Appointed the new commander in chief of the Uruguayan Air Force
(Defensa.com) On September 15, minutes before noon, at age 5 in activity leading the FAU, the Gral. Martínez Washington Air will be relieved by Brigadier General (Aviator) Alberto Miguel Zanelli, until now Head Air Logistics Command. Brigadier General (Aviator) Zanelli Miguel Alberto Lacoste, born in the city of Montevideo on 17 August 1959.
He entered the Military High School "General Artigas" on 1 February 1973 to complete his secondary education there. He entered the Military Aviation School on 1 February 1975 and graduated as Ensign (Aviator) on December 20, 1978, conducting the Course Flight Cessna T-41 Mescalero D. In 1979 he went on to serve in the Air Brigade II where he completed the Advanced Course on aircraft flying Beechcraft T-34B Mentor and North American AT-6 Texan G also being trained in the area of air operations.
In 1980 he was assigned to Aviation Group No. 4 (Transport), where he began to specialize as a pilot on airplanes Fairchild Hiller FH-227 D Fairchild, Fokker F-27 Felowship and Beechcraft A-65 Queen Air and performs Flight Course Instrument, then in Synthetic Coach "I Gat" Aviation Training Institute. Between 1980 and 1987 he served in the Air group, specialized in the area of aircraft maintenance and flight operations. In 1987 he made the Elemental Command Course at the School of the Air Command and Staff College.
In 1988 with the rank of Lieutenant he went on to serve in the Aviation Group No. 4 (Transportation) and Section Chief of the Unit Material. During that period he made the following courses, Aviation English at the Institute of Aeronautical Training in 1981, Instructor Training Courses at the ECEMA in 1983, Management and approach inherent documentation Dangerous Goods issued jointly by Pluna and remembered company Flying Tigers in 1984.
In December 1984, it integrates the crews of Fairchild FH -227D (including the legendary FAU 572) to open the route to Antarctica, allowing the opening of the Antarctic Scientific "General José Artigas" Base, (I Antarkos Campaign ). From that date it continues to participate in periodically successive Antarctic campaigns in different types of aircraft. In 1991, he was appointed to serve in the Air Operations Command and Deputy Commander and Secretary of the Commission to incorporate aircraft C-130 B Hercules to the Uruguayan Air Force, resulting in the addition of two devices to the operating present and a third as a source of spare parts.
In 1992, with the rank of Captain is designated for the course of flying aircraft Lockheed C-130 Hercules in Argentina as part of the first transfer of these aircraft, the FAU 592, from the United States, Colorado Springs, to Uruguay with Uruguayan full crew. In 1994, he joined the crew of a C-130 Hercules B performs a mission of support to the people of Rwanda, and Uruguay II Battalion in Maputo and Inhambane, Republic of Mozambique, East Africa, first flying mission of military aircraft Uruguayan the African continent. In 1995, he promoted to the rank of Major and performs the basic course of Command and the Air Staff Course at the Command and General Staff Air. In 1996, he was appointed to participate in the Verification Mission of the United Nations in the Republic of Angola, Africa, as Staff Officer in the Movement Control, Air Operations Mission since February 1996 Division until March 1997.
On his return passes serve as Chief of Education Department of the School of Aeronautics, a position he held until February 1999.Al ascend to the rank of lieutenant colonel in 1999, he performed the Higher Command Course at the School of Command Aéreo.Se Staff and served as Head of the Sub Department for Operations Chief of the General Staff of the Air Force, until December 1999, and was appointed as Director of the Military Airlift Uruguay. In February 2002, it is intended as Head of Educational Planning and Research Division at the School of the Air Command and Staff College. In February 2005, he was promoted to the rank of colonel Aviator and in March of that year is intended to serve in the School of Air Command and Staff as Deputy Director. In May 2006, it is intended to serve in the School of Air Command and Staff College (ECEMA) as Director.
In 2009, he happens to hold the position of Chief of Staff of the Commander in Chief of the Uruguayan Air Force. Later he was appointed to serve on the Joint Chiefs of Defense (then newly created), the October 20, 2010, as Deputy Jefe.bEn February 2011 is the hierarchy of Brigadier General, being appointed as Head of State General Staff of the Air Force until April 2, 2014, when it was imposed as Commander of the Air Logistics Command, a position he currently ocupaba.Como military pilot, has accumulated to date more than 4,000 flying hours Pilot Wings Waving the Commander and wings of Military Pilot Air Force Argentina. He is instructor of transport aircraft and has flown in Africa at the service of the UN.
In parallel, he has developed a profuse discharge of two decades as a teacher in different units where he served in the School of Aeronautics and at the School of Command and General Staff Air in the subjects of Perfomance Aircraft Transport, Technical Aviation English Doctrine of Employment of Aerospace Power, specializing in the latter, being a member of the Study Group Strategy "Icarus" .Integra group Military Instructors Factor College of Higher National Studies (CALEN) specifically in aerospace power. At the same time it integrates the courts of evaluating research that there realizan.vIntegró membership, elected by secret ballot of the officers, various Courts of Honor Air Force.
He holds the distinction of Antarctic campaigns, awarded by the Uruguayan Antarctic Institute since 1989.Recibió in 1996 the medal "In the Service of Peace" by the United Nations, for its participation in UNAVEM III Mission in the Republic of Angola.En 2012 she was awarded the "Medal of Honor of Merit of the I Air Brigade" of the Paraguayan Air Force, having participated, as a representative of the FAU, several binational meetings between the two organizations notorious cooperation. In 2014 he negotiated in Portugal, with officials from the Air Force and the Ministry of Defense of the country, the purchase on favorable terms, two C-212/300 MP, which will arrive in a few days to Uruguay.Realizó also , 6th Course Advisory Legal Defense Institute of Defense, the Ministry of National Defense in 2002, with a diploma as "Defence Counsel".
He has published internally in the Air Force Doctrine several related studies including "Contributions for updating the Doctrine of Employment of the Uruguayan Air Force" concept .It co Uruguay Vertical, supporting documents and highlights, used in the Group of Regional Security and the National Debate of the Organic Law of Defence and Armed Forces of the year 2006.Desde March 2006 to date, involved in the analysis group Regional Security, sponsored by the Foundation Friedrich Ebert Stiftung Uruguay.Participó as a representative of the School of Command and Air National Debate on the future of the Defence Law and the Organic Law of the Armed Forces, in 2006 sponsored by the Ministry of National Defense University the Oriental Republic of Uruguay and the United Nations Development Programme and other institutions. He is a seminarian at the University of the Republic, Faculty of Social Sciences, Institute of Political Science, the area "Armed Forces and Society".
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