Rinaldo Veri (born 22 April 1952) is an

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naval officer. He was promoted to the rank of ''Ammiraglio di squadra'' (equivalent to Vice admiral) on July 1, 2010 and assumed command of the naval forces of

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on 10 March 2011.COM MC Naples
/ref> As of 23 March 2011, he is commanding NATO naval operation

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to enforce the arms embargo against

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in support of United Nations Security Council Resolutions

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and

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.Western air strikes fail to dislodge Gaddafi armour
'

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' Monitoring Desk, Saturday, March 26, 2011

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