Wednesday 5 July, at the historic S100 hangar of the Marshals School of the Air Force of Viterbo, the graduation ceremony of the 3rd class marshals belonging to the 23rd was held normal course and at the 20th interior course addressed, that is, to personnel already enlisted and subsequently transitioned into the role of marshals.
146 attendees obtained the degree in Political Sciences and International Relations curriculum in Aeronautical Professions Sciences and Techniques: 84 of the 23rd normal course and 62 of the 20 ° interior course.
The ceremony, which took place in the presence of the civil and military authorities of the city of Viterbo and the relatives of the undergraduates, was presided over by the commander of the Marescialli AM School and of the Viterbo Airport, Colonel Sandro Cascino, also representing the commander of the Schools of the 'AM/3rd Air Region, general of air force Silvano Frigerio; the magnificent rector of the University of Tuscia, prof. Stefano Ubertini, the members of the graduation council, Colonel Luciano Cantuària Pietrani, – Brazilian Defense Attaché and Aeronautical Attaché in Italy and Slovenia, Colonel Jorge Ceccarelli Vargas – Peruvian Aeronautical Attaché in Italy, Dr. Luigi Pasqualetti, president of the CARIVIT Foundation (Cassa di Risparmio di Viterbo); also present was the chief president of NCOs, graduates and enlisted soldiers, 1st lieutenant Marco Bonaventura, as well as the presidents of NCOs, graduates and enlisted soldiers of the Air Force General Staff, of theHigher Institute for Flight Safety (ISSV) and of the School Marshals AM, testifying to the constant closeness of the aeronautical institutions to the themes of the Viterbo Institute and of the personnel belonging to the role of marshals.
In his speech, the magnificent rector highlighted the great commitment of the new doctors which leads them to try their hand at many subjects; some may seem useless but for the rector "you don't study only for what you will do later in life, you study to be better citizens". Addressing the recent graduates, he recalled how: “You must be leaders in the society of the future, you will have the commitment, the honor and, of course, the burden of commanding other women and other men, so it is particularly important that you continue by example. You study to be better citizens, it's a sprout that then grows. Never stop in your commitment, in updating, in studying, also because the world we live in travels quickly and we must continue to prepare".
The magnificent rector then thanked the Air Force “for having chosen the University of Tuscia as a partner on this journey; every year we have tried to improve this path and seeing you achieve the title today is an enormous joy for all of us”. Finally, the Rector also sent a special thank you to the families: “Today's beyond your celebration is the celebration of your families who have supported you, have made sacrifices; the terrible years of the pandemic have not lost heart to achieve that dream that you have actually achieved today".
At the end of his speech, the Rector formally proclaimed the Marshals of Corso Deimos II and of the 20th Corso Interni as Doctors in Political Science and International Relations, curriculum in Sciences and Techniques of the Aeronautical Professions.
In conclusion, Col. Cascino took the floor and in thanking the various realities that contributed to the realization of this moment, he focused on the historic collaboration between SMAM and Unitus defined as "structured, lasting and projected into the future as demonstrated by the successful introduction with success of the new Academic process in favor of our Aircraft Maintenance Marshal Students, a training path that will lead them to simultaneously obtain an industrial engineering degree - Aeronautical Maintenance Sciences and Techniques curriculum - together with an Aeronautical Maintainer license recognized by European legislation " . Addressing the neo-doctors, he reminded them that “today, you reach an important milestone here, your first milestone as Marshals of the AM. An important part of your life is closing, a fundamental parenthesis for your training as soldiers and for your growth as men and women. A goal that projects you towards what will be your splendid blue story".
"Today's goal is a particular one" - Col. Cascino recalled on the sidelines of his speech - "achieved in a particular year: that of the hundredth anniversary of the Air Force".
Also this year, as per tradition, some important awards have been assigned to the most deserving visitors; in particular the reciprocity awards between nations (Argentina, Brazil and Peru), the scholarship offered by the CARIVIT Foundation, which has always been close to the needs of the territory and in particular by the Air Force Marshal School and the Marshal Students, and the traditional "Merit Plaque" symbolically assigned by the Department to the first place in the "End of training cycle ranking".
The Marescialli School of the Air Force/Viterbo Airport Command is placed under the command of the AM Schools and the 3rd Air Region of Bari; the Department carries out a dual mission: on the one hand, as a university institute, it has the task of providing for the military and moral training and specific professional education of the Petty Officers of the Marshal Role, as well as the improvement and updating of this training; on the other hand, as a military airport open to civilian traffic, it provides technical-operational support, air navigation services and force-protection activity on the Tommaso Fabbri airport.
