Christophe Prazuck

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Christophe Prazuck
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Amiral Christophe Prazuck
Born (1960-10-11) 11 October 1960 (age 63)
Oran, Algeria
AllegianceFrance
Service/branch French Navy
Years of service1979–present
Rank Amiral
Commands Chief of Staff of the French Navy
FORFUSCO
SIRPA Marine
Floréal
Amphibious Ship Champlain
Awards Commander of the Legion of Honour
Knight of the National Order of Merit
Commander of the Order of Maritime Merit

Christophe Prazuck (born 11 October 1960) is a French naval officer. He was promoted to amiral and appointed the Chief of Staff of the French Navy on 13 July 2016.

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Early life and first assignments

The son of Amiral Stéphane Prazuck, [1] Christophe Prazuck entered to the École Navale (French : École navale ) in September 1979. After the application school on the Jeanne d'Arc, he was assigned from 1982 to 1984 on the patroller Altaïr then on the Amphibious disembarking transport ship Champlain, based at the Réunion. He remained primarily in the zone around the Indian Ocean until his next posting as second commanding officer of the patroller Épée in Mayotte. [2]

From 1984 to 1989, Prazuck joined the Submarine Forces, serving first on the Ouessant , then on the Doris as an operations officer; he was then an officer marked «armes» at the commission of practical studies. [2]

From 1989 to 1991, Prazuck was a candidate at the United States Naval Postgraduate School at Monterey, California, where he obtained a Doctor of Philosophy in Physical oceanography (Physical behavior study of the oceans). Following that formation, he directed naval environmental cell of Toulouse. [2]

Senior naval career

Commands

In 1994, Prazuck became second in command of the command and supply ship Var, before assuming command of the amphibious ship Camplain the following year. [2]

In 1996, Prazuck integrated the Inter-arm Defense College (École de guerre), and became chief of the operations group (CGO) on board the anti-submarine frigate Tourville . In 1999, he assumed command of the Floréal based in Reunion. [2]

Public relations

In 2000, Prazuck joined the Information Service and Public Relations of the Armies (French : Service d'informations et de relations publiques des armées) – Marine (SIRPA – Marine) where he exercised the function of second in command, before assuming the lead role in 2001 for a period of three years. In 2004, he was placed at the head of the Media department of Communication and Information Defense Delegation (French : Délégation à l'information et à la communication de la Défense) (DICoD), then in 2006, he became the communication counselor of the Chief of the general staff headquarters of the Armies CEMA. [2]

General officer

On 1 August 2009, Prazuck was nominated to the rank of contre-amiral (Counter-Admiral) and assumed, in August 2010, the commandment of Maritime Force of the Fusiliers Marins and Commandos (FORFUSCO) in Lorient. [2]

Promoted to vice-amiral d’escadre (Squadron vice-admiral), he became, in August 2010, the director of military personnel of the French Navy and deputy chief of the general staff headquarters – Human resources – of the general staff headquarters of the French Navy (French : état-major de la Marine). [2]

By a Ministerial Council (French : Conseil des ministers  [ fr ]) Decree decision on 6 July 2016, Prazuck was designated as Chief of Staff of the French Navy (French : Chef d'état-major de la Marine, CEMM) and was elevated to the rank designation of amiral, as of 12 July, [3] by replacing Amiral Bernard Rogel, who had been promoted to Chief of the Military Staff of the President of the Republic (French : Chef d'État-Major du Président de la République  [ fr ]).[ citation needed ]

Decorations and medals

Brevet Parachutiste.jpg
Legion Honneur Commandeur ribbon.svg Ordre national du Merite Chevalier ribbon.svg Ordre du Merite maritime Commandeur ribbon.svg
Medaille de la Defense Nationale Argent ribbon.svg Medaille commemorative Francaise ribbon.svg NATO SFOR ribbon bar.svg
OPMM-cX.svg Order of Naval Merit - Grand Officer (Brazil) - ribbon bar.png Medalha do Merito Tamandare.png
Noribbon.svg AUS Order of Australia (military) BAR.svg ITA OMRI 2001 Com BAR.svg

See also

Notes and references

  1. FORFUSCO. Assigned to Commando de penfentanyo in 1980 Admiral Stéphane Prazuck, on ecole.nav.traditions
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Biographie du vice amiral d'escadre Prazuck on site of the ministère de la Défense
  3. Decree of July 7 2016, JORF n° 158 July 8
  4. 2019-S7 – Honorary Officer (AO) in Military Division (8 October 2019)
Military offices
Preceded by Chief of Staff of the French Navy
2016–2020
Succeeded by

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