Today, at Camp Arena, the headquarters of the Italian military contingent in Afghanistan, there was the ceremony of rotation between Lieutenant Colonel Stefano Salvadori, and Lieutenant Colonel Gianluca Manoni in command of the Task Group Fenice, helicopter component of the mission.
The ceremony took place in the presence of Brigadier General Gianpaolo Mirra, commander of the TAAC-W (Train Advise Assist Command – West).
An intense period that of the ten. with the. Salvadori, characterized by multiple activities: 270 flight hours performed on the NH90 line and 272 flight hours on the A129 line Mongoose, three helicopters alternated (two A129 and one NH90) for a total of 414 missions performed.
The commander of TAAC West thanked Lieutenant Colonel Salvadori for helping to solve numerous problems, underlining his great professionalism.
The "Phoenix" Task Group o Aviation Battalion is the Army Aviation Unit set up specifically for the Afghan operational theater composed on framework of the 7 ° AVES “Vega” regiment, with supports coming from various AVES regiments.
