Giuseppe Cavo Dragone

Admiral Giuseppe Cavo Dragone is an Italian naval officer, currently serving as Chief of the Defense Staff.[1]

Giuseppe Cavo Dragone
Born (1957-02-28) February 28, 1957
Arquata Scrivia
Allegiance Italy
Service/branch Italian Navy
RankAdmiral
Commands held

He served as a helicopter pilot before transitioning to jets. He became carrier qualified on the USS Lexington. He joined the new Italian Harrier squadron, serving as commander.

In 2008 he was appointed Commander of the Italian Navy Special Forces Command (COMSUBIN) before being appointed Superintendent of the Italian Naval Academy in 2011.[2] He was appointed Commander of the Italian Joint Special Forces Operations Headquarters from 3 November 2014. On 21 June 2019 he replaced Admiral Valter Girardelli as Chief of the Staff of the Navy and two years later, on 19 October 2021, he was appointed by the Council of Ministers Chief of the Defence Staff.

References
  1. Ludovico, Marco (2021-10-20). "Cavo Dragone al vertice della Difesa. Pilota di Harrier e interista sfegatato". Il Sole 24 ORE (in Italian). Retrieved 2021-10-20.
  2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-12-07. Retrieved 2017-07-18.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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