between 1983 and 1985 he was the aide-de-camp to the chief of staff. with the rank of colonel, which he earned in 1985, he served in the weapon systems research and development office. in 1988 camporini commanded the air force flight test centre and represented italy to the aerospace application study committee of agard. in the air force staff he served as the chief of the new weapon systems technical development, including efa, and was the italian representative in the naew program. during his time at the rank of brigadier general, starting from 1993, he directed the plans, operations and training division and in april 1996 he was given the title of inspector of the aviation for the navy. as a major general, he has been appointed as inspector for flight safety and chief of the 3rd division of the defence general staff military policy, international affairs, armament control and civil defence. on april 20, 2001, with the rank of lieutenant general, took up the position of deputy chief of defence general staff until february 29, 2004, when he was designated as president of the italian centre for high defence studies.