After having served in helicopter units and having been deployed overseas on multiple theaters of operation, Brig Gen Celo commanded the 106 Air Force Base in Bordeaux Merignac and the Air Force Public Affairs Office. He also served in the Joint Staff within the Joint Inspector General’s office.In 2018 he serve with the rank of colonel as the Executive Assistant to the NATO Supreme Allied Commander Transformation (SACT) in Norfolk, Virginia (4* General ; one of the two strategic commander of the Alliance ; the second one being SACEUR).
Upon his promotion to Brigadier General in 2024, he was assigned as the Director of Partner Integration (J9) and French Senior National Representative (SNR) for Combined Joint Task Force – Operation Inherent Resolve (CJTF-OIR) in Kuwait and Iraq. Based in Baghdad, he directly supervised detention facilities and displaced persons camps in Northeast Syria and Served as one of the 2 non US Flag General officer of the international coalition.
On August 1, 2026, he assumed command of the French Military Mission in Tampa, Florida, serving concurrently as the French Senior National Representative to USCENTCOM.
Brig Gen Celo is married and has three children. He is a pilot with more than 3,000 flying hours, including over 500 combat missions over hostile territory. His military decorations include the United States Legion of Merit degree to Officer.