Vice Admiral Claudio Gaudiosi is an Italian Navy officer, currently serving as deputy chief of staff of the Italian Navy.
Claudio Gaudiosi | |
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| Born | 10 April 1953 Naples, Italy |
| Allegiance |  Italy |
| Service |  Italian Navy |
| Rank | Vice Admiral |
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He served as commanding officer of the aircraft carrier ITS Giuseppe Garibaldi from 1998 to 1999.[1] On January 1, 2002, he was promoted to rear admiral (lower half) and on July 1, 2006, was promoted to rear admiral (upper half). He served as commander of the Italian Front Line Naval Forces and commander of Italian Maritime Forces (COMITMARFOR) from February 2009 to October 2010.[1] In March 2011 he was appointed deputy commander of the Italian Joint Operations Headquarters and from March 31st to November 10th was appointed Operations Commander EUFOR Libya during the 2011 military intervention in Libya.[2]
He served as head of personnel from July 2012 to January 2013 before being appointed Deputy Chief of Naval Staff on January 22, 2013. He was promoted to vice admiral on 1 July 2013.[1]
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edit- ^ "Decision on EU military operation in support of humanitarian assistance operations in Libya". Europe Africa.net. April 1, 2011. Retrieved July 21, 2016.