It takes place, on 24 October, the ceremony commemorating the 59th anniversary and surrender of command of Air Base No. 11, in Beja, which should be chaired by the Chief of Staff of the Air Force, General Cartaxo Alves.
Takes office as Commander of BA11, such as Lidador News revealed last day 26 August, Colonel João Rosa, which will replace Cor PilAv Carlos Lourenço, who took command of BA11 in 21 October 2021, becoming the 33rd commander of the unit, the first officer born in Beja to command BA11.
In addition to the address given by the new Commander, the National Standard Bearer surrenders, Unit Escort and Standard Bearer, a tribute was paid to the Air Force's dead and decorations were imposed on military personnel.
BA11 was created in 21 October 1964 by Ordinance No. 20856 and the date came to be considered “Unity Day”, but only in 16 August 1967, the Color PilAv Alberto Magro, was appointed as the unit's first commander.
Coronel João Rosa writes a page d’Ouro in 59 unit years.
The Aviator Pilot Colonel (Cor PilAv) John Rosa, will be commander of the Air Base (BA) No. 11, being the first officer, born in Beja leading the unit.
Born ten days after the “Carnation Revolution” and four days after the first May Day in freedom, Colonel Pilot Aviator João Filipe Vitorino Rosa, She was born 05 May 1974, in Beja and will be the 33rd commander of BA11.
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.
BA Decoration 11
Air Base No. 11, in Beja, was decorated by the President of the Republic and Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces with the Gold Medal for Distinguished Services.
The insignia were handed over during the Military Ceremony of the Unit's 57th Anniversary by the Chief of Staff of the Air Force, General Joaquim Borrego.
Air Base No. 11 (BA 11)
It is located close to the city of Beja, having been established in 1964 by Ordinance No. 20856 of 21 October, date that came to be considered as Unity Day. The base occupies an area of about 800 hectares and was built in order to meet the bilateral agreements between Portugal and Germany, in order to provide operational training facilities to the German Air Force.
Teixeira Correia
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