Change of Command: General Paolo Cuppone is the new Head of the General Office of the Chief of Air Staff
Brigadier General Aerea Girolamo Iadicicco leaves after three years the leadership of the General Staff of the Chief of Staff of the Air Force. He is succeeded by Brigadier General Aerea Paolo Cuppone. Change at the head of the General Staff of the Chief of Staff of the Air Force: Brigadier General Aerea Girolamo Iadicicco leaves the Command to Brigadier General Aerea Paolo Cuppone […]
Change of command at the 32nd Wing in Amendola
Colonel Vivolo succeeded Colonel Massarotto in command of the 32nd Squadron. The ceremony of succession to command of the 32nd Squadron took place on Thursday, July 27, 2023, at the “Luigi Rovelli” military airport in Amendola; the ceremony was presided over by Colonel Roberto Massarotto (outgoing Commander) and Colonel Antonio Vivolo (incoming Commander). The event, presided over by General of the […]
Frecce Tricolori: “Donnalucata Air Show 2023”, the Sicilian leg of the airshow for the Centenary of the Italian Air Force
In Scicli and Donnalucata not only the Tricolour Frecce but also the concert of the AM Band: Within the framework of the Centenary of the establishment of the Air Force, on Saturday 22 July the AM Band performed a concert in Scicli (RG), on the evocative Sagrato della Chiesa della Consolazione, while on Sunday 23 July the “Donnalucata […]
Operation Red Shield: the aspiring students of the “Borea VI” course are training in Nisida
The Aspirants of the Borea VI Course were the protagonists of the 9th edition of the F.I.L.M.C. (Integrated Training in Leadership, Management and Aerospace Skills) module On Thursday, July 27, at the Nisida Marine Survival Training Center, the Media/Distiguished Visitors Day took place as part of the exercise involving 45 Aspirants of the Borea VI Course, who were engaged in […]
2023 Forest Fire Campaign: Air Force on the front line in Sicily and Sardinia, numerous interventions in recent days
Nine operational missions and approximately 275,000 liters of water released by the crews of the Air Force in the last eight days to help extinguish the fires that broke out in various areas in Sicily and Sardinia. Furthermore, 15 tourists who were trapped by the flames and smoke caused by a massive fire in San Vito Lo Capo, in Sicily, were rescued. […]
Italian Air Force: newborn in imminent danger of life transported from Cagliari to Linate
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Helicopter from the 15th Wing recovers a missing diver off the coast of Tor Paterno (Rome)
In the afternoon, a training mission for an HH139A, which had taken off from the 85th Search and Rescue Centre in Pratica di Mare, turned into a real operation with the rescue of a 68-year-old man. In the afternoon, around 4:30 PM, an HH-139A helicopter of the 85th SAR (Search and Rescue) Centre of the Italian Air Force, stationed at the base [...]
COOPERATION ITALY-JAPAN: JOINT MILITARY AERONAUTIC TRAINING
COOPERATION ITALY-JAPAN: JOINT MILITARY AERONAUTIC TRAINING Through a complex logistical operation, the Air Force will deploy multiple assets to Japan for training activities, including four F-35 aircraft. The joint exercise, which will take place from August 4 to 8, at the Japanese Air Force base in Komatsu, will see Air Force and Japan Air Self-Defense Force aircraft train together […]
Training: flight activities on gliders in Dobbiaco for the students of the Centauro VI course of the Air Academy
36 students from the Aeronautics Academy have learned the techniques of flying in the mountains on a glider; this is a preparatory activity for the military pilot’s certificate. The curtain is drawn on the Dolomites for the 36 students of the “Centauro VI” course of the Aeronautics Academy, who, from June 26 to July 22, trained in flying in the glider at the detachment in […]
MILITARY AERONAUTICS: 15th STORM HELICOPTER RECOVERED A SUBMERGED PERSON DISPERSED IN THE TOR PATERNO AREA (RM)
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