CHANGE OF COMMAND AT THE VIGNA DI VALLE HISTORIOGRAPHICAL AND SPORTS CENTRE

Colonel Giuseppe Lauriola hands over to Colonel Rosario D’Auria, the new Commander of the Historical and Sports Centre of the Air Force in Vigna di Valle (CSSAM). On July 9th, at the hangar housing the multi-purpose gym of the Air Force Sports Centre, the change of command of the CSSAM of Vigna di Valle took place between the outgoing Commander, Colonel Giuseppe Lauriola, and the incoming Commander, Colonel Rosario D’Auria. The event was held in accordance with the provisions dictated by the current emergency situation, in the presence of the Commander of the Rome Air Force Command (COMAER), Major General Francesco Cannillo.
The old seaplane base“Luigi Bourlot”Vigna di Valle is where aviation began in Italy. Starting in 1906, the first military airships flew from here, followed by seaplanes. In the 1960s, the base was redeveloped and transformed into a Sports Centre and a Centre for the Collection of Historic Aircraft, which in 1977 officially became the Museum of History. Today the CSSAM of Vineyard of the Valley It has the task of overseeing the activities of these two entities, which are called upon to represent the image of the Armed Force both at a sporting and historical-cultural level. In addition to its institutional duties, the CSSAM also provides logistical support to SICRAL (Italian System for Reserved Communications and Alarms), an important inter-force telecommunications centre, and the C.T.M. – Technical Centre for Meteorology.