A new commander for the “Indians” The ceremony took place in the presence of the Commander of the 51st Wing, Colonel Maurizio D’Andrea, and the personnel of the Stormo from numerous former members of the 103rd Flight Wing. During his speech, Major Emanuele C., after almost two years of intense activity as Commander – praised the excellent work of his men deployed both in operations outside the national borders and in national and international contexts, operational and training. Major P., for his part, expressed his pride at the assignment given to him and, in thanking Colonel D’Andrea for the trust placed in him, also wished to express his deep gratitude to his predecessor for the enormous contribution to growth he was able to provide to the Group through his command actions, committing himself to facing the challenges ahead with energy and dedication. The constitution of the 103rd Autonomous Group of Bombardment at Tuffo dates back to February 15, 1943, and took place at the airport of Lonate Pozzolo (Varese). In 1989, the 103rd Group was assigned to the 51st Flight and was the first Italian unit to receive the new AMX aircraft. The 103rd Group operated in 2011 during the Unified Protector operation in the Libyan context in accordance with UN resolutions 1970 and 1973, and from 2009 until July 2014 it operated in the context of the ISAF mission in Afghanistan.
