On Monday 29 August, the handover ceremony for the Command of the 32nd Radar Squadron took place between the outgoing Commander, Lieutenant Colonel Ciro Piergianni, and the incoming Commander, Lieutenant Colonel Maurizio Marozzi. In his farewell speech after three years in command, Lieutenant Colonel Piergianni expressed his personal gratitude to the Commander of the GRAM Coordination Centre for the constant support received during his tenure, and to the men and women of the Unit for the professionalism with which they daily carried out their assigned mission, highlighting how “with their work and the sacrifice of their families they have contributed to building the country's security.” Upon taking up his new role, Lieutenant Colonel Marozzi thanked the Higher Authority for the trust placed in him by entrusting him with the leadership of the Unit, assuring his unconditional availability in fulfilling the “difficult task of managing in the best possible way the transition phase from Radar Squadron to Air Force Detachment and Radar Flight, which will involve important choices that will necessarily also affect the family sphere of every man and woman of Volpe Radar.” In his speech, Colonel Cattel, after conveying the greetings of Air Squad General Mario Renzo Ottone, Commander of the Poggio Renatico Air Operations Command, highlighted the brilliant results achieved in every sector by the 32nd Radar Squadron under the leadership of Lieutenant Colonel Piergianni and assured Lieutenant Colonel Marozzi of the fullest and most constant support during his command. Finally, he dwelt on the future restructuring process of the Unit, assuring that “personnel are not and will never be sidelined during the delicate phases of the organisation's transformation.”.
