The operation was announced by the Minister of Defence, Guido Crosetto
It landed during the night. Saturday 5 August all’Pratica di Mare military airport the KC-767A of the 14th Wing of the Italian Air Force on board 65 members of the Italian contingent e 10 US Army soldiers.
The military flight, which took off from Niamey (Niger) At approximately 7:30 PM local time, it landed in Italy at 11:50 PM after a flight of about 5 hours.
It Italian staff evacuated belongs to the military contingent currently deployed in “MISIN” training mission” underway in the African country.
With this flight, the Defence intended to further increase the logistical autonomy of the Italian base in Niger, also optimising its reception capabilities, should it be necessary to host and, in case of urgency, evacuate civilian compatriots.
Boarding and takeoff operations for personnel took place without any issues.
To date, approximately 250 Italian soldiers remain in Niamey. Further flights have been scheduled for next week.
