Relinquishment of Command between Colonel Stasolla, outgoing, and Colonel Crocicchia, incoming. On Tuesday 21st July, at the headquarters of the Munition and Armament Logistics Centre of Orte (VT), in compliance with the regulations issued for containing the risk of COVID-19 transmission, the ceremony of relinquishment of command of the Department took place, between Colonel Pasquale Gulio Stasolla, outgoing Commander, and Colonel Walter Crocicchia, incoming Commander. The ceremony, presided over by the Commander of the 2nd Division of the Air Force Logistics Command, Inspector General Giuseppe Lupoli, was attended by the Mayors of the neighbouring Municipalities of Orte, Bassano in Teverina and Vasanello, a representation of the Department's personnel, as well as the close families of the Commanders. During his farewell speech, Colonel Stasolla, after warmly thanking General Lupoli for his closeness, support and trust shown, wished to share with those present the importance and exceptional nature of his command experience, highlighting the “a unique and rewarding feeling of being the point of reference for a community, of having the enormous responsibility and duty to manage, even before military and civilian personnel, men and women, to entrust them with the necessary tools to best carry out the task assigned to them, but always taking their needs into account”. He subsequently wanted to emphasise the prestigious and important objectives achieved, such as improving and making the Department more efficient and, in particular, improving the living conditions within it, in the belief that the most important resource is always the human one. Finally, addressing Col. Crocicchia, he wished him a period of command full of successes and satisfaction, assuring the full support and availability of all military and civilian personnel in the Department. Colonel Crocicchia, in turn, after thanking General Lupoli for the trust placed in him, turned to the personnel, emphasising “... it's a It is an honour to be the Commander of the personnel deployed before me, I fully feel the responsibility for it and I believe the best way to repay the trust placed in me is to operate concretely by following the path laid out by my predecessors, in a constant process of
improvement and efficiency of the activities within my remit, …”. General Lupoli, during his speech, thanked and acknowledged Colonel Stasolla for the achievements made and, addressing Colonel Crocicchia, expressed his best wishes for the challenges he will face. Particularly moving and full of meaning was the reading of the citation for the collective commendation awarded by the Logistic Commander to the Centre, a phase that followed the intervention of the highest authority. The ceremony concluded with the signing of the Book of Honour.
