Colonel Valerio Vivaldi, the outgoing Commander, hands over command to Lieutenant Colonel Germano Masia.
Thursday 5 September, at the hangar of the Linate Airport Command / Headquarters, the change of command took place. 1st Communications Technical Unit Command between Colonel Valerio Vivaldi, Outgoing commander, and the Lieutenant Colonel Germano Masia, Incoming Commander.
The ceremony was presided over by Commander of the 3rd Division of Air Force Logistics Command, Brigadier General Sandro Sanasi. Please present at the event the Commander of the 4th Communications and DA/AV Systems Brigade of Borgo Piave, Brigadier General Pietro Spagnoli, and military authorities of the Milanese air base.
In his farewell speech, the Colonel Vivaldi firstly extended a warm welcome to the guests who had gathered and then thanked the staff of the Department and the Dependent Squadrons who “Over time, they have operated with absolute professionalism, consistently achieving their set objectives and confirming themselves as an excellence in the CIS sector..”At the end of his speech, he expressed words of thanks to the staff of Italian Air Force Mountain Aeronautics Centre (CAMM) on Monte Cimone What“it has become an excellence for the Armed Forces in the field of environmental measurements and greenhouse gas monitoring”.
It Colonel Vivaldi emphasised“the continued and constant commitment of all personnel in satisfying both CIS maintenance works of operational relevance and complex works of priority institutional need”He also wanted to remember the Teleposti staff no longer part of the Department, who, despite the harshness of the premises, always ensured excellent service and surveillance for the correct functioning of the Defence's TLC systems. Regarding the CAMM of Monte Cimone too, he expressed words of pride and immense satisfaction because “Thanks to the extraordinary results achieved by its personnel in the international meteorological field, the Air Force has earned very high credibility among the territorial and technical-scientific community on a global level.”.
It Ten Col. Masia, “s speech, he assured that "to be ready to continue along the same lines as the predecessor in carrying out the tasks that will be assigned to the Department, with the awareness of being able to count on the support of the staff and the entire hierarchical line, and with the aim of continuing to guarantee the operational capacity of the Armed Force's CIS systems.”.
It Brigadier General Sanasi, in his speech, first expressed “sincere appreciation for the work carried out by Colonel Vivaldi and the Department, involved in the enhancement programme of the A.M. district of Piazza Novelli, which will soon host the Air Squad Command in Milan” and finally, he wished Lieutenant Colonel Masia “a period of command full of satisfaction, along the lines of his predecessor”.”.
