On Wednesday 24 June, the command change took place in the direction of the 1st R.Aircraft Maintenance Department of Cameri between Colonel Roberto Lo Conte and Colonel Danilo Figà.
The handover, carried out in line with the requirements dictated by the emergency situation in progress, was chaired by the commander of the 2nd division of the Logistic Command, Inspector General Giuseppe Lupoli, Colonel Pierpaolo Traverso, head of the superordinate Multifunctional Aircraft Center.
Colonel Lo Conte, in his farewell speech, highlighted the valuable results achieved during his command period and wanted to expressly thank all the staff of the department for the commitment and high professionalism always demonstrated. In a passage of his speech he underlined: "To all of you, therefore, to my direct collaborators and to all the men and women of this wonderful department, my appreciation, affection and sincere thanks go for what you have done and how you have done it".
Colonel Figà, in his inauguration intervention, thanked the superior authorities for the trust given him for the new assignment and expressed a heartfelt thanks to Colonel Lo Conte for the effective management of the department, he then turned his attention to 1st RMV staff: "You are the heart and soul of the department, you are a wealth of skills, abilities and human and professional values that all of my illustrious predecessors have developed, nurtured and handed down over the years. This legacy of yours will now be my task to enhance and if possible increase it. "
Inspector General Lupoli in his speech wanted to point out the thanks to Colonel Lo Conte for the important results achieved especially in the complexity of the last few months and, addressing Colonel Figà he expressed: "best wishes for what you will have to do, for the challenges that you will have to face and that, we are convinced of it, will see you not only continue the virtuous path pursued by your predecessors but they will require you a proactivity and foresight, typical of those who must continue along an increasingly articulated and demanding chapter of life of the department ".
The Aerotactic Aircraft Multifunctional Center (Ce.Po.VA) was established on the Cameri airport grounds on 23 July 2012 and placed under the authority of the 2nd division of the AM Logistic Command.
The 1st Aircraft Maintenance Department, the Cameri Airport Command and the Initial Training Unit (NIF) for the Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) F-35 program depend on the Ce.Po.VA.
Ce.Po.VA, with its employees, represents the main engineering-maintenance and logistic center of the Air Force for high performance "fast jet" aircraft
