The School of Specialists in Caserta hosted the meeting of the Presidents of the Sub-Officers, Graduates and Military Personnel of the Air Force.
From February 20 to 22, the School of Specialists of the Air Force hosted the meeting of Presidents of Sub-officers, Graduates and Military Personnel of the Air Force. The event had the aim of formalizing the creation of new figures of President who will complement, improving the listening and consulting capacity, the already existing network of SGMT Presidents, but also to present, at the summit of the Armed Forces, the results of the activity of mentoring that some Presidents have done in favor of the students of the Marescialli School in Viterbo.
The meeting began with the solemn ceremony of the flag-raising on the historic Piazzale delle Bandiere of the Caserta training institute, where the military careers of each of the Presidents who attended began, a symbol of the symbolic bond that unites them. “well back home”. The ceremony was presided over by Commander of the A.M./3rd Air Region Schools, Air Force Corps General Silvano Frigerio, After addressing the SSAM staff, he focused his attention on the Presidents and the important work carried out. Subsequently, he addressed the Course participants, emphasizing that the training provided in Caserta is of the highest standards and that once assigned to the Operational Departments, they will be able to begin their professional activities successfully.
Guided by President Head, 1st Lieutenant Giuseppe Giannetti, The Presidents of the SGMTs of the A.M. were welcomed by Commander of the Specialist School of the AM., Colonel Francesco Sassara and they met the Chief of the Air Staff, Air Chief Marshal Luca Goretti. President Capo Giannetti presented a status report on the activities of SMA to the CEO. mentoring That some Presidents have worked in favor of the Junior Officers: the Presidents have transferred their human and professional experience to the young military officers in order to familiarize them with the figure of the SGMT President and the dynamic and full of opportunities world of the Operational Department.
During his speech, the General Goretti He reiterated that the figure of the The SGMT President is very important for young military personnel and for the command action because “You are multipliers of information for the Commanders” And it is with this awareness that the new figures of President have been created. This refinement of the network of Presidents will provide additional added value to the Commanders and will consolidate the growth and identity path of the figure of the SGMT President.
Next, the General Frigerio He illustrated the configuration and main activities of the Schools Command in the strategic functions of selection, training and education, focusing on the military training of the students and the extremely high moral, ethical and character values that derive from it, so that it is increasingly evident that the members of the Blue Army, before being excellent professionals, are excellent military officers.
On the second day of the meeting, the Presidents paid a visit to 9th Wing of Grazzanise, where, welcomed by Commander, Col. Massimo Luigi Valente, They had the opportunity to learn about and deepen their understanding of the recent changes that the Department has undergone. The day was characterized by a’experiential activities guided by Colonel Federico Fioravanti, a psychologist physician of the Air Force, where the study was deepened The psychological dynamics underlying interpersonal relationships. Subsequently, the activity was transferred to the operational area of the 9th Air Wing, where the Presidents were actively involved in an training exercise using the HH-101 weapon system and tactical support personnel from Furbara’s Special Operations Unit.
Staying in the operational area of the 9th Stormtrooper Wing, the experiential day concluded at the Hangar of the A.M. Specialist School, where the Presidents were able to appreciate the practical training provided to Aircraft Maintenance Technicians attending the courses in Caserta.
The final day of the meeting was finally dedicated to Open discussion and sharing of experiences between the Presidents, In particular, the new network of SGMT presidents was discussed, which will be complemented by the following new figures:
• President of the “International Area Italy/Abroad”;
• President of the “Interforze Area”;
• “Area President” in the national context;
• “Referents”.
At the end the President Head, 1st Lieutenant Giuseppe Giannetti, He expressed his own “satisfaction and gratitude to Col. Sassara, who made it clear and unmistakable” the deep trust and respect that she inspires Leadership The Armed Forces entrusts SGMT to the Presidents.
The President of the Sub-Officers, Graduates and Military Personnel, aims to play a consultative role for the Commander on matters concerning the Sub-Officers, Graduates and Military Personnel; regarding discipline and regulations, he represents a true example of non-directive roles.
The School of Specialists of the A.M., which hosted the meeting, is an educational institution for the initial basic training, specialized technical training, instruction, refresher training, specialization, qualification and retraining of personnel of the Air Force, the Other Armed Forces, Armed Corps and non-State entities, as well as personnel of foreign Armed Forces, and is hierarchically subordinate to the Command of the A.M. Schools/3rd Air Region of Bari.
The 9th Squadron, with its HH-212 and HH-101A flight assets, performs support operations for Special Operations as well as the search and recovery of high-value personnel in hostile territory (Personnel Recovery), providing air support to the surface forces and intervening, in the presence of injured people, with emergency medical evacuation activities.
The 9th Air Wing is directly subordinate to the 1st Special Operations Air Brigade and is part of the Air Force Command based in Rome.
