Lidador Notícias found that colonel Pilot Aviator (Cor PilAv) John Rosa, will be commander of the Air Base (BA) No. 11, being the first officer, born in beja, to command the unit created in 1967.
Born ten days after the “Carnation Revolution” and four days after the 1st of May in freedom, Colonel Pilot Aviator João Filipe Vitorino Rosa, She was born 05 May 1974, in Beja and will be 0 33BA11 commander.
In 1992 joined the Licentiate Course in Military Sciences at the Air Force Academy and was briefed in September 1997.
He was promoted to Colonel in 2019. He has been Chief of Staff for the Air Command since August 2022. He has been the Madeira Air Zone Commander since January 2023. Colonel João Rosa has about 4000 flight hours, most of which in F-16AM.
According to the Air Force General Staff page (EMFA), Colonel João Rosa is married to Susana and has two children, João Diogo and Inês.
The officer will also replace Cor PilAv Carlos Lourenço, who took command of BA11 in 21 October 2021, date that after being created in 1964 by Ordinance No. 20856 became known as the "Day of Unity", but only in 16 August 1967, the Color PilAv Alberto Magro, was appointed as the unit's first commander.
Teixeira Correia
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