The course was held at the 21st GRAM in Poggio Ballone. The two-week course was attended by personnel from the 21st GRAM, the 4th R.T.M. (Technical Maintenance Department) in Borgo Piave (LT) and the 123rd Remote Radar Squadron in Capo Frasca (OR). This personnel, under the guidance of instructor technicians from the Lockheed Martin company in Syracuse (NY-USA), was trained in preventive and corrective maintenance activities on the AN/FPS-117 radar system, recently updated to the latest release. The 21st Air Force Radar Group, currently under the command of Lieutenant Colonel Fabio Stefanizzi, carries out airspace control activities in the assigned area of responsibility with tasks of identifying traffic, disseminating information regarding the air situation, and assisting operations, including through tactical control, when delegated, of air defense aircraft.
