Air Force General Mirco Zuliani visited the facilities of the radar site at Poggio Ballone Upon his arrival, General Zuliani, accompanied by the Commander of the A.M. Group Radar Coordination Center, Colonel Arturo Cattel, was received by the Commander of the 21st Gr.R.A.M., Lieutenant Colonel Fabio Stefanizzi.
General Zuliani met with the members of the Military Representative Office and subsequently attended the briefing on the functions and organization of the Radar Group, which, without interruption, 24 hours a day, thanks to the daily work of highly qualified personnel, has been fulfilling its institutional mission of being the sentinel of the national skies for more than forty-five years.
Subsequently, a visit was made to the Operations Room; at the end of which General Zuliani had the opportunity to meet and greet all the personnel of the Department, expressing words of appreciation for the work carried out. At the conclusion of the visit, General Zuliani signed the Honor Roll, complimenting himself “for the exceptional work carried out on which the Armed Forces know they can count”and declaring himself certain that “Together, we will continue to achieve ever greater successes for the Air Force.”The 21st Air Force Radar Group carries out airspace control activities in the assigned area of responsibility with tasks of identifying air traffic, disseminating information related to the air situation, and participating in operations, also through tactical control, when delegated, of aircraft of the national air defense.
