Robert Catalanotti

Robert Catalanotti (born September 7, 1958) is a retired major general, currently a Senior Fellow at the Joint Forces Staff College (JFSC) in Norfolk, VA. He last served as Senior Advisor [Senior Executive Service (SES)] in the Office of the Secretary of Defense International Affairs (Policy), Pentagon, prior to that, as Director, Exercises and Training Directorate J-7, United States Central Command (USCENTCOM). Earlier, he was assigned as Commander/Program Manager of Critical Infrastructure, US Security Cooperation in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (USCENTCOM). From 2007 to 2008, Catalanotti was the Commanding General, 98th Division, now relocated at Fort Benning, Georgia. From 2004 to 2005, he was assigned base commander at Camp Taji, Iraq.

Catalanotti was inducted into the National Army ROTC Hall of Fame and is a recipient of the Department of State Superior Honor Award and the Engineer Regiment Bronze Order of the de Fleury Medal.

Education Catalanotti is a 1980 graduate of Assumption University who gained his commission as a second lieutenant through cross-town enrollment in Army ROTC at Worcester Polytechnic Institute. He holds a master's degree from Suffolk University and a master's in strategic studies from the United States Army War College.

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