At the Arena Arena, the headquarters of the Train Advise Assist Command West (TAAC W), the ceremony for the command of the "Fenice" task force, between the transferor Colonel Stefano Silvestrini and the successor Lieutenant Colonel Luca Giannini.
The Aviation Battalion is the Army Aviation unit set up specifically for the Afghan rotational-based operating theater between the 1 ° Rgt. AVES "Antares" based in Viterbo, the 5 ° Rgt. AVES "Rige" with headquarters in Casarsa della Delizia and the 7 ° Rgt. AVES "Vega" based in Rimini.
The "Fenice" Task Force has AW 129 "Mangusta Delta" helicopters, with reconnaissance and escort functions, and NH90 for personal transport, medical equipment and evacuation (MEDEVAC).
The ceremony was attended by the commander of TAAC W, Brigadier General Michele Risi, who reviewed the units deployed honoring the 1 ° Rgt combat banner. AVES "Antares".
