OF-5 Colonel Gianfranco DI FIORE
He was born in Merano (BZ) on July 1966, with one son.
He attended the 167° Course of the Military Academy in Modena in the two-year period 1985-1987 and the Carabinieri Officers School in Rome in the two following years.
He is graduated in Law, Political Sciences and Safety and Security Sciences. He speaks English.
He has commanded the Carabinieri Companies of Trieste, Gorizia, and Piove di Sacco (PD), the CC Dog Training Center, the CC Alpine Training Center, the Bolzano CC Command Unit, COS and Deputy Commander of the CC Umbria Legion.
He served in command position abroad as Head of MSU G4 Cell in Pristina, Provost Marshall of Salamander Task Force in Mostar and Support Unit Commander of Butimir Camp 2 in Sarajevo.
At the present is the Commander of MSU Regiment in Pristina (Kosovo), part of KFOR NATO mission.
He is decorated as a Knight of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Mauritius Medal, the Kosovo Commemorative Medal, the European Security Defence Police Service Medal, Spanish decoration “peacekeeping operations badge”, French decoration “Nationale Defense Medaille”, mission in Bosnia.
During his career, he has also been rendered with 4 praises for worth's of service.