Captain Anastasios Monastiriotis HN was born in Athens, Greece on September 26th, 1968, originated from the Ionian island of Corfu. He graduated from the Hellenic Naval Academy in 1992.
He is specialized in Navigation and Naval Ship Handling, graduated from the Hellenic Navy Navigation and Sailing Direction School of Hellenic Navy Training Center 'Palaskas' in 1996. He is also an alumnus of the Hellenic Naval War College in 2002, Hellenic Supreme Joint War College in 2010 and Hellenic National Defense College in 2020.
His operational service includes more than 12 years deployment at sea on board surface strike units. Along his sea career, he served on different types of ships of the Hellenic Fleet, mainly frigates, destroyers, minesweepers, general support ships and gunboats, having assumed various duties and among others Bridge Watchkeeping Officer and Navigator, Surface Warfare Officer (SWO), Combat Information Center Officer (CICO), Navigation and Naval Ship Handling Officer, Weapon Systems Officer (WSO), Operations Officer (OPS-O), Executive Officer (XO), and Commanding Officer (CO).
After disembarkation, he has served ashore in Aegean Naval Command as Direction of Staff Department Head and consecutively Head of Human Resources Branch, between 2002 and 2008, in Hellenic National Defense General Staff (HNDGS) as Operations and Planning Department Head of Civil-Military Cooperation (CIMIC) Directorate, between 2010 and 2015, in Hellenic Maritime Communications Headquarters for Eastern Mediterranean (HELLMARCOM HQ) as Deputy Commander, between 2015 and 2017. His last position was Training and Education Institutional and Legislation Framework Department Head in Hellenic Navy General Staff (HNGS), between 2017 and 2021.
Along his career, he has participated in numerous national, international, and allied exercises and operations, including NATO Maritime Guard/Sharp Guard/Sharp Fence Operation (Former Yugoslavia's Surveillance) of Standing Naval Force Mediterranean (STANAVFORMED) in the Adriatic Sea, between 1992 and 1993, aboard HS KOUNTOURIOTIS, and Standing NATO Mine Countermeasures Group Two (SNMCMG2) in 2006, aboard flag ship HS AXIOS. Along his career, he was awarded with all decorations, medals, and commendations up to his rank.
Captain Anastasios Monastiriotis HN lives in Spata, Attika, Greece, he is married to Evdoxia Kounalaki and they have a son Theodoros.
He is STRIKFORNATO's Director of Staff since August 10th, 2021.