Rolando Mosca Moschini, born March 9, 1939 in Umbria

Umbria

Umbria is a region of modern central Italy. It is one of the smallest Italian regions and the only peninsular region that is landlocked.Its capital is Perugia.Assisi and Norcia are historical towns associated with St. Francis of Assisi, and St...

 is an Italian army

Italian Army

The Italian Army is the ground defence force of the Italian Armed Forces. It is all-volunteer force of active-duty personnel, numbering 108,355 in 2010. Its best-known combat vehicles are the Dardo infantry fighting vehicle, the Centauro tank destroyer and the Ariete tank, and among its aircraft...

 general

General

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. Mosca Moschini was commissioned as an officer in 1959, and initially served with artillery

Artillery

Originally applied to any group of infantry primarily armed with projectile weapons, artillery has over time become limited in meaning to refer only to those engines of war that operate by projection of munitions far beyond the range of effect of personal weapons...

 units of the Italian army. Mosca Moschini served as Commanding General of the Guardia di Finanza

Guardia di Finanza

The Guardia di Finanza is a Italian law enforcement agency under the authority of the Minister of Economy and Finance. Like the Carabinieri, it is part of the Italian Armed Forces. The Guard is essentially responsible for dealing with financial crime and smuggling; it has also evolved into Italy's...

 (an Italian military police

Military police

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 in the economic and financial area) from January 1997 to March 2001, and as Capo di Stato Maggiore della Difesa, Armed Forces Chief of Defence, from April 1, 2001. On April 9, 2004, he left that post to become chairman of European Union Military Committee

European Union Military Committee

The European Union Military Committee ' is a department of military officials under the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and the Political and Security Committee of the European Union's Common Foreign and Security Policy. The EUMC gives military advice to...

 (EUMC) after Gustav Hägglund

Gustav Hägglund

Johan Edvin Birger Gustav Hägglund is a retired Finnish general. He was the Chief of Defence 1994—2001, and Chairman of the European Union Military Committee 2001–2004....

. On November 6, 2006, he was succeeded as chairman by Henri Bentégeat

Henri Bentégeat

Henri Bentégeat is a French Army general who served as the chairman of the European Union Military Committee between 2006 and 2009 .- Biography :...

..Now he is the Aide-de-camp

Aide-de-camp

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 of Italian President of the Republic Giorgio Napolitano

Giorgio Napolitano

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Honours

• Knight Grand Cross OMRI
  Omri
  Omri was a king of Israel, successful military campaigner and first in the line of Omride kings that included Ahab, Ahaziah and Joram.He was "commander of the army" of king Elah when Zimri murdered Elah and made himself king. Instead, the troops at Gibbethon chose Omri as king, and he led them to...
  
  
• Grand Officer Military Order of Italy
  Military Order of Italy
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• Mauritian Medal for Military Merit
• Commander of Legion of Merit
  Legion of Merit
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• Knight Gran Cross with Star Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany