Chief of Staff Brigadier GeneralEmanuele Di Francesco
Brigadier General Emanuele Di Francesco is the Chief of Staff of the EUNAVFOR MED Operation IRINI Headquarters in Rome, Italy.
He graduated from the Italian Air Force Academy in1998. He qualified as a pilot and begun his career in the 46th Air Brigade. His previous assignments include notable leadership roles as Flight Commander of Operational Conversion Unit (46th Air Brigade) and Commander of the Sigonella Air Base.
His staff appointments have included five years spent in the logistic branch of Defense General Staff and in the Air Force Mobility Command as Head of Flight Training Office.
He has made operational experience with deployments and participations in NATO, European Union and United Nations led operations, notably UNMEE in Etiophia and Eritrea, Enduring Freedom and ISAF missions in Afghanistan.
Education of Brigadier General Di Francesco includes Joint Staff College in Rome (13th course). He holds a bachelor’s degree in aeronautical science from University of Naples and a master’s degree in international strategic-military international studies from University of Rome. He has been awarded with several decorations including gold medal for long air navigation and gold cross for service experience.
He’s married to Federica and they have two children.
