Giuseppe Cavo Dragone

Giuseppe Cavo Dragone
Born	(1957-02-28) 28 February 1957 (age 67) Arquata Scrivia
Allegiance	Italy
Service / branch	Italian Navy
Years of service	1980–present
Rank	Admiral (Ammiraglio)
Commands	Chief of the Defense Staff Chief of the Italian Navy Joint Operations Command Joint Special Forces Operations Headquarters Superintendent, Italian Naval Academy COMSUBIN Air Forces Command, Italian Naval Aviation Giuseppe Garibaldi Euro Operations Unit, Carrier Air Group Milazzo
Battles / wars	Operation Enduring Freedom Lebanese Civil War (Multinational Force in Lebanon)
Spouse(s)	Rosa Fossati [1]
Children	3 (2 sons, 1 daughter) [1]

Admiral Giuseppe Cavo Dragone is an Italian naval officer, who served as Chief of the Defense Staff since 19 October 2021 to 3 October 2024. Prior to his assumption, he served as the Chief of Staff of the Italian Navy from 21 June 2019 to 19 October 2021, and as commander of the Joint Operations Command, and the Joint Special Forces Operations Headquarters.^{[1] [2]}