Monday 26 June, at the “Courtyard of the Transatlantic Flyers” at Palazzo Aeronautica, the handover ceremony took place for the position of Head of the Air Force Medical Corps, in the presence of Chief of Staff of the Air Force, Air Squadrone General Luca Goretti, between the Chief Inspector General CSArn Giuseppe Ciniglio Appiani and Brigadier General CSArn Pietro Perelli.
The event was attended by numerous military authorities, guests, family members, and a large contingent of aeronautical medical personnel.
In the farewell greeting, the General Rabbit Appiani The outgoing Head of the Health Corps, after having greeted the Head of SMA and the guests present, retraced his life in uniform through its key stages, identified as a path of growth, from youth to full maturity, emphasising the strong family bond’Blue Weapon initiated since its foundation and with no small emotion, thanking the men and women who constitute the backbone of Air Force Health Services, doctors, nurses and psychologists, for their strong dedication to work and tireless commitment, daily and constant, which became particularly evident during the pandemic emergency, wishing for his successor the achievement of even more important goals.
It General Perelli, symbolically picking up the legacy of his predecessor, he has guaranteed continuity in supporting the ever-new and challenging operational commitments in service of Armed Forces but also the numerous and prestigious projects initiated in collaboration with universities and research institutes, which aim to have a strong and mutual exchange of experiences and expertise.
The Chief of Staff of the Air Force, in his closing remarks at the ceremony, greeted the guests and recalled what aeronautical health services had achieved during the pandemic, thanks also to the dedication of General Ciniglio Appiani to the Italian Air Force. He thanked him for the important milestones reached during his command, not least the granting of public commendations to Aeronautical Health Services, and expressed his hope that General Perelli will continue to follow the path already laid out.
