Ruggiero Capodivento

Ruggiero Capodivento
Birth nameRuggiero Capodivento
Born (1963-07-24) 24 July 1963 (age 61)
Fabriano, Italy
Allegiance Italy
 NATO
Service / branchCarabinieri
Years of service1983–present
RankBrigadier general
UnitCarabinieri Legion "Toscana"
CommandsMultinational Specialized Unit 2019 and 2023; MIADIT 16 (Djibouti), 2022.
EngagementsStabilisation Force in Bosnia and Herzegovina; Operation Joint Guardian; Operation Joint Enterprise
AwardsPresidential Military Medal (Kosovo); Knight Order of Merit of the Italian Republic; Maurician medal; Pristina Key to the City.
ChildrenTwo

Brigadier general Ruggiero Capodivento (born 24 July 1963) is a member of the Italian Carabinieri, 20th and 26th Commander of the Multinational Specialized Unit,[1] and Commander of the international military mission "MIADIT 16", in Djibouti. He is currently serving as deputy commander of the Carabinieri Legion "Toscana".