Change in command of the Joint Air Task Force of the Italian contingent in Afghanistan, pilot colonel Vittorio Carminato took over from pilot colonel Giacomo Zanetti.
The handover ceremony took place at Camp Arena headquarters of the Train Advise Assist Command West (TAAC-W), led by the "Pozzuolo del Friuli" cavalry brigade, in the presence of the commander, Brigadier General Giovanni Parmiggiani.
Since 2015, the JATF, in addition to directing the military airport and managing jointly with the Afghan civilian counterpart, the Herat International Airport has supervised the training of local personnel destined to take over the management of airport services. The staff of the Italian Air Force contributed to the training and training of: flight controllers, firefighters, meteorology and flight safety officers All essential figures of the Afghan Civil Aviation Authority with whom the Italian military interfaces on a daily basis .
Herat airport is among the first airports in Afghanistan to have reached a high quality in services and in having hired new airport management personnel. This goal will shortly lead to the achievement of total integration in the supply of essential services on the airport of the capital of the western region.
The TAAC-W, led by Italy, carries out Train, Advise and Assist (TAA) activities for the benefit of the Afghan National Defense Security Force. In this context, training and daily assistance to the Afghan Army and Police are ensured with the Military and Police Advisory Teams (MAT and PAT), while assistance and consultancy is provided with the Operations Coordination Center Advisor Team (OCCAT). in the institute activities carried out at the joint coordination centers located at the regional, provincial and district level.
TAAC-W, an Italian-led NATO Command, is made up of soldiers from 7 nations, all united in a single purpose, that of contributing to the training, assistance and advice in favor of the Afghan Security Forces in order to facilitate conditions for the creation of a rule of law, credible and transparent institutions and above all, autonomous and well-equipped security forces.
