Normando Costantino
Brigadier General [1] Normando Costantino (born 1952) is the current Chief of the General Staff of the Argentine Air Force. He has a degree in Air and Space Systems.[2]
Normando Costantino | |
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 Brigadier General Normando Costantino | |
| Born | 1952 |
| Allegiance |  |
| Service/ | Argentine Air Force |
| Rank | Brigadier General (equivalent to 3-star or 4-star rank) |
Early life
Costantino was born on March 18, 1952 in Rio Cuarto, where his father was the mayor and his mother a dancer.
Career
Costantino is a veteran of the 1982 Falklands War (Spanish: Guerra de las Malvinas),[3] where he fought as an A-4C Skyhawk pilot [4] although his only two missions were aborted (one because a VHF radio problem and the other an aerial refueling failure from the KC-130 Hercules) [5]
In November 2006, he was appointed as the overall commander of the Air Force following Eduardo Schiaffino's dismissal by the senior Argentine political leadership.[6]
In July 2013, he was replaced by Mario Miguel Callejo.
References
- Argentine Air Force Official Web
- http://www.telediariodigital.com.ar/leer.asp?idx=15872%5B%5D
- "Buenos Aires Herald newspaper". Archived from the original on 2006-11-10. Retrieved 2007-11-08.
- [La batalla aérea de nuestras Islas Malvinas, ISBN 950-99658-0-4]
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2006-11-10. Retrieved 2007-11-08.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
| Military offices | ||
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| Preceded by Eduardo Schiaffino |
Chief of the General Staff of the Argentine Air Force 2006 - 2013 |
Succeeded by Mario Miguel Callejo |