Inspector General Basilio Di Martino recognised the Technical Centre's activity as strategic and indispensable to Air Force logistics. On Tuesday 6th February, Inspector General Basilio Di Martino, Deputy Commander of Air Force Logistics, accompanied by the Head of Support Services, Brigadier General Ettore Ciniglio Appiani, visited the Fiumicino Technical Supply Centre and the 2nd Technical Control Laboratory. After being welcomed by the Commander of the Technical Centre, Colonel Roberto Palmisano, and the Head of the 2nd Technical Control Laboratory, Colonel Domenico Ruggieri, illustrative briefings were given on the Departments and activities carried out for the Armed Force in the fuel and lubricants sector, through the Support Services, with the action of the Technical Centre and the POL Network Command of Parma. A discussion followed, during which the importance and indispensability of the contractual activity carried out by the ’contracting authority“ and the direction, management and control of all phases of the logistics cycle for the relevant sectors were highlighted. The Deputy Commander of Logistics recognised the Technical Centre's activity as strategic and indispensable to Air Force logistics. The visit then continued to the site facilities and the 2nd Technical Control Laboratory. After the traditional exchange of Crests, the Deputy Commander of Logistics signed the ”Guest Book'.
The Technical Supply Centre, under the Support Service, ensures the acquisition, supply, and management of equipment, materials, and resources in the fields of motorisation, automotive/aviation fuels and lubricants, and aviation oxygen, chemical/physical testing, firefighting, CBRN, photographic, and printing, guaranteeing technical, logistical, and customs support to all branches and departments of the Armed Forces. The 2nd Technical Control Laboratory, under the Support Service, contributes to flight safety, the protection of worker safety, and the environment, through the testing and analysis of materials in use by the Armed Forces.
