Vicecomandante Italiano del Multinational Cimic Group
Tenente Colonnello Pio Sabetta

Personal Data
Family Name
Sabetta |
First Name
Pio |
Male/Female
male |
DOB
27/03/1964 |
Place of Birth
Italy |
Passport no
D 527352 |
Current Rank
LTC |
Date Last promoted
15 Sept 2004 |
Officer service since
15 Sept 1985 |
Branch /Corps
Artillery |
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Service History
Current Appointment
MA CIMIC Group South Commander |
Last Five Years Military Appointments
Appointment /Title |
From |
To |
Brief description of responsibilities |
CIMIC BTG Commander and CIMIC Group South Deputy Commander |
08 Oct 2007 |
24 Oct 2008 |
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J9 Chief Plans & Projects- UNIFIL HQ |
15 March 2007 |
19 Sept 2007 |
Staff officer CIMIC branch, responsible for QIPs |
Chief PIO KFOR |
01 Sept 2005 |
01 Sept 2006 |
Public information officer/ KFOR spokesperson |
J9 SO2 CIMIC Plans HQ ARRC |
01 March 2002 |
26 July 2005 |
Staff officer CIMIC branch, Operational planning group CIMIC rep |
Command Experience
Date |
Position |
1987-1988 |
28 art Rgt/Platoon Commander |
1988-1992 |
28 art Rgt/ Btr Commander |
Staff Experience
Date |
Position |
Operational/ Activity |
1996-1999 |
SO2 Logistic (G4) |
Artillery Brigade (national tactical) |
2000-2001 |
SO1/Chief G1 |
Artillery School (national-Operational) |
2002-2005 |
J9 CIMIC –SO2 Plans |
HQ ARRC – (GE- Operational) |
2007 |
J9 CIMIC- SO1 P&P |
HQ UNIFIL (Lebanon – Operational) |
NATO Experience
Date |
Mission |
Position |
Duties |
1996/97 |
SFOR-Sarajevo |
PIO SO MNB |
Public Information Officer |
1998/99 |
SFOR- Sarajevo |
Chief PIO MNB |
Public Information Officer |
2005/2006 |
KFOR- Pristina |
Chief PIO KFOR |
Public Information Officer/KFOR spokesperson |
UN Experience
Year |
Mission/position |
1999 |
UNMIK-UNMO |
2001 |
UNMEE-UNMO |
2007 |
UNIFIL -SO |
Language proficiency
Mother tongue |
italian |
Other language |
Understand |
Speak |
Read |
Write |
English |
3 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
Education:
Civilian education:
Degree (Bachelor of Arts) University of Torino - Science |
Key military courses:
Course |
Date |
Institution |
Military Academy |
1983/87 |
Military Academy Modena Torino |
War School |
1996 |
WS Institute-Civitavecchia |
Other military Courses:
Course |
Date |
Institution |
UNMO |
1999 |
NATO School Hilderberg (GE) |
NATO Peace Support Ops |
10/2001 |
NATO School Oberammergau (GE) |
NATO Crises Management |
12/2001 |
NATO School Oberammergau (GE) |
NATOStrategic/Operational CIMIC |
05/2002 |
NATO School Oberammergau (GE) |
NATO Staff Officers |
02/2003 |
NATO School Oberammergau (GE) |
NATO Civil Emergency Planning |
11/2004 |
NATO School Oberammergau (GE) |
NATO CIMIC Basic Course |
04/2008 |
CIMIC Group South |
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