Commander of the 110th Communications and Informatics Center
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Vasile Decebal CIOBĂNIȚĂ
He was born on November 18, 1976.
He graduated from the “Mircea cel Bătrân” Naval Academy in Constanța, class of 2000. He completed a master's program in command (Naval Staff College) and a strategic planning course (Naval Command College) at the Naval War College in Newport, USA, in 2016 and 2026, respectively.
Over the course of his career, he held 11 different positions within the Romanian Naval Forces, NATO, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and the Department for Defense Policy, Planning, and International Relations.
Between 2000 and 2008, he held four different positions within the 146 Mine Countermeasures Squadron, both on board the minehunters 29 and 24, as well as serving as a staff officer.
Between 2008 and 2011, he carried out duties as an officer responsible for planning exercises and lessons learned, as well as serving as an instructor at the NATO Maritime Interdiction Operational Training Center (NMIOTC) in Souda, Crete.
Between 2011 and 2015, he served on board the frigate “Regele Ferdinand”, holding the positions of watch officer, navigation group commander, and head of personnel.
Between 2015 and 2017, he was the commander of the Maritime Dragoon 30, and from 2017 to 2021 he was seconded to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs as a defense minister-counselor at Romania's Permanent Representation to the European Union. During this time, he represented Romania on the management committee of the European Union Satellite Centre (EU SatCen), as well as handled relations with the European Defence Agency and other EU member states regarding capability development initiatives.
Between 2021 and 2024, he worked in the EU Section of the Defense Policy Directorate within the Department for Defense Policy, Planning, and International Relations, as head of the EU Initiatives Office in the field of defense capabilities. From 2024 to 2026, he served as deputy commander for intelligence at the 243rd Radioelectronic and Observation Brigade.
Between September and December 2012, he took part in the EUNAVFOR ATALANTA Operation. He also participated in missions with NATO's standing naval groups (SNMG-2 and SNMCMG-2), both as the commander of the Maritime Minesweeper 30 and as chief navigator on board the frigate “Regele Ferdinand”. Additionally, he took part in several NATO multinational exercises, being part of the crews of the two maritime minesweepers evaluated by NATO committees.
Throughout his career, he was awarded several military honours, including the Naval Forces Badge of Honor and the Badge of Honor from the Department for Defense Policy, Planning, and International Relations.
On the 1th of October 2020, he has held the position of Commander of the “Vice Admiral engineer Grigore Marteş” 110th Communication and Informatics Centre.