Colonel Massimiliano Macioce leaves the command of the School after two years
On Wednesday, June 12, in the beautiful setting of the’Air Force Military Sciences Institute in Florence (ISMA), the handover of the presidency took place between Colonel Massimiliano Macioce, outgoing Commandant of the “Giulio Douhet” Military Aviation School and Colonel Mauro Nazzi.
The handover ceremony took place in the presence of Air Vice-Marshal Giovanni Francesco Adamo, Commander of the ISMA, and of the highest civil, religious and military authorities of the Florentine city.
It Colonel Macioce, After two years of being at the School, in his farewell speech he first wanted to thank all his collaborators and the teaching staff and, addressing the students directly, he wished them “A period of preparation for life rich in study to understand the past and the present and to be ready, as of tomorrow, to be relevant elements of our Nation. Always seek the truth and be able to analyze facts in their entirety and in their complexity, without dwelling on appearances and above all, be ready to distance yourself from the one-sided thinking, shaped and formatted.”
The change of command ceremony reached its most evocative moment when the outgoing Commander, after kissing the Institute Flag, handed it over to the hands of the new Commander. Colonel Nazzi who, taking the flag and kissing it in return, symbolically assumed command of the School.
In his first speech, the new Commander immediately expressed his emotion and gratitude for the prestigious assignment he is about to undertake.“La Douhet is the best high school of the Air Force and its goal is to train good citizens. To do this – Colonel Nazzi then continued – we must be prepared to face future challenges and provide you young people with the tools necessary to contribute to the progress of the Nation”.
At the end of the ceremony, the General Adamo, He, addressing the young students, urged them to face with courage the tests they will face in the near future and reminded them that “Every effort and activity you overcome, however small it may seem to you, will help you become better citizens and will increasingly enhance the prestige of the School and the Air Force.”.
It Colonel Nazzi, Coming from the 3rd Division of the Logistics Command, he thus assumed command of the “Giulio Douhet” Air Force Military School, a secondary school of second-degree education that offers courses in the classical and scientific disciplines, which is accessed through a public competition. The goal of the Institute is to foster balanced growth in students in terms of human, cultural, moral, physical, and character qualities so that they possess the necessary skills to become good citizens and to face the challenges of tomorrow, regardless of the future life choices of each student.
