On Wednesday 11 April, the Chief of the General Staff of the Air Force, General of the Air Squadron Enzo Vecciarelli, accompanied by the President of the Sub-officers, Graduates and Military Personnel, 1st Lieutenant Giovanni Palantra, visited the facilities of the 2nd Missile Maintenance Department, the 1st Technical Control Laboratory and the TLC Squadron located at the airport base in Padua.
To welcome the Chief of SMA, Colonel Marcello Portaccio, Director of the 2nd R.MMe and Commander of the Air Base.
After a brief greeting at the Director’s office, the Head of SMA attended the various presentation briefings; in particular, Col. Portaccio, in the presence of his closest collaborators, highlighted the diverse tasks of the Department, which include the supervisory and command functions at the airports for the affiliated entities (1st Technical Control Laboratory, TLC Squadron of the 1st R.T.C. of Milan, 103rd Security Nucleus), as well as those of the Padua Company and Station C.C./A.M. and the Coordination and Control Department (S.C.C./A.M.) of Abano Terme. Subsequently, he outlined the “technical-operational” tasks related to the multiplicity of weapon systems for which maintenance and logistical management are carried out.
The visit was an opportunity for General Vecciarelli to meet the military and civilian personnel of the Airport, “to whom he expressed his warm appreciation for the work carried out in a particular moment such as the current one and in delicate sectors such as logistics and maintenance, which have always been considered by many to be the children of a lesser god”, the Basic Council of the Representation (CO.B.A.R.) and the Unified Trade Union Representation (R.S.U.).
The Head of SMA was then accompanied on a visit to the infrastructure and the main areas for processing and storing materials.
The exchange of Crests and the signing of the Honor Roll, on which General Vecciarelli “promised his utmost commitment to ensure that the needs of the Administration meet the expectations of all the staff,” concluded the introductory visit.
The 2nd Missile Maintenance Department, subordinate to the 2nd Division of the A.M. Logistics Command, ensures the technical, logistical and maintenance management of the HH-212 helicopter, the Air Defense Aerea Terra/Aria missile systems, the onboard armament and the ground armament provided to the Air Force, and performs the functions of Air Guard Command, ensuring logistical and administrative support to all A.M. agencies in the Patavina area.
