Luciano Portolano
Lieutenant General Luciano Portolano is the Chief of Staff of the Allied Joint Force Command Naples.[1]
Luciano Portolano | |
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 Portolano with Giorgio Napolitano in 2014 | |
| Born | 18 September 1960 Agrigento, Sicily |
| Allegiance |  Italy |
| Service/ |  Esercito Italiano |
| Years of service | 1981 – present |
| Rank | .svg.png.webp){kind=icon} Lieutenant General |
| Commands held | 67th Bersaglieri Battalion 18th Bersaglieri Regiment Sassari Brigade TAAC-West UNIFIL JFC Naples (Chief of Staff) Joint Operative Command (Italy) |
| Battles/wars | Yugoslav Wars War in Afghanistan |
| Awards |  Officer, OMRI  Officer, Military Order of Italy  Silver Valour Medal (Army)  Gold Merit Cross (Army) (2)  Officer, Legion of Merit |
Biographical Information
Lieutenant General Portolano joined the Italian army in September 1981. Before joining the United Nations, he served as Deputy Chief of Staff for Joint Operations in the Italian army. He also held the positions of Commander of the Sassari Mechanized Brigade and Commander of the International Security Assistance Force. His experience with multinational operations includes work with the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan, Iraq and the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia. He also served in the Italian Armed Forces as the Deputy Chief of Staff for Joint Operations.[2] On 16 June 2014 he was named Commander of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon by United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, and he ended his service in Lebanon in July 2016.
He is married and has two children.[3]
Awards and decorations
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Two Sicilian Royal Family: Knight Grand Cross of Merit of the Order of Saint George[4]
References
- "Home".
- Luciano Portolano. UN Press Release, 16 June 2014
- "Brigadier General Luciano Portolano | Resolute Support Mission". www.rs.nato.int. Retrieved 2015-12-06.
- "Delivery of Decorations to General Luciano Portolano". 29 October 2021.