Chief of Staff COMMODOREProkopios Charitos
Commodore Prokopios Charitos (GR-NAVY) is the Chief Of Staff of the Eunavfor Med Operation IRINI Headquarters in Rome.
Commodore Prokopios Charitos (GR-NAVY) was born in Athens, in 1969. He joined the Hellenic Naval Academy in 1986 and graduated in 1990.
Education – Training
He attended the following line officer’s schools:
- Navy General Training School (1993-1994)
- Navigation Specialization Course (1994)
- Commanding Officers Course for Frigates (2015)
He is a graduate of the Navy staff Command College (2001), Supreme Joint War College (2006 – 2007) and NATO Defense College (NADEFCOL) in Rome (2011).
He served at DDH MIAOULIS (1990 – 1991) as Protocol and Assistant Navigation Officer, at Gunboat DOXA (1991 – 1993) as Navigation and Ops Officer, at FFGH NAVARINON (1995 – 2000) as Navigation and Ops Officer, at FFGH ADRIAS
(2002 – 2005) as Navigation officer, Ops officer and Executive officer (XO).
He assumed the duties of Commanding Officer at Gunboat POLEMISTHS (2005 – 2006) and at FFGH ADRIAS (2015 – 2017).
Staff & other service
2000 – 2002 NATO Joint Command HQ in Tyrnabos – Branch Chief of J1 Division.
2007 – 2009 Hellenic Navy General Staff (HNGS) – Deputy Branch Chief at the Department of Personnel.
2009 – 2010 Hellenic Navy General Staff (HNGS) – Branch Chief at the Department of Personnel
2010 – 2012 Hellenic National General Staff (HNGS) –Staff Officer of the Maritime Operational Center.
2012 – 2015 NATO Intelligence Fusion Center (NIFC) in Molesworth UK – Deputy Branch Chief of Middle East Branch.
2017 – 2018 Director of the Commander in Chief of the Hellenic Fleet.
2018 – 2020 Hellenic Navy General Staff (HNGS) – Director of Intelligence.
2020 – 2022 Naval Attaché of Greece in U.S.A. in Washington DC.
2022 – 2023 Commander of the Hellenic Navy War College.
2023 – 2024 Hellenic Navy General Staff (HNGS) – Assistant Director for the Surface Units of the Armament Directorate.
Promotions
Ensign: 1990
Lieutenant Junior Grade: 1993
Lieutenant: 1997
Lieutenant Commander: 2002
Commander: 2010
Captain: 2018
Commodore: 2024
Achievements
He holds all Greek Armed Forces’ decorations and medals up to his rank.
Marital Status
Married without children.
