Gen. D.A. Ercolani succeeds Major General Jörg Lebert
On Thursday 30 June, Air Division General Gianluca Ercolani took up his duties. Chief of Staff of the’Allied Air Command of Ramstein giving the baton to Major General Jörg Lebert, of the Luftwaffe, the German air force.
During the ceremony held in the presence of all the staff of the’Allied Air Command (HQ AIRCOM), General Lebert was applauded for his valuable contribution and dedication during his tenure at NATO. Arrived in October 2021, he oversaw the multinational headquarters with personnel from 25 of NATO’s 30 allied countries.
General James B. Hecker, Commander of the Allied Air Command based at the air base in Ramstein, Germany, thanked the outgoing Chief of Staff for the impeccable service provided at AIRCOM.
General Hecker then welcomed the Chief of Staff substitute, the Air Division General Gianluca Ercolani who, in his previous assignment at Poggio Renatico, served as Deputy Commander of the Air Operations Command.
Gen. D.A. Ercolani spent most of his career in positions of direct responsibility in the development of the policy and of the capabilities of the Defense, he commanded at the level of Squad, Group and Department. From October 2017 to May 2018 he held the position of Chief of Office A3 “Combat Plans”of the’Air Operations Center”He served as the National Air Operations Commander at the Poggio Renatico Air Operations Command from July 4, 2018 to April 11, 2021. He then assumed the position of Commander of the Operations Branch. He was promoted to the rank of Air Division General on January 1, 2022 and has approximately 2700 flight hours, mainly on Tornado IDS and ECR aircraft.
