Paolo Ruggiero

Paolo Ruggiero
Paolo Ruggiero
	General Ruggiero, as Deputy Allied Commander Transformation
Born	September 26, 1957 (age 66); Naples, Italy
Allegiance	Italy
Service/branch	Italian Army
Years of service	1979–2022
Rank	Lieutenant General special duties
Unit	108th FA Battalion "Cosseria" ; ; 132nd FA Battalion “Rovereto” ; ; 1st FA Battalion “Cacciatori delle Alpi” ; ; 52nd FA Regiment “Torino” ; ; “Ariete” Armoured Brigade ; ; Army Artillery Command ; ; Army Command for Education, Training and School of Application Studies ; ;
Commands	UNIFIL Task Force "Lebanon" - Sector West; Chief of Staff and Deputy Commander of Resolute Support Mission; Deputy Commander of the NATO Allied Land Command LANDCOM; Deputy Supreme Allied Commander Transformation;

Comment: Probably notable, but inadequately referenced: the first citation comes half way down the 'Military career' section. In a WP:BLP article, every material statement must be supported by a reliable source, clearly cited. DoubleGrazing (talk) 05:34, 14 July 2021 (UTC)

Paolo Ruggiero (Naples, 26 September 1957) is a General in the Italian Army and current Deputy Supreme Allied Commander Transformation in Norfolk, Virginia.^[1]

Military career

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. 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

Dates of rank
Rank	Date
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 - ribbon for ordinary uniform	Golden Cross of Merit of the Army
	"Kabul (Afghanistan), February – September 2015." — 13 October 2016^[12]

Silver Cross of Merit of the Army - ribbon for ordinary uniform	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 - ribbon for ordinary uniform	Commander of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic

Mauritian Medal of Merit for 50 years of military career - ribbon for ordinary uniform	Mauritian Medal of Merit for 50 years of military career

Golden Medal of Merit for long command (20 years) - ribbon for ordinary uniform	Golden Medal of Merit for long command (20 years)

Cross for seniority of military service (40 years) - ribbon for ordinary uniform	Cross for seniority of military service (40 years)

Foreign decorations

Commander of the Legion of Merit (USA) - ribbon for ordinary uniform	Commander of the Legion of Merit (USA)^[14]

Meritorious Service Medal (USA) - ribbon for ordinary uniform	Meritorious Service Medal (USA)

Knight of National Order of the Cedar (Lebanon) - ribbon for ordinary uniform	Knight of National Order of the Cedar (Lebanon)

Slovene Medal for International Cooperation (Slovenia) - ribbon for ordinary uniform	Slovene Medal for International Cooperation (Slovenia)

Other decorations

Knight of merit with Plate of the Constantinian Order of Saint George - ribbon for ordinary uniform	Knight of merit with Plate of the Constantinian Order of Saint George

Unified Memorial Cross for Peace Operations Abroad (3 missions) - ribbon for ordinary uniform	Unified Memorial Cross for Peace Operations Abroad (3 missions)

Commemorative Cross for Cooperation - ribbon for ordinary uniform	Commemorative Cross for Cooperation

NATO Afghanistan Commemorative Medal - ribbon for ordinary uniform	NATO Afghanistan Commemorative Medal

NATO Kosovo Commemorative Medal - ribbon for ordinary uniform	NATO Kosovo Commemorative Medal

NATO Yugoslavia Commemorative Medal - ribbon for ordinary uniform	NATO Yugoslavia Commemorative Medal

UNIFIL Medal "In the Service of Peace" (U.N. Interim Force in Lebanon)^[15] - ribbon for ordinary uniform	UNIFIL Medal "In the Service of Peace" (U.N. Interim Force in Lebanon)^[16]

Army Staff College Course - ribbon for ordinary uniform	Army Staff College Course

Badge of Merit for Defense General Staff and Joint Staff personnel - ribbon for ordinary uniform	Badge of Merit for Defense General Staff and Joint Staff personnel

Badge of Merit for Army General Staff personnel - ribbon for ordinary uniform	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

External links

Category:Italian generals

[1] [1] General Paolo Ruggiero as Deputy Supreme Allied Commander Transformation

[2] [2]Gemellaggio tra la 6^ brigata dell'esercito libanese e la 132^ brigata Ariete

[3] [3] Major General Paolo Ruggiero among the speakers of the Future Artillery 2012 Conference

[4] [4] General Paolo Ruggiero is the new Commander of the Army Command for Education, Training and School of Application Studies in Turin.

[5] [5]I Rappresentanti Permanenti di Germania, Italia, Turchia e Stati Uniti incontrano le autorità politiche e militari di Herat

[6] [6] Il Generale di Corpo d'Armata Paolo Ruggiero assume la carica di COS-RS e la qualifica di ITA-SNR.

[7] [7] Generale Ruggiero primo Vice Comandante italiano del NATO Allied LANDCOM di Izmir.

[8] [8] Allied Land Command transitions Deputy Commanders

[9] [9] NATO: avvicendamento del Deputy Commander al SACT.

[10] [10] ACT welcomed General Paolo Ruggiero as the new Deputy Supreme Allied Commander Transformation

[11] [11] Diplomatic list, Summer 1998

[12] ttps://www.quirinale.it/onorificenze/insigniti/81115

[13] ttps://www.gazzettaufficiale.it/atto/vediMenuHTML?atto.dataPubblicazioneGazzetta=2010-11-03&atto.codiceRedazionale=10A12600&tipoSerie=serie_generale&tipoVigenza=originario

[14] [12] Foreign Individual Awards - Headquarters Department of the Army , Washington DC, 28 November 2018

[15] UNIFIL Medal

[16] UNIFIL Medal

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