Accompanied to the Wing's meeting room, Col. Nanni, in the presence of the Wing's section heads, illustrated a briefing on the multiple and complex activities underway at the 9th Wing, with particular reference to those specifically connected to Special Operations. The visit was indeed also an important opportunity to meet the AM Units deployed these days at the 9th Wing for the exercise “Tents and Scales”organised by the 1st BAOS.
Following this, the Chief of EAS visited the new historical club of the Wing, recently inaugurated, which was set up by the department's personnel and where numerous evocative artefacts belonging to the glorious history of the 9th Wing from 1967 to the present day are preciously kept.
It Tour it continued with a visit to the base's infrastructure in both the logistics and operational areas, with particular attention to the new hangars built for helicopter accommodation HH-101A, to new accommodation specifically built for staff deployed on operational activities, and finally to the numerous infrastructures 2nd NATO Signal Battalion to which the 9th Wing provides functions of Host Nation.
During the visit, Gen. Goretti also touched on future programmes for rotary-wing assets, with particular reference to technology. Future Vertical Lift (FVL) “I am convinced that Future Vertical Lift is the technology of the future, just as the F-35 was the fifth-generation aircraft of the future in its time.“, he added.“This is a technology for a propelled helicopter that will have almost double the speed of traditional helicopters. In my opinion, this represents a real added value, especially for the specific operations we will have to carry out in the future.”.
General Goretti also took the opportunity to meet with COBAR and the SS.RR. representatives of the Wing.
The visit concluded with a signature in the visitors' book by General Goretti, who before departing wanted to congratulate and thank the men and women of the 9th Wing for the immense professionalism, availability, and spirit of sacrifice with which they operate daily, once again emphasising the strategic role that the 9th Wing holds within the Armed Force.
