Paolo Ruggiero
{{Short description|Italian general}}
{{Infobox military person
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| name = Paolo Ruggiero
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| image = DSACT2019.jpg
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| caption = General Ruggiero, as Deputy Allied Commander Transformation
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1957|9|26|df=y}}
| birth_place = Naples, Italy
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| allegiance = {{flag|Italy}}
| branch = 20px Italian Army
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| serviceyears = 1979–2022
| rank = Lieutenant General special duties
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| unit =
- 108th Field Artillery Battalion "Cosseria"
- 132nd Heavy Field Artillery Group "Rovereto"
- 1st Field Artillery Battalion “Cacciatori delle Alpi”
- 52nd Artillery Regiment "Torino"
- Armored Brigade "Ariete"
- Army Artillery Command
- Army Command for Education, Training and School of Application Studies
| commands =
- 25x25px UNIFIL Task Force "Lebanon" – Sector West
- 25x25pxChief of Staff and Deputy Commander of Resolute Support Mission
- Deputy Commander of the NATO Allied Land Command LANDCOM
- 25x25pxDeputy Supreme Allied Commander Transformation
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Paolo Ruggiero (born 26 September 1957) is a General in the Italian Army who served as Deputy Supreme Allied Commander Transformation of NATO from 19 July 2019 to 7 July 2022 when he was replaced by General Chris Badia of the German Air Force.
Military career
Ruggiero joined the military in the 1970's. He reached the rank of Brigadier General by 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{{Cite web|url=https://www.difesa.it/OperazioniMilitari/op_intern_corso/UNIFIL/notizie_teatro/Pagine/Gemellaggio_tra_la_6%5E_brigata_del_8306Ariete.aspx|title=Gemellaggio tra la 6^ brigata dell'esercito libanese e la 132^ brigata Ariete|website=difesa.it}} he led a multinational unit composed of troops from Italy, France, Ghana, Slovenia, South Korea and Qatar.
In 2009 he was promoted to Major General and appointed as Artillery Commander and Inspector General in Bracciano, from 2010 to 2012{{Cite web|url=https://www.asdevents.com/event.asp?id=1531|title=Future Artillery 2012 Conference | ASDEvents|website=asdevents.com}}
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.{{Cite web|url=https://www.stelladitalianews.com/ultima-ora/2014/02/18/30988_il-generale-ruggiero-al-comando-dalla-scuola-di-applicazione-di-torino/|title=Il Generale Ruggiero al comando della Scuola di Applicazione di Torino|date=February 18, 2014|website=Stella d'Italia News}}
In 2015 he was deployed to Afghanistan with the "Resolute Support" Mission where he served first as Chief of Staff{{Cite web|url=https://www.difesa.it/OperazioniMilitari/op_intern_corso/AfghanistanRS/notizie_teatro/Pagine/Rappresent_Perm_GermItaTurUsa26apr15.aspx|title=I Rappresentanti Permanenti di Germania, Italia, Turchia e Stati Uniti incontrano le autorità politiche e militari di Herat|website=difesa.it}} and then as Deputy Commander{{Cite web|url=https://www.difesa.it/OperazioniMilitari/op_intern_corso/AfghanistanRS/notizie_teatro/Pagine/GenCA_PaoloRuggiero_assume_carica_COS_RS.aspx|title=Il Generale di Corpo d'Armata Paolo Ruggiero assume la carica di COS-RS e la qualifica di ITA-SNR|website=difesa.it}}
From January 2016 to February 2019, Ruggiero was appointed Deputy Commander of the NATO Allied Land Command (LANDCOM){{Cite web|url=https://www.difesa.it/SMD_/Eventi/Pagine/genruggiero_vicecom_nato_landcom.aspx|title=Generale Ruggiero primo Vice Comandante italiano del NATO Allied LANDCOM di Izmir|website=difesa.it}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.dvidshub.net/news/312774/allied-land-command-transitions-deputy-commanders|title=Allied Land Command transitions Deputy Commanders|website=DVIDS}} in İzmir, Turkey. On 19 July 2019, he was appointed Deputy Supreme Allied Commander Transformation (DSACT){{Cite web|url=https://www.difesa.it/SMD_/Eventi/Pagine/NATO_avvicendamento_comando_SACT.aspx|title=NATO: avvicendamento del Deputy Commander al SACT|website=difesa.it}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/NATO.JWC/posts/2571762066189141 |title=On July 19, #NATO ACT welcomed General Paolo Ruggiero as the new Deputy Supreme Allied Commander Transformation |date=23 July 2019 |publisher=Joint Warfare Centre |via=facebook.com}} in Norfolk, Virginia, U.S.
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..{{Cite web|url=https://1997-2001.state.gov/www/about_state/contacts/diplist/1998/98summer_2.html|title=Diplomatic List, Summer 1998 (I thru P)|website=1997-2001.state.gov}}
Awards and decorations
| rowspan=2 style="width:60px; vertical-align:top;" | File:Croce al merito dell'esercito gold medal BAR.svg | Golden Cross of Merit of the Army |
| "Kabul (Afghanistan), February – September 2015." — 13 October 2016{{Cite web|url=https://www.quirinale.it/onorificenze/insigniti/81115|title=Le onorificenze della Repubblica Italiana|website=quirinale.it}} |
| rowspan=2 style="width:60px; vertical-align:top;" | File:Croce al merito dell'esercito silver medal BAR.svg | Silver Cross of Merit of the Army |
| "Tibnin (Lebanon), October 2007 - May 2008." — 28 July 2010{{Cite web|url=https://www.gazzettaufficiale.it/atto/vediMenuHTML?atto.dataPubblicazioneGazzetta=2010-11-03&atto.codiceRedazionale=10A12600&tipoSerie=serie_generale&tipoVigenza=originario|title=Atto Completo|website=gazzettaufficiale.it}} |
= Foreign decorations =
| rowspan=2 style="width:60px; vertical-align:top;" | File:US Legion of Merit Commander ribbon.png | Commander of the Legion of Merit (USA){{cite web |url=https://armypubs.army.mil/epubs/DR_pubs/DR_a/pdf/web/ARN12629_GO1830_Final.pdf |title=Foreign Individual Awards - Headquarters Department of the Army |location=Washington DC |date=28 November 2018}} |
= Other decorations =
| rowspan=2 style="width:60px; vertical-align:top;" | File:UNIFIL Ribbon bar.gif Medal "In the Service of Peace" (U.N. Interim Force in Lebanon){{Cite web|url=http://www.un.org/Depts/dpko/medals/unifil.htm|title=UNIFIL Medal}} - ribbon for ordinary uniform]] | UNIFIL Medal "In the Service of Peace" (U.N. Interim Force in Lebanon) |
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