In the last days of last December he took office as Commander of the Squadron 601 “Lobos” Major Pilot Aviator Bruno Silveira. Replaces Major Pilot Aviator HĂ©lder Ferreira in his duties.
Major Bruno Silveira, natural de Beja, foi Oficial de Operações da Esquadra 601-“Lobos”, e é militar da Força Aérea Portuguesa há 20 year old.
O oficial comandou a Força Nacional Destacada (FND) na missão “Sea Guardian 2023” que decorreu entre 15 April and 17 May, e envolveu a participação de 39 air force military (FAP) and a P-3C CUP aircraft + Orion, that will operate from Sigonella Air Base, Italy.
Major Bruno Silveira, tem já no seu currĂculo presenças em duas operações do gĂ©nero: in 2021 na missĂŁo da AgĂŞncia Europeia da Guarda de Fronteiras e Costeira – FRONTEX e em 2022 na Operação IRINI da The European Union Naval Force Mediterranean (EUNAVFOR MED IRINI).
Who is Bruno Silveira
Born in Beja in 1985, He has been a member of the Portuguese Air Force since 2003, year he entered the Military Academy, this “Son of Beja” celebrates in 2023 the 20 years as branch officer.
He was Operations Officer at Squadron 601-“Lobos”, and has already passed by Police Station 101-“Roncos”, during a year of apprenticeship, he was also a year at Squadron 552-“Zangões, before the Alouette III helicopters now the Koala AW119 and nine years in the 751-“Pumas” Squadron, operating or Agusta Westland EH-101 Merlin helicopter, until reaching the P-3C CUP squadron + Orion.
Bruno Silveira is the son of professor and athletics coach José Silveira.
Teixeira Correia
(journalist)
