On August 13, the President of the Republic, the Hon. prof. Sergio Mattarella, a guest of the Italian Air Force for a short holiday with his family, wanted to visit the military airport of Alghero, home to the AM airport detachment
The president, welcomed and accompanied by the commander of the detachment, ten. with the. Domenico Cecco, visited the infrastructures of the base built in 1938, stopping in particular at anti-aircraft bunker whose particularity was that of having resisted as many as 15 allied bombings in the 40s.
At the end of the visit, the president, before embarking on a VH-139 of the 31st flock for an aerial reconnaissance of the areas devastated by the fires that struck Sardinia at the end of July, stopped to greet a representative of the staff of the detachment and sign the honor roll of the department.
The Alghero airport detachment, dependent on the CSAM / 3RA, ensures logistical support to the passing aircraft of the AM and other FF.AA. Italian and international. In addition, it provides social protection activities for members of the armed forces. Carries out survival at sea courses aimed at regular courses at the Aeronautical Academy and familiarization with survival at sea for military school attendants Giulio Douhet.
