A great act of volunteering and solidarity through which the Armed Forces provided their contribution, in hundreds of pharmacies across the national territory, in favor of the smallest, the most vulnerable and the most needy.
From November 18 to 25 the 10th edition of the “In Farmacia per i Bambini”, a charitable initiative organized by Foundation Francesca Rava – NPH Italy Onlus On the occasion of the “International Day for the Rights of the Child and Adolescents“aimed at raising awareness about children’s rights and collecting medicines and products babycare for children in health poverty.
The’Italian Air Force It supported charitable activities through the commitment of military personnel from various Armed Forces agencies, deployed throughout the national territory, welcoming customers to pharmacies, showing them the children’s rights card and collecting medicines to donate for charity.
Women and men from Air Squadron Command ed Public employees, including the Aerospace Operations Command of Ferrara, the 46a Air Brigade of Pisa, the 17th Stormtrooper Wing“ from Furbara (RM), the 36th Fighter Wing from Gioia del Colla (BA), the 51st Wing of Istrana (TV), the Sigonella Airport Command (CT) together with personnel and associations of the Navy and the 22nd Missile Defense Group of Licola (NA), of Command Schools/3rd Air Region of the AM of Bari and the public bodies employed by it, including the’Air Force Academy from Pozzuoli (NA), the 61st Wing from Galatina (LE), the 70th Wing of Latina, the School Aviation English from Loreto (AN), the Montescuro Air Detachment (CS) and the Otranto Air Detachment. Several Armed Forces Entities present in the area also joined in with great enthusiasm. Sardinia, where the activity was coordinated by Italian Air Force Command for the Autonomous Region of Sardinia based in Cagliari, the Command 1st Air Region of Milan and staff of AM Historical and Sports Center of Vigna di Valle (RM) who carried out the charitable activity together with personnel from the Navy and the National Association of Sailors of Italy (ANMI).
A common thread, that of social commitment, that unites the almost One hundred years of the history of the Air Force that will officially be celebrated on March 28, 2023 and that testifies to the passion, tenacity and competence of the great Azzurra family, which, in the fulfillment of its institutional duties – first and foremost that of defending the national airspace – operates with passion and dedication also on issues of socio-health importance to protect the collective.
