The Austrian delegation was accompanied by the Chief of Staff of the Logistic Command, Air Brigadier General Stefano Fort. The Austrian delegation, accompanied by the Chief of Staff of the Air Force Logistic Command, Air Brigadier General Stefano Fort, was welcomed upon arrival at the 4th Wing by the Commander, Colonel Luca Spuntoni.
After a brief welcoming address and a briefing on the Wing, during which the Unit's institutional duties, its organisation, future commitments and the high technological level achieved by the aircraft in service (F2000) were illustrated, Colonel Spuntoni invited the guests to visit the various areas of the Wing.
The visit was to the 904th A.E.M. Unit – Aircraft Efficiency Group, where aircraft maintenance and preparation are carried out, and the 20th O.C.U. Group – Operational Conversion Unit -, where all Armed Forces pilots transition to the F2000 aircraft. The familiarisation activity at the 20th Group concerned the A.S.T.A. Building – Air Synthetic Training Aids, ..., within which are the latest generation flight simulators and the Group's equipment room.
Inside the G.E.A. hangar, guests were finally able to get a close look at the potential of the single-seat and two-seat Eurofighter 2000. The 4th Wing, along with the 36th Wing from Gioia del Colle and the 37th Wing from Trapani, plays an important role within the integrated Air Defence system that the Air Force ensures daily with its assets, safeguarding Italian airspace and the security of the entire population.
