Azores Air Zone Command
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Azores Air Zone Command is a Portuguese Air Force
air zone command.
From 1977 to 1995, the ZAA Command's designation was changed to Azores Air Command , during which period of time, the commander of the CAA executed simultaneously the functions of commander of Air Base No. 4.
On July 1995, the two functions are made independent once again, and on October of that year the CAA is disbanded and the Azores Air Zone Command was reactivated.
Portuguese Air Force
The Portuguese Air Force is the air force of Portugal. Formed on July 1, 1952, with the Aeronáutica Militar and Aviação Naval united in a single independent Air Force, it is one of the three branches of the Portuguese Armed Forces and its origins dates back to 1912, when the military aviation...
air zone command.
History
The Azores Air Zone (ZAA) was created in 1956 with Air Base No. 4 under its dependency and the following missions:- Plan, supervise and control the readiness of the assigned air power resources and the air activity in its are of responsibility;
- Establish the relationships with the foreign forces stationed at the units under its dependence, in accordance with the international agreements but keeping the status inherent to the unit commander.
From 1977 to 1995, the ZAA Command's designation was changed to Azores Air Command , during which period of time, the commander of the CAA executed simultaneously the functions of commander of Air Base No. 4.
On July 1995, the two functions are made independent once again, and on October of that year the CAA is disbanded and the Azores Air Zone Command was reactivated.
Commanders
- BrigadierBrigadierBrigadier is a senior military rank, the meaning of which is somewhat different in different military services. The brigadier rank is generally superior to the rank of colonel, and subordinate to major general....
PILAV Francisco Chagas (1957 — 1960) - ColonelColonelColonel , abbreviated Col or COL, is a military rank of a senior commissioned officer. It or a corresponding rank exists in most armies and in many air forces; the naval equivalent rank is generally "Captain". It is also used in some police forces and other paramilitary rank structures...
PILAV Mário E. Noronha (1960 — 1961) - Brigadier PILAV Manuel Norton Brandão (1961 — 1963)
- Brigadier PILAV Guilherme Dias Costa (1963 — 1966)
- Brigadier PILAV Rui Tavares Monteiro (1969 — 1971)
- Brigadier PILAV António Costa Maia (1971 — 1973)
- Colonel PILAV Jorge Brochado de Miranda (1973 — 1974)
- Brigadier PILAV Manuel Barbeitos de Sousa (1974)
- Brigadier PILAV Mário Wilton Pereira (1974 — 1975)
- Brigadier PILAV Francisco José Rosa (1975 — 1977)
- Brigadier PILAV Tomás George Conceição Silva (1977 — 1978) — First CAA commander.
- Brigadier PILAV Moura de Carvalho (1978 — 1981)
- Brigadier PILAV Manuel Ramos Lopes (1981 — 1985)
- GeneralGeneralA general officer is an officer of high military rank, usually in the army, and in some nations, the air force. The term is widely used by many nations of the world, and when a country uses a different term, there is an equivalent title given....
PILAV Mário B. Camarada Cortesão (1985 — 1989) - Brigadier PILAV Manuel Alvarenga de Sousa Santos (1989 — 1990)
- Brigadier PILAV Fernandes Vasques Osório (1990 — October, 1993)
- Brigadier PILAV Fernando Carvalho Seabra (October, 1993 — October, 1995) — Last CAA commander and first commander of the reactivated ZAA.
- Brigadier/Major GeneralMajor GeneralMajor general or major-general is a military rank used in many countries. It is derived from the older rank of sergeant major general. A major general is a high-ranking officer, normally subordinate to the rank of lieutenant general and senior to the ranks of brigadier and brigadier general...
PILAV Jorge Lindner Costa (October, 1995 — October, 2000) - Major General PILAV Fernando Caetano Mendes (February, 2000 — June, 2002)
- Major General PILAV Jorge Antunes de Andrade (June, 2002 — March, 2004)
- Major General PILAV António Mimoso e Carvalho (March, 2004 — March, 2006)
- Major General PILAV Alfredo Pereira da Cruz (March, 2006 — January, 2007)
- Major General PILAV José Ramos Tareco (January, 2007 — October, 2007)
- Major General PILAV Vítor Fernando Valério Fragoso (October, 2007 — ?)
- Colonel PILAV Sílvio Pimenta Sampaio (interim) (? — May, 2008)
- Major General PILAV Rui Mora de Oliveira (May, 2008 — present)
External links
- Azores Air Zone Command (ZAA) at the Portuguese Air Force official website.
- List of commanders of the Azores Air Zone Command