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MILITARY SCHOOL DOUHET, TRAINING ORIENTATION: STUDENTS VISIT THE OPERATIONAL UNITS OF THE MILITARY AERONAUTICS

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Choosing one’s future in a conscious way: the students of the Douhet Military School alongside pilots and specialists of the Air Force

Date: 12/11/2021
Author: Lt. Lorenzo Petricca
Source: Air Force Military School “Giulio Douhet” – Florence

NFrom the 8th to the 12th of November 2021, the 37 students of the Rigel Course Military Aviation School “Giulio Douhet” They had the opportunity to carry out a reconnaissance visit to the agencies and departments of the Italian Air Force based in southern Italy. This activity is part of the guidance project planned by the Plan of the Educational Offer of the School which allows students, at the end of their training course, to have useful evaluation elements to be able to decide consciously about their future, whether in the military or civilian sphere.

The “base rotation” of the Rigel Course began on Monday, November 8th at the 16th Wing of Martina Franca (TA). The 16th Squadron “Protection of the Forces”, The Air Force, which has provided the necessary logistical support for the entire duration of the visit, in its operational component of the “Fucilieri dell’Aria”, ensures protection and security for aircraft, installations and personnel of the Air Force in Italy and abroad, as well as the implementation of protection measures at national level in the event of major events or the maintenance of public order. The students of the School, welcomed by the Commander of the Wing, Colonel Antonio Pellegrino, were introduced to the functioning of the Wing and subsequently shown the training areas of the unit, admiring, in particular, the technological and logistical facilities essential for the units deployed in operational activities.

The visit to the departments continued on Tuesday, November 9, at the’Galatina Airport (LE), seat of 61st Wing, The organization that provides flight training on gliders for the students of the Air Force, the other Armed Forces and the allied/partner countries, as well as for military pilots who are to be qualified as Flight Instructors on jets. Here, the students, after receiving a welcome from Lt Col. Massimiliano Rizzo, Commander of the 213rd Flight Group, got a first-hand look at the operational life of an Air Force squadron. Accompanied by the staff of the organization, they were able to closely observe the aircraft in service at the Salento flight school and appreciate the work carried out by the specialists in the hangars and the radar room. After that, they were able to try their hand at the simulators. T-346 aircraft used by those attending advanced flight training phases.

On Wednesday 10 November, the students of the Rigel Course visited the 36th Fighter Wing, located on the military airport of Gioia del Colle (BA).Welcomed by the Commander of the Wing, Colonel Antonio Vergallo, the young trainees experienced the excitement of visiting the X and XII Flight Group and of seeing up close the Eurofighter 2000 Typhoon aircraft, whose deployment ensures the safety of the air traffic. defense of national airspace and NATO, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.

On Friday 12, the students made a stop at 32nd Wing of Amendola, The 32nd Squadron is the only squadron internationally to operate simultaneously with both the F-35A and the F-35B aircraft. F-35A that with the F35B. In addition, by using the Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA) The Department carries out operations Intelligence, Surveillance, Target Acquisition & Reconnaissance (I.S.T.A.R). After receiving a welcome from the Commander of the Air Wing, Colonel Roberto Massarotto, the trainees attended an informative briefing on the Department’s unique operational activities, with particular reference to the weapon systems and OFCN operations. Subsequently, they had the opportunity to see up close, in static displays and in the presence of pilots and technicians, the F35s of the 13th Group and the Predator aircraft of the 28th Group, thus concluding in the best possible way a very intense week.

Thanks to this experience, the students, accompanied by the staff of the Douhet School, were able to see up close and learn more about the Armed Forces of which they are a part, and whatever path they choose to take in the future, they will always carry with them an indelible memory of it.

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​TheMilitary Aviation School “Giulio Douhet”, inaugurated in 2006, is a secondary school of second level that offers courses in the classical and scientific fields of study for the second year of secondary school, which can be accessed throughPublic competition. The purpose of the Institute is to foster balanced growth in students in terms of human, cultural, moral, physical, and character so that they possess the necessary skills to become good citizens and to face the challenges of tomorrow, regardless of each student’s future life choices.

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