Lieutenant Colonel Costantino La Selva has taken over from Lieutenant Colonel Pasqualino Porreca.
On Wednesday, 18th October, the handover ceremony between the Lieutenant Colonel Pasqualino Porreca, outgoing Commander, and the Lieutenant Colonel Costantino La Selva, Incoming Commander.
The event was presided over by the Commander of the Poggio Renatico Aerospace Control Brigade, Brigadier General Glauco Luigi Mora with the participation of various local civil and military authorities, including the Deputy Mayor of Padua and the Mayor of Abano Terme, a representative of the National Flight Assistance Body (ENAV) from ACC Padua and personnel from the Department.
In his farewell speech, the Ten. Col. Porreca He wished to highlight, among many, the extraordinary collaborations that the Department has had in these unforgettable years with the operational and civil entities of the territory. The enhancement of the Armed Force's role in the area has seen important synergies with the municipal administrations of Abano Terme and Padua, with the UNSI (National Union of Italian NCOs) and with the Air Force Association, Padua Section.
It Ten. Col. La Selva He extended a warm welcome to the attending civil and military authorities, highlighting that their presence is a testament to their esteem and attachment to the Armed Force as well as to all the country's institutions. He then addressed the personnel of the Department, to whom he expressed his personal appreciation for the absolute excellence, competence, and passion they demonstrate.
The ceremony concluded with the speech of General Mora expressed high regard for the work carried out by Lt. Col. Porreca, for having operated with effective leadership, fully repaying the trust the Air Force had placed in him. A final thought was directed to the personnel of the Department, for the sense of belonging, versatility, and generous momentum with which they face both ordinary and extraordinary activities, with passion and clarity of intent.
I Air Force Coordination and Control Services, co-located with the collateral parties ENAV Area Control Centres, are responsible for the management of operational air traffic and its reserved airspace, as well as for the collection and transmission of necessary information to the competent Authorities for the fulfilment of national airspace surveillance services. In the structure adopted by the national air navigation services, characterised by a very high degree of civil-military collaboration, qualified military personnel are employed at the SCCAMs. Air traffic controller, at the highest national qualification level.
