Rear Admiral ΗΝ Georgios Floros Deputy Chief of the Hellenic Navy General Staff ( H . N . G . S .)
Rear Admiral Georgios Floros H . N . was born in Athens , Greece in 1967 . He is a 1988 graduate of the Hellenic Naval Academy .
During his early career he was appointed on board various types of warships , mainly frigates .
An Anti-Submarine Warfare officer , he commanded the Patrol Gunboat HS ORMI ( ex-US Asheville class ) from 2001-2002 , completing national deployments and operational patrols in the Aegean Sea .
From 2009-2010 , he commanded the Frigate HS SALAMIS ( MEKO class ). His ship participated with success , in the following major international Maritime Operations : – Active Endeavour ( NATO Operation against terrorism , in the Mediterranean Sea ) from October to November 2009 . – ATALANTA ( EU Antipiracy Operation in the Horn of Africa ) from December 2009 to April 2010 . Among other missions , HS SALAMIS was actively engaged in the safe release of the Greek flagged Super-Tanker “ MARAN CENTAURUS ” ( captured by pirates ).
His operational / tactical experience was later amplified during the years 2016 – 2022 , with the appointment as the Chief of Staff at the Hellenic Frigates Command , Commander of the 1st Frigates Squadron ( COMHELFRIGRON ONE ), Director of “ A ” Branch in Hellenic Navy General Staff ( DCOS OPS ), Head of Naval Operations , Plans & Policy , Naval Intelligence and Communications , Director of the Joint Operations Center in Hellenic National Defence General Staff ( DJOC / HNDGS ), Commander of Hellenic Frigates Command ( COMHELFRIG ) and until recently Chief Of Staff of the Hellenic Navy General Staff ( COS / HNGS )
Ashore , he has been the Commandant of the Navy Tactical Training school . He has served as an operational / defence planner and Intel analyst and he has been the Director of Naval Intelligence & Security ( A2 ) in the Hellenic Navy General Staff . He has also served as the aide-de-camp to the Minister of Defence .
Abroad , he completed a three-year tour from 2010-2013 as a staff officer , at the ( former ) NATO Maritime HQ in Naples ( Italy ) in the Exercises & Training division ( N7 ). Among other duties , he was also a member of the Maritime Assessment Working Group , during the Operation Unified Protector in Libya ( OUP ).
Floros has completed the Principal Warfare Officer ( PWO ) course in HMS DRYAD , U . K ( 1993 ). He has earned a Master ’ s Degree in Computer Science , from the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey , USA ( 1999 ). He is a graduate from the Supreme Joint Staff War College in Thessaloniki , Greece ( 2004 ). He has also attended the 19-4 CFMCC Flag Officers Course ( 2019 ).
Currently he is the Deputy Chief of the Hellenic Navy General Staff ( DCOM / HNGS ).
He has been awarded with the medals , decorations and commendations stipulated for an officer of his rank and seniority . In addition he has been awarded with medals due to participation in various operations ( SHARP GUARD , EUNAVFOR ATALANTA , UNIFIED PROTECTOR LIBYA ).
Rear Admiral Floros is married and he is the father of two sons .