Commander Andrea Magi joined the Italian Navy in 1990. After serving on board frigates and the ITS Garibaldi as the Electronic Warfare Officer, he was assigned to the Gruppo Aerei Imbarcati, the Italian Navy Harrier AV8B+ Squadron, as Intelligence Officer and served on board Italian Navy aircraft carriers. In 2014, he was appointed Fleet Air Arm Intelligence Branch Chief. He participated in all major operations including ‘Sharp Guard’, ‘IFOR’, ‘Enduring Freedom’, ‘ISAF’, ‘Leonte’, ‘Unified Protector’ and ‘Sophia’. In September 2017 he was posted at the European Personnel Recovery Centre, in Poggio Renatico (Italy), as Education Staff Officer and JPR Instructor. Currently he is assigned at the JAPCC, Combat Air Branch, as Maritime Air Operations including Carrier Operations (RW) SME.