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Carmine MASIELLO

Lieutenant General

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BIO
  • Born: 28th June 1963, Casagiove (CASERTA), Italy
  • Civil Status: married (1 daughter, 1 son)
  • Languages: fluent in English, French, and Spanish
  • Academic: MA in Political Sciences; MA, Strategic Sciences; MA International and Diplomatic Sciences; European Studies Specialization Master Course; Scientific Specialisation Certification for the Organization of Cooperation and European Integration; Intelligence and Security Master Course.
MILITARY CAREER
  • 1981-1985: Military Academy
  • Sept. 1985: Commissioned as 1st Lieutenant
  • 1985-1987: Deputy Battery Commander, Airborne Artillery Battalion
  • 1987-1989: Cadets Platoon Commander at the Military Academy
  • 1989-1992: Battery Commander, Airborne Artillery Battalion
  • 1993-1994: 120th Italian Staff College Course; Advanced Staff College Course at the French Joint Defence College
  • 1994-1995: Joint Staff College at the French Joint Defence College in Paris
  • 1997-1998: Italian Joint Staff College at Italian Joint Defence College
  • 1998-2000: Staff Officer, Plans and Policy Branch, Army General Staff
  • 2000-2001: Commanding Officer, Target Acquisition Group, 185th ‘Folgore’ Airborne Regiment
  • 2002-2007: Deputy Chief, Office of the Army Chief of the General Staff
  • 2008-2009: Commanding Officer, Airborne Reconnaissance and Target Acquisition Regiment (SOF)
  • 2009-2010: Deputy Chief, Office of the Chief of the Defence Staff
  • 2010-2011: Commanding Officer, ‘Folgore’ Airborne Brigade
  • 2011-2015: Executive Assistant to the Army Chief of General Staff, Italian Army General Staff, Rome
  • 2015–2016: Executive Assistant to the Defence Chief of General Staff, Italian Defence General Staff, Rome
  • 2016–2018: Military Advisor to the Italian Prime Minister
  • 2018-2021: Deputy General Manager of the Security Intelligence Department, Rome
  • May 2021-February 2024: Deputy Chief of the Italian Defence General Staff
  • 27 February 2024: Chief of the Army General Staff.
OPERATIONAL DEPLOYMENTS
  • 1991: Operation PROVIDE COMFORT, Kurdistan, AdC to CG
  • 1992: Operation RESTORE HOPE, Somalia, S3, TF Mogadishu
  • 1996: IFOR, Bosnia and Herzegovina (Plans Cell, Bde HQ)
  • 2007-2008: UNIFIL – Lebanon. Chief Cabinet of the Force Commander
  • 2011: ISAF – Afghanistan. Commanding General, Regional Command West.
MAIN MILITARY QUALIFICATIONS
  • Parachute Course
  • Combat Patrol Course
  • Jumpmaster
  • Free Fall Qualification
  • French, Canadian, Belgian, U.S. and Jordanian Airborne Badges
  • Field Artillery Officer Preparatory and Advanced Course, (June-December 1992), USA
  • Sky Basic Course (November-December 2000), Italy
  • Mountain Climbing Basic Course (June-July 2001), Italy.
MILITARY AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
  • Military Order of Italy (Officer, 2012)
  • Order of Merit of the Italian Republic (Grand Officer, 2017)
  • Italian Army Silver Cross for Meritorious Service
  • Italian Army Bronze Cross for Meritorious Service
  • Italian “Mauriziana” Medal
  • Italian Army Gold Cross for Long Service
  • Italian Army Silver Medal for Long Command Activity
  • Italian Army Silver Medal for Airborne Long Service
  • Italian Defence General Staff Award Decoration
  • Italian Commemorative Cross for Peace Operations in Kurdistan, Somalia, Bosnia Herzegovina, Lebanon and Afghanistan
  • NATO Medal for Afghanistan (ISAF Op.), Bosnia Herzegovina and UN Lebanon Medal
  • Silver Medal (French National Defence)
  • Military Merit Cross with white distinctive (Spanish Army)
  • Marechal Hermés Medal (Brazilian Army)
  • US Legion of Merit
  • Légion d'honneur of French Republic
  • Afghan Baryal Medal
  • Medal for multinational cooperation (Slovenia)
  • Meritorious Medal (Lithuanian Armed Forces)
  • Silver Medal of Holy Jubilee Constantine’s Order of Saint George of Madrid
  • Officer with Swords pro Merito Melitensi (Sovereign Order of Malta)
  • Bronze Medal with Swords pro Merito Melitensi (Sovereign Order of Malta)
  • Knight with Silver plaque of Constantine’s Order of Saint George of Madrid
  • Commander in the French National Order of Merit.