The "Country System in Motion" campaign ends in Civitavecchia

08/04/14

After almost five months, the "The Country System in Motion" campaign of the 30 Naval Group of the Italian Navy ended today in Civitavecchia.

The aircraft carrier Cavour, the Etna refueling, the frigate Bergamini and the Borsini patrol boat, under the command of the admiral of division Paolo Treu, had left the November 13 from the Lazio port to the Suez Canal, the Arabian Gulf and the Indian Oceans. Atlantic, completing the circumnavigation of the African continent.

Nave Borsini the 30 in January broke away from the Naval Group following a technical cooperation agreement with the Navy of Mozambique.

The naval campaign was "a symbol of a country that wants to leave, of a nation that does not accept being seen with its hat in hand, kneeling, trembling in the face of difficulties. It was the symbol of a nation whose people are proud of its traditions and its history, aware of its potential, proud of being Italian. 

You have succeeded in embodying this symbol perfectly, "said the Navy chief of staff, team admiral Giuseppe De Giorgi, addressing the crews of the ships.

During the almost 5 months of naval campaign, stopping in 20 different countries, the 30 ° Naval Group carried out training activities, maritime security, anti-piracy, cooperation, support for the navies of the countries visited, support for national foreign policy, humanitarian assistance (with the non-profit association Operation Smile, the non-profit Francesca RAVA Foundation and the support of the Volunteer Nurses and the Italian Red Cross Military Corps) and the promotion of Italian business excellence.

The mission was an "integrated project of presence, cooperation, promotion, development, surveillance and training that is not usual and I believe it has no precedent in our country". These are the words of the Defense Chief of Staff, Admiral Luigi Binelli Mantelli, who underlines "the importance of inter-ministerial and inter-agency cooperation which presupposes Defense as a truly open and inclusive system of every need and opportunity for the growth of the system. Country".

An operation with a high symbolic value, but also “concrete, with the activities related to training, safety, promotion of the best that Italy does in the sectors linked to high technology, connected to Italian creativity and ingenuity . Twelve hundred Italians - continued the Navy summit - have sailed for the Persian Gulf and the Indian Ocean, around Africa, with concrete results of efficiency and effectiveness and bringing a message that represents the whole of Italy. The message is, on the one hand, the one that comes from the excellence of the country in the field of technological innovation and industry, especially that of the sector, characterized by very high skills and genius. On the other hand, there is the humanitarian sphere, which is the founding part of our values: being close to others is a message of security that the naval group has sent around the world ".

Source: Military Navy