The plaque was installed at the entrance of building no. 100, which was completely renovated during the deployment of the United Arab Emirates at the Base during the “Unified Protector” operation. The ceremony was presided over by the Commander of the RSSTA, Colonel Alfredo Nazzi, and Mr. Rashed Al Haili, Assistant Military Attaché of the United Arab Emirates in Italy. After thanking the United Arab Emirates for the renovation work of the building, as a testimony to the strong bond of cooperation that binds the two nations, Colonel Nazzi invited the Emirati representative to discover the plaque commemorating the work carried out. The plaque bears the following inscription:“According to the directives of the Chief of Staff of the Emirati Armed Forces, General of the Corps of Armies Hamad Mohammed Thani Al Rumaithy, the entire renovation of the Italian Air Force building was carried out during the presence of the Emirati Armed Forces (Western Peace Mission) at the base, from March 27 to April 30, 2011, both as an expression of the excellent bilateral cooperation between the Emirati and Italian Armed Forces and as an intention to pursue synergistically the common objectives of the two countries. The interventions on the building in question were completely carried out and it was handed over to the Italian Air Force in July 2011..The United Arab Emirates participated in the ”Odyssey Dawn“ and ”Unified Protector“ operations, flying 6 F-16 and 6 Mirage F1 aircraft from the military airport of Decimomannu from March 27 to April 30, 2011. The air component of the Emirates deployed from the airport of Sigonella until the end of the operations in Libya, from May 1, 2011.
