Colonel Luca Maineri hands over the baton to Colonel Roberto Del Vecchio at the helm of the “Red Devils”.” On Tuesday 30 July, with the formula of recognition pronounced by the outgoing Commander and with the symbolic handover of the War Flag, the handover of command of the 6th Squadron at Ghedi took place between Colonel Luca Maineri and Colonel Roberto Del Vecchio. The ceremony was presided over by the Air Division General Silvano Frigerio, Commander of the Combat Forces and the 1st Air Region of Milan, in the presence of the highest authorities of the Brescia province and the former Commanders of the 6th Wing. The 6th Stormtrooper “Alfredo Fusco” is hierarchically subordinate to the Air Force Command of Rome, through the Milan Combat Forces Command, and its task is to plan and coordinate the training and preparation of capabilities in accordance with national and NATO/EU plans for precision engagement, support to surface forces, and reconnaissance in the EO/IR and electromagnetic spectrum. It also ensures the operational conversion and standardization of the flight crews assigned to the Tornado IDS/ECR line.
