  • NATO Medal live operations in Bosnia-Herzegovina
  • NATO Medal live operations in Kosovo
  • UAF Flight Safety Awards
  • 1st class/Knight Grand Cross of the German Republic, Kingdom of Spain and Japan Self Defense Air Force
  • Officer of the Legion D’Honneur of France
  • US Legion of Merit (degree of Officer)

General Luca Goretti