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Vito Addabbo

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Vito Addabbo
Born (1964-07-17) 17 July 1964 (age 60)
AllegianceUnited States
Service / branchUnited States Air Force
Years of service1986–2023
RankMajor general
Commands337th Airlift Squadron
AwardsLegion of Merit

Vito Emil Addabbo[1] (born 17 July 1964) is a retired major general in the United States Air Force. He last served as a special assistant to the commander of the United States Northern Command and North American Aerospace Defense Command for reserve affairs, and prior to that was a mobilization assistant to the commander of Air Force Global Strike Command from October 2019 to December 2020, and previously was its deputy commander.[2] Addabbo was commissioned through the ROTC at the University of Connecticut in 1986.

Awards and decorations

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US Air Force Command Pilot Badge
Basic Parachutist Badge
Command Missile Operations Badge
Air Force Distinguished Service Medal
Defense Superior Service Medal
Width-44 crimson ribbon with a pair of width-2 white stripes on the edges Legion of Merit
Bronze oak leaf cluster
Defense Meritorious Service Medal with one bronze oak leaf cluster
Width-44 crimson ribbon with two width-8 white stripes at distance 4 from the edges. Meritorious Service Medal with two oak leaf clusters
Air Medal
Bronze oak leaf cluster
Aerial Achievement Medal with oak leaf cluster
Air Force Commendation Medal with two oak leaf clusters
Joint Meritorious Unit Award
Air Force Outstanding Unit Award with three oak leaf clusters
Combat Readiness Medal with one silver and three bronze oak leaf clusters
Bronze star
Width=44 scarlet ribbon with a central width-4 golden yellow stripe, flanked by pairs of width-1 scarlet, white, Old Glory blue, and white stripes
National Defense Service Medal with one bronze service star
Bronze star
Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal with service star
Bronze star
Southwest Asia Service Medal with service star
Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal
Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
Armed Forces Service Medal
Humanitarian Service Medal
Nuclear Deterrence Operations Service Medal
Air Force Expeditionary Service Ribbon with gold frame and two oak leaf clusters
Air Force Longevity Service Award with four oak leaf clusters
Armed Forces Reserve Medal with silver Hourglass device, "M" device and bronze award numeral 2
Bronze star
Small Arms Expert Marksmanship Ribbon with service star
Air Force Training Ribbon

References

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  1. ^ "The University of Connecticur One Hundred and Third Annual Commencement". University of Connecticut. May 18, 1986. Retrieved December 17, 2019.
  2. ^ "MAJOR GENERAL VITO E. ADDABBO > U.S. Air Force > Biography Display". Af.mil. Retrieved 2019-12-18.
Military offices
Preceded by Deputy Commander of the Air Force Global Strike Command
2019
Succeeded by
Preceded by
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Mobilization Assistant to the Commander, Air Force Global Strike Command
2019–2020
Succeeded by



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