Brigadier General Sandro Sanasi succeeds Major General Vincenzo Falzarano
Wednesday 20 March, the handover ceremony at the top of the Automated Information Systems Department took place. 3rd Division of the Logistics Command between Major General Vincenzo Falzarano, outgoing Commander, and the Brigadier General Sandro Sanasi, Incoming Commander.
The ceremony, presided over by Comandante Logistico, Air Chief Marshal Antonio Conserva, took place in the presence of the Institute Flag of the 4th Brigade of Telecommunications and Systems for Air Defence and Flight Assistance, with the deployment of personnel from the 3rd Division and its subordinate bodies, and the participation of military authorities and representatives of industrial companies and partners.
It General Falzarano, ending his active service and leaving the leadership of the Division after almost four years, during his farewell speech he wished to emphasise how it has been “an intense, challenging but rewarding period, during which, in summary, we have faced a major change, dictated by the digital transformation of the Armed Force and the strong impact that the Cyber threat and technological innovation have had on it. This change, indispensable and decisive, has made it possible to increase the operational capabilities of the Air Force and to place it in an advantageous position to face future challenges.”Addressing the assembled staff, he added: “Thanks to you, the 3rd Division has transformed from a maintenance unit into a quality service provider.”.
It General Sanasi, after paying a respectful salute to the flag of the 4th Brigade, he proudly received the baton passed to him, thanking the Armed Forces leadership for the trust placed in him: “I am fully aware of the complexity of the task and the responsibility that comes with it. A responsibility that I embrace with conviction but also with humility; a challenge that I will face by putting all my energy and experience into it. The 3rd Division has always faced complex challenges, because the Armed Force's operational capability depends and will increasingly depend on the ability to find and convey the information necessary to decision-makers in a secure and timely manner, and commensurate with the need. I am convinced that the extremely high professionalism of the Division's personnel will allow us to overcome all difficulties.”.
At the conclusion of the ceremony, the Logistics Commander, in highlighting the numerous and important milestones achieved by the 3rd Division, expressed great satisfaction for what was achieved during General Falzarano's period of command. “I am aware of the quality and quantity of strategic services that the Division provides to the Armed Forces, which are critical and often the subject of Cyber threats. Modern and disruptive technologies affect every aspect of our lives: the 3rd Division, through its continuous research, delivers operational, command and control, logistical, and management services in an innovative, secure, and resilient manner. The processing of accurate and coherent information by the men and women of the 3rd Division allows Italian Air Force decision-makers to operate with a concrete advantage and to produce deterrence.”.
The 3rd Division of the Logistics Command ensures the services of Operational, Technical, and Logistical Support of the operating and maintenance sectors of the systems of Air Defence, of’Flight Assistance, of the Telecommunications And of the Meteorology. Furthermore, it oversees the operation and maintenance of automated systems, ensuring the training of technical personnel. In recent years, the management of the Cyber Defence sector within the aerospace domain has become increasingly operational.
