Brigadier General Francesco Donato Rizzo takes over from Brigadier General Glauco Luigi Mora
The change of command took place on Tuesday, 19 September, at the Guidonia military airport (RM). School of Aerial Cooperation between Brigadier General Glauco Luigi Mora, outgoing commander, and the Brigadier General Francesco Donato Rizzo, subsequent.
The event was presided over by Commander of the Air Force Schools/3rd Air Region, Air Force Corps General Silvano Frigerio. Various civil and military authorities are present, along with the Gonfalone of the Municipality of Guidonia Montecelio and local veterans' and armed forces associations, to bear witness to the strong bond that, across generations, unites all men and women who have served and are serving the country in arms.
It General Moore, who is stepping down after two years and eight months in command, stressed in his farewell speech that “the School of Aerial Cooperation Not only does it continue to ensure high-level specialist training in the field of remote sensing image interpretation and in that of air-ground and air-naval cooperation, but it has also expanded its training offer, thanks to synergy with the Joint Operations Command and the Space Operations Command, by including specific courses dedicated to the field of Joint Fires and space activities. This has enriched the national and international catalogue, making it even more appealing in both national and NATO spheres.”.
It General Francesco Donato Rizzo, in turn, thanking the superior authorities for the trust placed in him, assured “the utmost commitment and full availability in guaranteeing a training product in line with the expectations of the Armed Forces and the relevant international standards”.
The event concluded with the address by the Commander of the Air Force Schools/3rd Air Region, Air Force Corps General Silvano Frigerio, who after greeting the Authorities and guests present, wished to express his satisfaction to General Mora for the excellent work done in command of the School which, within the specific scope of Air Cooperation, in line with the evolution of joint employment doctrine, which requires air-surface integration and multi-domain operations, is to date the first and only Defence training institute to have obtained the prestigious recognition “.“NATO Quality assurance unconditional accreditation”.
Turning then to Gen. Rizzo, the incoming commander, “in full harmony with the continuity of change, I am certain that you will be able to carry out accurate, punctual and intelligent leadership, in a future defined by increasingly complex and constantly evolving scenarios which consequently demand continuous improvement, also in the training sector”.
The School of Air Cooperation has significantly increased the number of courses offered, with 42 training activities for approximately 700 attendees in the current year, of which 10 percent are from allied and friendly countries and NATO organisations.
The School of Aerocooperation, as a reference interforce training centre and the only Training InstitutionMinistry of Defence accredited by NATO, it provides excellent training, constantly evolving and keeping pace with technological innovations, to make it consistently aligned with the training needs of the national Armed Forces and allied and friendly countries.
In the field of air cooperation, the School has, in recent years, expanded its training offer with courses “Joint Terminal Attack Controller (JTAC)”, “Joint Personnel Recovery”and“Joint Targeting”; in the field of “Remote Sensing”, it carries out training courses for the management, interpretation and operational analysis of remotely sensed images, from electro-optical and RADAR sensors, airborne and satellite. For the training and qualification of JTACs, the Commander of the School is the “National Certification Authority”.
The courses at the Aero-Cooperation School are open not only to military personnel of the Armed Forces, but also to personnel outside the Ministry of Defence, and to military personnel from NATO countries and countries participating in the international Partnership for Peace programme.Partnership for Peace), subject to prior authorisation Defence Staff.
The Mission of the School is to provide a Excellence training, unique in Defence, specialising national and international personnel in the sectors of Remote sensing and of the’Aerocooperation, through the work of a highly motivated and professional team and through the use of cutting-edge technologies, having, as Vision, to maintain a training offering of absolute quality, in a continuous and constant process of improvement and adaptation to the operational needs of the Defence, fully integrated into the international context. Professionalism and passion at the service of the country.
