Undersecretary of State for Defense Angelo Tofalo visited the Air Operations Command of Poggio Renatico and then continued to Florence where he was received at the Legion Command of the carabinieri and in the Marshals and Brigadier School.
"I feel a strong duty to dedicate every available moment of my mandate to the marvelous men and women in uniform who deserve all our appreciation", Said the undersecretary who wants"make the institutions feel close to those who work in the peripheral agencies with great commitment and sacrifice for the security of the country. "
In the military base of Poggio Renatico the undersecretary Tofalo was presented with the procedures related to an immediate take-off order, a technical term "scramble", which are activated when an aircraft loses radio contact with the flight controllers, thus becoming a potential threat to the security.
The Air Force has the task of ensuring the surveillance of the national air space 365 days a year, 24 hours on 24, with an integrated defense system, even in peacetime, with that of other countries belonging to NATO. The service is guaranteed for the surveillance, identification and control part, from the 11 ° Integrated Missile Air Defense Group (DAMI) of Poggio Renatico (Fe) and the 22 ° Radar Group of Licola (Na), while the intervention in flight is assured by the 4 ° Stormo di Grosseto, the 36 ° Stormo of Gioia del Colle and the 37 ° Stormo of Trapani Birgi, all equipped with hunting aircraft Euro Fighter.
Then in Florence, Undersecretary Tofalo first visited the Carabinieri Legion Command Tuscany, on which all the territorial device of the Arma depends including the dog core and subsequently met the students of the Marshals and Brigadier School of the carabinieri, an institute that trains the non-commissioned officers employed in the stations.
"A real niche of excellence for the training of non-commissioned officers to be used in stations", Said Undersecretary Tofalo expressing words of appreciation.
The Marshal students, at the end of the training cycle, obtain a degree in "Security Juridical Sciences" thanks to the agreement with the Tor Vergata and Florence Universities. Brigadier students, on the other hand, coming from members of the pinned and carabinieri role, attend a course lasting 3 months, at the end of which they obtain the rank of deputy brigadier.
