At High Mass, in honour of the Celestial Patroness, religious, civil and military authorities from the Province of Frosinone participated. The day began with a solemn Flag Raising ceremony, attended by all personnel of the Wing. Subsequently, Colonel Elio Volpari, Commander of the 72nd Wing, read the Message from the Chief of Staff of the Air Force, Air Chief Marshal Giuseppe Bernardis. All personnel then moved to the “S. Pagano” hangar, where Colonel Volpari presented decorations to the Wing's personnel. In particular, the diploma for the conferral of the Maurizian Medal was presented to retired First Lieutenant Marshal Carmine Guasco, the diploma and Gold Medal for forty years of faithful service were presented to retired civilian employee Diego Zuccaro, the diploma and Silver Medal for thirty years of faithful service were presented to civilian employee Maria Paola Argiolas, civilian employee Agostilia Notargiovanni and civilian employee Giulio Tosti, and the diploma and Bronze Medal for twenty years of faithful service were presented to civilian employee Roberto Celani.
Certificates of merit have finally been awarded to personnel who distinguished themselves in flight safety prevention activities in 2011: First Marshal Luca Rossi and First Class Marshal Riccardo Suppa.
The ceremony concluded with the exchange of good wishes among the personnel of the 72nd Wing. In the afternoon, Holy Mass was celebrated in honour of Our Lady of Loreto, officiated by Monsignor Giovanni Di Stefano, Vicar General of the Diocese of Frosinone. In attendance, in addition to the Commander and personnel of the 72nd Wing, were the Prefect of Frosinone, Dr. Eugenio Soldà, the Provincial Commander of the Carabinieri, Colonel Antonio Menga, the Provincial Commander of the Guardia di Finanza, Colonel Roberto Piccinini, the Commander of the Frosinone Provincial Police, Colonel Massimo Belli, and the Commander of the Frosinone Fire Brigade, Dr. Maurizio Liberati.
