EUNAVFOR MED OPERATION IRINI

Force Commander COMMODOREKONSTANTINOS BAKALAKOS

KONSTANTINOS BAKALAKOS

 

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.

Profile

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.

Chain of command

Deputy Operation Commander Rear Admiral (LH) Guillaume FONTARENSKY(FR Navy)
Operation Commander Rear Admiral (UH) Stefano Turchetto(IT Navy)
Chief of Staff BRIGADIER GENERAL Matteo Spreafico(IT ARMY)
Force Commander COMMODORE KONSTANTINOS BAKALAKOS(GR Navy)