The handover ceremony between Lt. Col. Alessandro Losio and Lt. Col. Ettore Grimani took place in the presence of the Commander of the 6th Wing, Colonel Luigi Del Bene
The ceremony took place in the presence of the Wing Commander, Colonel Luigi Del Bene, the personnel of the Group and a representation of the Wing's departments, guests and family members.
In his farewell speech, Lieutenant Colonel Losio thanked the Wing Commander and his predecessors, who allowed him to operate in all Force Protection activities with the utmost esteem and trust. The outgoing Commander then recalled the important operational commitments undertaken in recent years by his personnel alongside other elements of the Wing, including 18 NATO inspections and evaluations. Lt Col Losio has been assigned to the 3rd Department of the Italian Air Force Staff.
Lieutenant Colonel Grimani, upon taking up his new post, emphasised the principles that will guide his future command: professionalism, sincerity, spirit of sacrifice and courage. Lieutenant Colonel Grimani was born in Rome on 21 July 1969 and comes from the 84th Reserve Officer Cadet Course, attended in 1990. He has held various positions at the 14th Radar and Air Defence Group (Gr.R.A.M.), the 12th Gr.R.A.M. and CAOC5, where he served as Head of Force Protection CBRN Control Area.
In 2003 he was employed out-of-area at CAOC 6 (Eskisehir - Turkey) as a CBRN Officer. From 2008 to 2011 he was assigned to CC-Air-Hq Izmir as Staff Officer Force Protection and subsequently as Force Protection Area Chief within the Taceval Division. In 2010 he completed the NATO Force Protection Officers Course and the ACO Taceval Force Protection Evaluator Course, first qualifying as a NATO Evaluator for the Force Protection branch, and later becoming a Force Protection Area Chief evaluator. Lt Col Grimani has been awarded the NATO Medal for operations in the former Yugoslavia and the NATO Medal for operations in Kosovo. He is married and has three daughters.
