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General MARCELO KANITZ DAMASCENO

Promotions
COMMISSION 03 MAR 1976
ASPIRANT 09 DEC 1982
2ND LIEUTENANT 31 AUG 1983
1ST LIEUTENANT 31 AUG 1985
CAPTAIN 31 AUG 1988
MAJOR 31 APRIL 1994
LIEUTENANT COLONEL 30 APRIL 2000
COLONEL 31 AGO 2005
MAJOR GENERAL 31 MAR 2011
LIEUTENANT GENERAL 31 MAR 2014
GENERAL 25 NOV 2018

 

Academic Courses Training
COURSE FOR OFFICERS AVIATORS - AFA;
OFFICERS TRAINING AND IMPROVEMENT COURSE;
COMMAND AND STAFF SUPERIOR COURSE OF THE AERONAUTICS - ECEMAR;
AEROSPACE POLITICS AND STRATEGY COURSE;

Operational Courses
AIR TACTICS COURSE;
PATROL´S PILOT COURSE;
HELICOPTER´S PILOT COURSE;  AIR LIFT´S PILOT COURSE.

Main Positions
HEAD OF OPERATIONS SECTION – 2ND/7TH GAV;
HEAD OF THE INSTRUCTION AND DOCTRINE SECTION – GTE;
HEAD OF THE DECISION SUPPORT SECTION – 4SC EMAER;
ASSISTANT OF THE AERONACTICS MINISTER;
PARLIAMENTARY ADVISOR OF THE AIR FORCE COMMAND;
HEAD OF ADVISORY AIR ACTIVITIES SECTION (GC-2) – COMMANDER´S OFFICE (GABAER);
AIR FORCE COMMANDER´S ASSISTANT;
AIRLIFT SPECIAL GROUP COMMANDER - GTE;
HEAD OF PUBLIC RELATIONS AT THE AIR FORCE SOCIAL COMMUNICATIONS CENTER – CECOMSAER;
COMMANDEROF BRASILIA AIR BASE;
DEFENSE AND AERONAUTICS ATTACHÉ – FRENCH EMBASSY, PARIS;
DEFENSE AND AERONAUTICS ATTACHÉ – BELGIAN EMBASSY, BRUXELAS;
HEAD OF THE AIR FORCE SOCIAL COMMUNICATIONS CENTER;
COMMANDER OF THE FOURTH REGIONAL AIR COMMAND;
HEAD OF THE COMMANDER´S OFFICE;
SECRETARY OF ECONOMICS, FINANCES AND ADMINISTRATION OF THE AIR FORCE;
CHIEF OF THE STAFF OF THE AERONAUTICS.

Flight Experience
6000 FLIGHT HOURS

Aircrafts flights
TZ-13; T-23; T-25; C-95; P-95; U-7; VU-93; UH-50; VH-55; VC-96.

Awards and Decorations
MEDAL OF THE ORDER OF DEFENSE MERIT – GRADE: OFFICER;
MEDAL OF THE AERONAUTICAL ORDER MERIT – GRADE: GRANDOFFICER;
MEDAL OF THE JUDICIAL MILITARY ORDER MERIT – GRADE: HIGH DISTICTION;
ORDER OF RIO BRANCO – GRADE: OFFICER;
NATIONAL ORDER OF MERIT (FRENCH GOVERNMENT)
SANTOS-DUMONT´S MERITS MEDAL;
OPERATIONAL MERIT MEDAL – BRIGADEIRO NERO MOURA;
GOLD MILITARY MEDAL WITH PLATINUM DRAWING;
PACIFIER MEDAL;
MERIT MEDAL – TAMANDARÉ;
MEDAL OF THE NAVY ORDER MERIT – GRADE: GRAND-OFFICER;
MEDAL OF THE MILITARY ORDER – GRADE: GRAND-OFFICER;
VICTORY MEDAL;
MEDAL OF THE MILITARY PUBLIC MINISTRY ORDER MERIT – GRADE: DISTICTION;
CONSTITUCIONALIST SOCIETY MEDAL 1932 MMDC;
MEDAL GOVERNADOR PEDRO DE TOLEDO;
MEDAL OF THE CENTENNIAL OF THE AVIATION – STATE OF SÃO PAULO POLICE;
MEDAL BRIGADEIRO TOBIAS;
NATIONAL CIVIL DEFENSE MEDAL;
MEDAL OF THE JUDICIAL MILITARY OF SÃO PAULO MERIT;
MEDAL DRÁUSIO MARCONDES DE SOUZA;
MEDAL OF CONSTITUTION;
MEDAL OF INTELLIGENCE MERIT;
MEDAL OF THE JUDICIAL MILITARY MERIT – MINISTRO MANOEL DA COSTA MANSO;
CULTURAL MEDAL – ALUÍSIO DE ALMEIDA;
MEDAL OF THE PUBLIC SERVER OF SÃO PAULO STATE ORDER MERIT – GRADE: OFFICER;
NECKLACE OF MILITARY JUDICIAL MERIT – SÃO PAULO; AND ORDER OF RIO BRANCO – GRADE: GRÃ-CRUZ

Current Position
AIR FORCE COMMANDER