▁Ar med ▁Forces ▁Def ence ▁General ▁Staff ▁and ▁the ▁Italian ▁Army ▁General ▁Staff . ▁He ▁is ▁a ▁gradu ate ▁of ▁the ▁British ▁J oint ▁Services ▁Command ▁and ▁Staff ▁College . ▁ ▁He ▁commanded ▁ 5 th ▁' El ▁Al ame in ' ▁Par ach ute ▁Battalion , ▁ 1 8 6 th ▁Par ach ute ▁Regiment ▁and ▁the ▁Fol g ore ▁Brigade . ▁▁ ▁He ▁deployed ▁to ▁Operation ▁Prov ide ▁Com fort ▁in ▁Ira q , ▁Operation ▁V esp ri ▁Sic il iani ▁in ▁Pal ermo , ▁United ▁Nations ▁Operation ▁in ▁Som alia ▁II ▁( UN OS OM ▁II ), ▁NAT O ▁Operation ▁International ▁Security ▁Ass istance ▁Force ▁( IS AF ) ▁in ▁Afghan istan . ▁ ▁He ▁served ▁three ▁t ours ▁in ▁Kos ovo ▁with ▁the ▁Kos ovo ▁Force , ▁to ▁become ▁its ▁ 2 3 rd ▁Commander ▁on ▁ 2 8 ▁November ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁until ▁ 1 9 ▁November ▁ 2 0 1 9 . ▁ ▁He ▁is ▁currently ▁the ▁Deput y ▁Commander ▁of ▁the ▁Al lied ▁Rap id ▁Re action ▁Corps ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom ▁. ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : 1 9 6 4 ▁birth s ▁Category : L iving ▁people ▁Category : Ital ian ▁gener als ▁Category : Pe ople ▁of ▁the ▁Kos ovo ▁War ▁Category : Pe ople ▁from ▁Florence <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁U 2 3 ▁Women ' s ▁Point s ▁Race ▁at ▁the ▁European ▁Track ▁Championships ▁was ▁first ▁competed ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 9 . ▁ ▁Medal ists ▁ ▁References ▁