George Navarini

LIEUTENANT COLONEL GEORGE NAVARINI is Director, Marketing and Public Affairs of Florida Wing. Under the authority of the wing commander, he directs the internal and external public affairs component of the wing and serves as the chief spokesman for Florida Wing, in fulfillment of the organization’s congressionally mandated missions of Aerospace Education, Cadet (youth leadership) Program and Emergency Services. The colonel also serves as the Commander of Pembroke Pines Composite Squadron.

The colonel originally joined Civil Air Patrol as a cadet member in September 1972. He progressed through the CAP Cadet Program, culminating with the General Carl A. Spaatz award in October 1976. He represented the United States to Switzerland in the 1977 International Air Cadet Exchange and was the 1978 Florida and South East Region Cadet Member of the Year. The colonel was awarded the 2005 Florida Wing Public Affairs Officer of the Year.

Lt Col Navarini is a rated Mission Observer, Mission Scanner, Mission Information Officer, Ground Team Leader, Mission Radio Operator, Air and Ground Radiological Monitor and CISM Team Member. Within the Civil Air Patrol Professional Development Program, he holds a master rating in Public Affairs and Cadet Programs, a senior rating in Aerospace Education and a technician rating in Communications. He holds the rating of Advanced Ranger. He has been a commander three times. His staff assignments include duty as Wing (state level) and Group (county level) Director of Marketing and Public Affairs, Wing Deputy Director of Cadet Programs,and Wing SAR Alerting Officer, as well as Group Chief of Staff, Inspector General and Special Projects Officer. He served as Commandant of Cadets of the 2006-2007 South East Region Winter Encampment at Fort Benning, Georgia. Most recently, he has been awarded the Knight Officer grade of both the Order of the Star of Ethiopian Empire and the Order of the Intare (Lion) of Rwanda.

He is a financial advisor by profession, and is the managing partner of South Florida-based investment firm. A native of Miami, Florida, he resides in Pembroke Pines.

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