Commander

Colonel Ugo Proietto

13th Commander of the Multinational CIMIC Group




CAREER SUMMARY
- 206 th course at “Nunziatella” military school, from 1992 to 1996;
- 178 th course of the Army Academy in Modena, from 1996 to 1998;
- Promoted 2 nd Lieutenant in the Cavalry branch on September 1 st , 1998;
- Promoted 1 st Lieutenant on September 1 st , 2000;
- Promoted Captain on September 1 st , 2005;
- Promoted Major on July 1 st , 2013;
- Promoted Lieutenant Colonel on July 1 st , 2017;
- Promoted Colonel on January 1 st , 2022.


WORK HISTORY
Colonel Ugo PROIETTO, served at the 5 th Cavalry Regiment “Lancieri di Novara” in
Codroipo from 2001 to 2005, in the following positions:
- Light Armoured Fighting Vehicle “Centauro” platoon Commander (years 2001-2003);
- Light Armoured Fighting Vehicle Squadron Deputy Commander (2003);
- Battalion Staff Officer for Training and Operations (2004);
- 1 st Reconnaissance Squadron “Macerone” Commander (2005).
He was later posted to the 3 rd Cavalry Regiment “Savoia Cavalleria”, in year 2005. There
he served in the following positions:
- Staff Officer in the Operations, Training and Intelligence Branch (2005);
- 1 st Reconnaissance Squadron “Abba” Commander (2006-2008);
- Staff Officer in the Operations, Training and Intelligence Branch (2009);
- Chief of the Operations, Training and Intelligence Branch (2010).
Transferred to the 3 rd Department “Military Policy and Planning” of the Italian Defense
General Staff in Rome, in 2011, he served in the following positions:
- Staff Officer for bi-lateral cooperation with NATO / EU Countries at the International
Relations Office (2011-2014);
- Staff Officer at the Italian Defense Innovation Centre (2015-2016).

Assigned to the NATO Joint Force Command in Brunssum (The Netherlands), in 2016, he
served at the Joint Operations Centre (JOC), in the following positions:
- Team Leader of the Regional Focus Team on Poland, Baltic States, enhanced Forward
Presence initiative - eFP (2016-2018);
- Deputy JOC Director (years 2018-2019).
Colonel PROIETTO eventually returned to the 5 th Cavalry Regiment “Lancieri di Novara”,
in Codroipo, as Reconnaissance battalion Commander from September 2019 to November
2020. During this period, he deployed as Task Group Commander responsible for security
of the Italian Forces in Misurata (Libya), from February to October 2020.
Posted again to Rome in November 2019, he served as UN Operational Plans Chief
Section in the Planning Division (J5) of the Joint Operational HQ (Comando Operativo di
Vertice Interforze – COVI), until July 2022.
He is now the 13 th Commander of the Multinational CIMIC Group, in Motta di Livenza.

OPERATIONAL DEPLOYMENTS
Abroad:
- Operation “Decisive Endeavour”, Kosovo, November 2002 - April 2003 (Recce Platoon
Commander);
- Operation “Antica Babilonia”, Iraq, May 2004 - September 2004 (staff officer);
- Operation “Joint Guardian”, Kosovo, February 2005 - May 2005 (staff officer);
- Operation “Leonte 3”, Lebanon, September 2007 - May 2008 (Recce Squadron
Commander);
- Operation “Leonte 5”, Lebanon, November 2008 - May 2009 (Military Assistant to the
Commander of Joint Task Force Lebanon);
- Operation “Decisive Endeavour”, Kosovo, September 2013 - March 2014 (Military
Assistant in the COM KFOR Office);
- Operation “MIASIT – Task Force Ippocrate 8”, Libya, February 2020 - October 2020
(Security Task Group Commander responsible for security of the Italian Forces in
Libya).
Homeland Security:
- Operation “Santa Barbara”, 2001;
- Operation “Domino”, 2006.

MILITARY STUDIES
- Graduate of the 136 th Staff Course at the Army school of Applied Military Studies
“Scuola di Applicazione”, in Turin;
- Graduate of the 17 th Defense Joint Services Staff College at the “Centro Alti Studi della
Difesa”, in Rome;
- Qualified “Legal Advisor on International Humanitarian Law and Law of Military
Operations”.

EDUCATION
- University Degree in “Strategic Sciences” - University of Turin, 2001;
- University Degree in “Political Sciences” - University of Trieste, 2005;
- Postgraduate Master in “Geopolitics, Economic Globalization and International
institutions” - University of Teramo, 2013;
- Postgraduate Master in “Strategic Sciences” - University “Roma 3” in Rome, 2015;
- Postgraduate Master in “Business Administration (MBA)” - University “Unicusano”,
2020.

AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
- 5 military solemn commendation;
- 6 military commendation;
- Golden Cross for service seniority;
- Commemorative Cross for cooperation in Peace operations;
- Commemorative Cross for peace operations;
- Commemorative Cross for homeland security operations;
- Commemorative Cross for humanitarian assistance operations;
- NATO Commemorative Medal for operations in Kosovo;
- UN Medal for operations in Lebanon;
- Slovenian Medal for cooperation in peace operations;
- Knight of the Sacred Military Constantinian Order of Saint George;
- Silver Medal for the Constantinian jubilee of the sovereign Military Constantinian
Order of Saint George;
- “Militantis Ecclesiae” Merit Medal of the Sacred Military Constantinian Order of Saint
George.
- Others.

HOBBIES
Colonel PROIETTO enjoys sports including, horse riding, tennis and cycling. He also
participated in the Military golf World Championship in the U.S.A., in 2012. Colonel
PROIETTO is fluent in English and Spanish.

PERSONAL LIFE
He is married to Mrs. Maria, manager of a firm operating in Tourism Real Estate. They
have one son Dionigi (6) and a daughter Giulia (4). A beautiful dog named Rania is also
part of their family.




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