The ceremony was presided over by the Commander of the Schools of the Italian Air Force and of the 3rd Air Region of Bari, Air Marshal Umberto Baldi. The School of the Air Marshal of the Italian Air Force/Air Force Command of Viterbo is subordinate to the Commander of the Schools of the Italian Air Force and of the 3rd Air Region; the department performs a dual mission: on the one hand, as a university-type institution, it has the task of providing military and moral training and specific professional education for the Sub-Officers of the Marshal Role, as well as the completion and updating of such training; on the other hand, as a military airport open to civilian traffic, it ensures the provision of Air Navigation Services and guarantees, in accordance with the provisions of the operational plans for the sector, the efficiency of the airport facilities for flight operations.
