At the barracks Gandin, the change of the commander of the was held Safe Roads Task Force Army between Colonel Mario Ventrone, former deputy commander of the Grenadiers of Sardinia brigade and Colonel Stefano Chironi, commander of the 1 ° Grenadier Regiment of Sardinia.
In the presence of the brigade commander, General Gaetano Lunardo, in the setting of the solemn flag-raising ceremony, celebrated periodically with the Brigade Brigades wards and aliquots of the wards received in competition precisely for the "Safe Roads" Operation, the short and symbolic ceremony of handover between the two commanders.
In the eighteen months of stay in command of the Safe Roads Task Force, in the capital, Colonel Ventrone has experienced various reconfigurations of the grouping Lazio Umbria Abruzzo, which has reached its peak in the jubilee year, which has now begun its conclusion.
To Colonel Chironi, the responsibility for the protection of the territory and the vigilance of around 100 sensitive objectives, including the major places of worship in the capital and in Assisi. The occasion was propitious to give some soldiers who have distinguished themselves in the performance of the service, recognition for their work.
The "Safe Roads" operation, since its launch in 2008, has contributed to the arrest of more than 15 thousand people, to the seizure of 2 tons of drugs and to the detention of approximately 10 thousand people without identification documents or in possession of expulsion orders.
The 131 / 2016 law has extended the urgent measures to protect the territory on the occasion of the Jubilee until the next 31 December. There Safe Roads Task Force Army is thus preparing to spend another intense period of work in anticipation of the upcoming Christmas holidays.
