From 23 May until November 2010 he was assigned at the Regional Command West – H.Q as Joint Air Task Force Commander for ISAF Operation in Afghanistan.
Re-assigned to the Air Force Staff 3 Department his duties were:
- Air Force Staff Project Officer from 25 November, 2010 to 04 December, 2011;
- Air Force Staff J.S.F. Working Group Representative;
- Air Force Staff “Doctrine and Future Plans” Office Deputy Chief from December, 2011 to September, 2013.
He was assigned to the 4th Department (Military Programs) of the General Defense Secretary/ National Armaments Directorate, as Head of the Aeronautical Programs Office from September 2013 until August 2015.
In September 2017, he was made DCOS (Deputy Chief of Staff) at Air Command, Rome until 28 September, 2018 when he became the Italian Joint Cell SNR (Senior National Representative) at the US CENTCOM in Tampa, Florida with the rank of Brigadier General until 13 October, 2019.
Since the 11 November 2019, he is has been appointed Director of the NATO Strategic Direction – South Hub (NSD-S Hub) in JFC Naples.
Brig. Gen. Davide RE has over 2,700 hours of flying time in 6 different aircraft; SF260, T-37, T-38A, T-38C, G-91T and Tornado PA-200 (IDS–Interdiction Strike and ECR–Electronic Combat Reconnaissance).
During his career, to date, he has been awarded different medals including the Aeronautical Military Medal for Long Air Navigation First Grade (Gold), the Bosnia Commemorative Cross, the Gold Cross for Service Experience (25 years), the Former-Yugoslavia NATO Medal, the First Level Bronze Award for Operations, the Bronze Medal Award as Commander, the Meritorious Service Medal, the Italian Republic Medal of Merit and others.
During his career to date he has been awarded:
- Aeronautical Military Medal for Long Air Navigation First Grade (Gold);
- Bosnia Commemorative Cross;
- Gold Cross for Service Experience (25 years);
- Former-Yugoslavia NATO Medal;
- Kosovo NATO Medal;
- First Level Bronze Award for Operations;
- Bronze Medal Award as Commander;
- Afghanistan Commemorative Cross Medal;
- NATO non-Article Five Operations in Afghanistan;
- Meritorious Service Medal;
- Italian Republic Medal of Merit.
He is married to Mrs. Ilaria DEGL’INNOCENTI and has a 9-year-old daughter, Vittoria.