Presided over by the Commander of the 4th Brigade of Telecommunications and Air Defence and Flight Assistance Systems, Brigadier General Sandro Sanasi, the ceremony of handover between Colonel Alessandro Galliani, outgoing Director, and Lieutenant Colonel Fabrizio Ciciulla, incoming Director.
The handover ceremony for the Directorate took place on Thursday, September 14 Technical Centre for Meteorology of Vigna di Valle. The ceremony was presided over by Commander of the 4th Telecommunication and Air Defence Systems and Flight Assistance Brigade, Brigadier General Sandro Sanasi.
It Colonel Alessandro Galliani, Outgoing Director, In his welcoming speech, he addressed words of recognition and gratitude to the men and women who, over the Centre's more than one hundred years of existence, have enhanced the organisation's numerous activities with proactive commitment, dedication, and loyalty. He then addressed the following words to his CTM colleagues: “I extend my personal thanks to you all, and ask for your support for the new CTM Commander. Thank you my friends, thank you for everything!”
It Lieutenant Colonel Fabrizio Ciciulla, incoming Director, after thanking the Superior Authorities for the trust placed in him with the conferment of the prestigious role of Director of the Technical Centre for Meteorology, he focused on the future challenges that will require the Centre to continue to ensure the efficiency of the various structures. measure And of the Observation network of the Armed Forces. At the end of his speech, he highlighted that “The human resource will be at the centre of every action and initiative as an indispensable pillar, aiming for the professional and motivational growth of the individual, on the one hand, and for the continuous innovation of work processes and automation, on the other, with particular attention to safeguarding the knowledge base and exceptional skills that, within CTM, represent a ‘unique entity’ on the national scene.
Brigadier General Sandro Sanasi, after greeting and thanking the authorities and guests who attended the ceremony, highlighted the great commitment shown by Colonel Galliani and praised the Centre, which despite being a small entity, constitutes an excellence in the field of meteorology, also recognised by’World Meteorological Organization, and that he managed to obtain, with his laboratory for the calibration of digital sensors for the measurement of pressure, temperature and humidity, the ISO 9001 quality certificate. Finally, he wished good luck to Lt. Col. Ciciulla, the new Commander of the Centre, stating that he was sure he would be up to the task ahead and assuring all necessary support from the Brigade.
The Vigna di Valle Technical Centre for Meteorology is the body into which the centenarian activity of the Aeronautical Meteorology Experimental Department (Re.S.M.A.), relating to the study and experimental verification of meteorological instrumentation, has been reconfigured. The Centre, under the direct command of the 4th Telecommunications and DA/AV Systems Brigade of Borgo Piave, ensures the efficiency of the observational networks by maintaining the performance standards required by national and international regulations, manages the technical and logistical documentation of meteorological assets, and continues to experiment with new instrumentation, providing technical and procedural support for the automation of observational networks.
