EUNAVFOR MED OPERATION IRINI

 

Commodore Konstantinos Bakalakos

Commodore Konstantinos S. Bakalakos (GR-NAVY) is the Force Commander of the Eunavfor Med Operation IRINI, former Chief of Staff of the Eunavfor Med IRINI Headquarters in Rome.

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Commodore Konstantinos S. Bakalakos (GR-NAVY) was born in Athens, in 1966. He joined the Hellenic Naval Academy in 1985 and graduated in 1989.

 

         Education – Training

He attended the following line officer’s schools:

• General Training of junior Officers (1992-1993)
• Navy Weapons (1993)
• Frigate Commanding Officers (2014)

He is a graduate of the Navy staff officer school (1999), supreme joint staff war college (2005 – 2006), Fleet operational sea Training in Toulon French naval base (2003)

 

         Sea Service

He served at DD LONCHE (1989 – 1990) and DE AETOS (1990 – 1991) as Protocol, as weapons assistant officer and executive officer at Gunboat Niki – Karteria (1992 – 1993, 1994 – 1995), as weapons officer at Auxiliary ship Axios (1996 – 1997), as weapons assistant officer, weapons officer and executive officer at FFGH AEGEAN (1998-2003). He assumed the duties of Commanding officer at Gunboat AGON (2003 – 2004) and at FFGH NAVARINON (2014 – 2015).

 

Staff & other service

2004 – 2005    Hellenic Navy General Staff (HNGS) – Staff Officer at the Department of Operations and Exercises.

2007 – 2009    Hellenic National Defense General Staff (HNDGS) – Staff Officer at National Operations Center.

2009 – 2011    Ministry of National Defense – Aide de Camp to MoD.

2011 – 2012    Hellenic Navy General Staff (HNGS) – Staff Officer at the personnel branch.

2013 – 2014    Ministry of National Defense – Staff Officer to the deputy MoD.

2015 – 2016    Aegean Naval Command – Director of Operations, Chief of Staff.

2017 – 2018    Hellenic National Defense General Staff (HNDGS)/National Operations Center – Director on Duty

2018 – 2019    Commander of the Hellenic Navy Petty Officer Academy.

2019 – 2020    Navy Logistics Support Command – Director of Operations.

2020 – 2023    Hellenic National Defense General Staff (HNDGS) – Staff Officer at Security and Counter Intelligence Directorate.

 

Promotions

Ensign: 1989

Lieutenant Junior Grade: 1992

Lieutenant: 1997

Lieutenant Commander: 2002

Commander: 2009

Captain: 2017

Commodore: 2023

 

Achievements

He holds all Greek Armed Forces’ decorations and medals up to his rank.

 

Marital Status

He is married and has two children, one son and a daughter.