From the 17 to the November 18, a delegation from the United States Air Force (USAF), led by lt. general Darryl L. Roberson, commander of theAir Education and Training Command, the USAF flight training department, visited the Galatina military airport.
Guests, welcomed on arrival by the Chief of Staff of Military Air Force Command, gen. ba Vincenzo Nuzzo and Colonel Luigi Casali, commander of the 61 ° Stormo, attended a briefing on the main activities of the department during which the training programs used to ensure the training of military pilots, Italian and foreign, were illustrated at levels of recognized excellence. Furthermore, during the first phase of the works, the gen. Roberson met the gen. sa Settimo Caputo, sub-head of SMA, who arrived in Galatina for an "office call" with the high US official.
Next, the American officials visited the main structures dedicated to the instructional procedure currently in use, paying particular attention to the "integrated" training system that orbits the new trainer of the AM, the T-346A; inside the structure that houses the Ground Based Training System (GBTS), the commander of the 212 ° Flight Group, t.col. Mauro M., explained the operation and capabilities of the simulators used to train pilots to normal and emergency procedures. This very high level of simulation allows the Full Mission Simulator (FMS) to connect to the real aircraft network and fly with them thanks to the system Live Virtual and Constructive (LVC) which is already operational on the basis of Galatina.
In the two days of work some USAF pilots, between
