Commanders’ CV

Brigadier General Anastasios St. Gkoumas was born in Kojani, Greece in 09^th of June 1963. He joined the Hellenic Army Academy in 1982, graduated in 1986 and was commissioned as an Artillery Second Lieutenant. He attended successfully all national schools for Field and Air Defence Artillery and the Target Acquisition Battery Course at Fort Still, Oklahoma, USA, (he honor allied graduated). He has attended the Hellenic Joined War College (2003-2004) and the National Defense College (2011-2012). He also attended NATO Joint Operational Logistics Planning.

During his military career he had various National Staff assignments including the Command of Air defense Artillery Bn and Field Art Bn. He was also assigned as CHIEF Of OPS DIV at NATO Missile Firing Installation (NAMFI) in Chania and as ACOS HQ SPT to NRDC-GR HQ. Since 2016 to 2017 he has been appointed as a D ‘Corps Fire Coordinator.

Since February 2017 he has assumed command of NATO Missile Firing Installation (NAMFI).

He speaks English fluently and working Italian.

He was promoted as follows:

Lieutenant	1989
Captain	1993
Major	1999
Lieutenant Colonel	2005
Colonel	2011
Brigadier General	2016

TRAINING EDUCATION

Hellenic Military Academy , 1982-1986
Basic Artillery, 1986-1987
Air Control Officers’ School, 1988
Batterys’ Commanders School, 1993
TAB School (USA, 1994)
Advance Artillery School, 1995
Staff College School, 2003
Hellenic Joined War College 2003-2004
Commanders School, 2003
National Defense College, 2011-2012
NATO Joint Operational Logistics Planning

AWARDS

He has been awarded with various decorations and metals.

OUTSTANDING APPOINTMENTS

Battery Commander for two and a haif years in 96th Arty Battalion
S3 OPS and Battery Commander for one year in 130th Arty Battalion
Tactical Control Officer in 181 AD Hawk Bn for two years
Battery Commander in 181 AD Hawk Bn for one year
S3 OPS and Battery Com in 173 AD Bn for one year
Deputy Commander of 173 AD Bn and S3 OPS for one year
Battery Commanderin 181 AD Hawk Bn for three years
Deputy Commander of 181 AD Bn and S3 OPS for five months
Commander of 96 AD Bn for one year
Commander of 188 Field Arty Bn for two years
Chief of OPS DIV at NATO Missile Firing Installation (NAMFI) for two years
NRDC-GR /DACOS & Chief of Staff- Pers Section HQ SRT since June 2012
NRDC-GR /ACOS HQ SRT since March 2014
Commander of D’ Army Corps/ArtyBde
Commander of NAMFI from 24th of February 2017

He is married with Maria Vaiou who works in the Directorate of Health of Region of Central Makedonia. The couple has three children, Maria (27years old) graduate of the Department of Architecture at Aristotle’s University of Thessaloniki, Chrisoula (25 years old) graduate of the Department of Theatre of Polytechnic School at Aristotle’s University of Thessaloniki and Alexandra (23 years old) graduate of the Department of Marketing and Operations Management at University of Makedonia and currently Master Degree student of Tourism Business Management at University of Makedonia.

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