Maj. Gen. Select Matteo Martemucci has been appointed deputy chief of the Central Security Service.
He will serve under CSS Chief and National Security Agency Director Gen. Paul Nakasone, overseeing military and U.S. Coast Guard signals intelligence missions, NSA announced Friday.
Martemucci most recently served as director of intelligence for the U.S. Cyber Command, which is also led by Nakasone. He was primarily responsible for cyber operation planning and execution, which was critical in the implementation of combat missions around the globe.
As a decorated U.S. Air Force brigadier general, he was deployed in operations Iraqi Freedom, Enduring Freedom, Inherent Resolve, Decisive Endeavor and Southern Watch.
He also led intelligence units in the U.S. and overseas, such as the Test Squadron Intelligence Support at Edwards Air Force Base and the 51st Operations Support Squadron at Osan Air Base in South Korea.
“I am excited to continue my working relationship with Brig Gen Martemucci. He is a steadfast leader who will build upon the solid foundation laid by his predecessor, Maj Gen Douglas Coppinger. I place my full confidence in him to lead the CSS,” remarked Nakasone, a seven-time inductee into the Executive Mosaic Wash100.