Paolo Ruggiero
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Born | Naples, Italy | September 26, 1957
Allegiance | Italy |
Service/ | Italian Army |
Years of service | 1979–2022 |
Rank | Lieutenant General special duties |
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Paolo Ruggiero (Naples, 26 September 1957) is a General in the Italian Army and current Deputy Supreme Allied Commander Transformation in Norfolk, Virginia...[1]
Biography
Early life and education
Born in Naples (Italy) on September 26,1957, Ruggiero graduated in Classic Studies from the “Istituto Bianchi” High School. In 1975, he joined the Italian Army Military Academy in Modena and on September 1, 1977 he was commissioned as a second lieutenant in Field Artillery (FA). He graduated in 1979 from the Army School of Application Studies in Turin, with a Bachelor’s Degree in Military Strategic Sciences, and was promoted to first lieutenant on September 1, 1979.
During his military career, he attended several national and international courses of which the most relevant are:
- US Army Field Artillery Advanced Course in Ft. Sill, Oklahoma (USA), 1987;
- 114th ITA Army Basic Staff College, 1989-1990, where he graduated with a Master degree in Military Strategic Sciences;
- US Army Command and General Staff College in Ft. Leavenworth, Kansas (USA), 1991-1992;
- 116th ITA Army Advanced Staff College, 1994-1995;
- Senior International Defense Management Course in Monterey, California (USA), 2005.
Military career
Ruggiero has a relevant experience in command, matured in several positions during his career. His first assignment from 1979 to 1986 was at the 108th Field Artillery (FA) Battalion “Cosseria” in Casarsa, of the 132nd “Ariete” Armored Division, where he served as Battery Executive Officer, Battery Commander, Assistant S3 (Ops) and S1 (Personnel). He was promoted to captain in September 1983.
From 1986 to 1989 he was assigned to the 132nd FA Battalion “Rovereto” in Casarsa, of the 5th Army Corps, where he served as Battery Commander and S3. Promoted to lieutenant colonel on September 1993, he commanded the 1st FA Battalion “Cacciatori delle Alpi” in Bracciano, of the Field Artillery School, from 1994 to 1995.
Promoted to colonel in 1999 he commanded the 52nd FA Regiment “Torino” in Vercelli, of the “Centauro” Mechanized Brigade, from 2000 to 2001.
Promoted to Brigadier General in 2005 he commanded the “Ariete” Armoured Brigade in Pordenone from 2006 to 2008. During this time, he was deployed with his Brigade to Southern Lebanon for Operation UNIFIL II, where as Commander of Sector West[2] he lead a multinational unit composed of troops from Italy, France, Ghana, Slovenia, South Korea and Qatar.
In 2009 he was promoted to Major General ad appointed as Artillery Commander and Inspector General in Bracciano, from 2010 to 2012[3]
Upon promotion to Lieutenant General in 2014, he was appointed Commander of the Army Command for Education, Training and School of Application Studies in Turin.[4]
In 2015 he was deployed to Afghanistan with the "Resolute Support” Mission where he served first as Chief of Staff[5] and then as Deputy Commander[6]
From January 2016 to February 2019, Ruggiero was appointed Deputy Commander of the NATO Allied Land Command (LANDCOM)[7][8] in Izmir, Turkey. On 19 July 2019, General Ruggiero was appointed Deputy Supreme Allied Commander Transformation (DSACT)[9][10] in Norfolk, Virginia (USA).
During his career, Ruggiero has held several positions in both the Italian Army General Staff (GS) and the Department of Defense. The most relevant are:
- Staff Officer/Personnel Department, Army GS, 1990-1991;
- Staff Officer for ammunition/Logistics Department, Army GS, 1992-1993;
- Military Assistant to Chief of Army Staff, 1995-1997;
- Plans and Operation Branch Head, Army GS, 2001-2004;
- Chief Cabinet to Deputy Chief of Defense (CHOD), 2004-2005;
- Vice Chief Cabinet to CHOD, 2005-2006;
- Chief Cabinet to Vice Chief of Army Staff;
- Chief of Staff to Army Logistics Command.
From 1997 to 2000, he was the Assistant Military Attaché at the Italian Embassy in Washington D.C. (USA)[11]
General Ruggiero is married and has two daughters.
He likes reading history books, enjoys building scale military models, listening to jazz music and running.
Promotions
Rank | Date |
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Lieutenant General special duties | 19 July 2019 |
Lieutenant General | 1 July 2014 |
Major General | 1 January 2009 |
Brigadier General | 1 January 2005 |
Colonel | 1 January 1999 |
Lieutenant Colonel | 1 September 1993 |
Major | 1 January 1991/1 September 1989 |
Captain | 1 September 1983/1 January 1982 |
First Lieutenant | 1 September 1979 |
Second Lieutenant | 1 September 1977 |
Awards and decorations
Golden Cross of Merit of the Army | |
"Kabul (Afghanistan), February – September 2015." — 13 October 2016[12] |
Silver Cross of Merit of the Army | |
"Tibnin (Lebanon), October 2007 - May 2008." — 28 July 2010[13] |
Commander of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic | |
Mauritian Medal of Merit for 50 years of military career | |
Golden Medal of Merit for long command (20 years) | |
Cross for seniority of military service (40 years) | |
Foreign decorations
Commander of the Legion of Merit (USA)[14] | |
Meritorious Service Medal (USA) | |
Knight of National Order of the Cedar (Lebanon) | |
Slovene Medal for International Cooperation (Slovenia) | |
Other decorations
Knight of merit with Plate of the Constantinian Order of Saint George | |
Unified Memorial Cross for Peace Operations Abroad (3 missions) | |
Commemorative Cross for Cooperation | |
NATO Afghanistan Commemorative Medal | |
NATO Kosovo Commemorative Medal | |
NATO Yugoslavia Commemorative Medal | |
UNIFIL Medal "In the Service of Peace" (U.N. Interim Force in Lebanon)[16] | |
Army Staff College Course | |
Badge of Merit for Defense General Staff and Joint Staff personnel | |
Badge of Merit for Army General Staff personnel | |
References
- ^ [1] General Paolo Ruggiero as Deputy Supreme Allied Commander Transformation
- ^ [2]Gemellaggio tra la 6^ brigata dell'esercito libanese e la 132^ brigata Ariete
- ^ [3] Major General Paolo Ruggiero among the speakers of the Future Artillery 2012 Conference
- ^ [4] General Paolo Ruggiero is the new Commander of the Army Command for Education, Training and School of Application Studies in Turin.
- ^ [5]I Rappresentanti Permanenti di Germania, Italia, Turchia e Stati Uniti incontrano le autorità politiche e militari di Herat
- ^ [6] Il Generale di Corpo d'Armata Paolo Ruggiero assume la carica di COS-RS e la qualifica di ITA-SNR.
- ^ [7] Generale Ruggiero primo Vice Comandante italiano del NATO Allied LANDCOM di Izmir.
- ^ [8] Allied Land Command transitions Deputy Commanders
- ^ [9] NATO: avvicendamento del Deputy Commander al SACT.
- ^ [10] ACT welcomed General Paolo Ruggiero as the new Deputy Supreme Allied Commander Transformation
- ^ [11] Diplomatic list, Summer 1998
- ^ https://www.quirinale.it/onorificenze/insigniti/81115
- ^ https://www.gazzettaufficiale.it/atto/vediMenuHTML?atto.dataPubblicazioneGazzetta=2010-11-03&atto.codiceRedazionale=10A12600&tipoSerie=serie_generale&tipoVigenza=originario
- ^ [12] Foreign Individual Awards - Headquarters Department of the Army , Washington DC, 28 November 2018
- ^ UNIFIL Medal
- ^ UNIFIL Medal