Returning to his homeland aboard a Boing KC-767A, a contingent of Air Force Fighter Jets deployed in Afghanistan After a stop at Brindisi Airport, home of the “MOVM T.V. Orazio Pierozzi” Air Force detachment, for the landing of personnel and the unloading of materials, the aircraft took off towards the military airport of Pratica di Mare (Rome), home of the 14th Squadron. The military personnel returned from the Afghan operational theater as part of the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) operation, ensuring the Force Protection of the Forward Support Base (FSB) of the Airport Herat (Arena Camp), ensuring the safety and terrestrial protection of personnel, aircraft and materials, as well as installations and infrastructure.
The Air Force’s Fighter Wing has also carried out activities Short Range Security Patrol (SRSP), conducting and escorting personnel and equipment, ensuring the defense of the perimeter of the Herat air base and the forces present within the area, also thanks to the “STRIX-C”, a small remote-controlled aircraft (APR).
The activities of disembarking passengers and loading the transported materials were carried out by the staff “Movement & Transport” (M&T) of the Operational Support Service Unit of the Brindisi detachment, also making use of the equipment made available by the airport company of the Brindisi airport “Aeroporti di Puglia” (AdP), with which there has already been a fruitful collaboration for years both in terms of equipment and personnel.“Ground handling”That’s personal.”.
Established on May 25, 2004 at the base in Martina Franca, the 16th Force Protection Wing provides ground security and protection to personnel, vehicles and materials, as well as installations and infrastructure of particular interest to the Armed Forces, both domestically and internationally. The mission of the 9th Stormoconegion consists in providing air and ground support to Special Forces (F.S.) or Special Operations Forces (F.O.S.) units, both during deployment and during withdrawal in various operational areas, as well as in operations. Combat SAR (Search And Rescue). The Brindisi Airport Detachment supports the operations of Peacekeeping run by the United Nations Global Service Centre (UNGSC) and the humanitarian operations carried out by the United Nations Humanitarian Response Depot (UNHRD). It also ensures 24/7, 365 days a year, air navigation services to civil aviation and assistance to NATO countries’ transit aircraft.
