COVID, DEFENSE: THE NUMBER OF DRIVE-THROUGH FACILITIES PREPARED BY THE MILITARY AIRFORCE IN LOMBARDY REMAINS AT THIRTEEN

The number of Drive Thru checkpoints set up by the Air Force in Lombardy as part of the IGEA operation of the Ministry of Defense has risen to thirteen.

23/11/2020

Source: General Office of the Chief of Staff of the Air Force

Author: Public Information Office - Rome

The number of Drive Thru checkpoints set up by the Air Force in Lombardy as part of the IGEA operation of the Ministry of Defense has risen to thirteen. Since the beginning of the second phase, the Armed Forces are undertaking an important effort with the deployment of over 15,000 military personnel and approximately 1,300 vehicles, assets managed and coordinated by the Inter-Service High-Level Operations Command (COI) through theCOVID Emergency Monitoring Room, In synergy and close collaboration with the Institutions, Local Health Authorities and Civil Protection.
Finally, to manage this emergency, the device used within the framework of the operation was increased by over 750 units.’Operation Safe Roads, For a total of approximately 7,800 men and women from the Armed Forces who contribute to the control of the territory, in support and close coordination with the Law Enforcement Forces.

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