President Napolitano greets the military abroad

23/12/14

The chief of staff of the army general Claudio Graziano participated yesterday morning, at the Operational Summit of Interforces, to the traditional video conference for the exchange of Christmas greetings with all the operational theaters in which the Italian military are operating.

In the presence of the President of the Republic, Giorgio Napolitano, and of all the top leaders of the armed forces, for a brief greeting and for the exchange of good wishes, the soldiers from 11 have been operating theaters including Afghanistan, from which they also joined Minister of Defense Senator Roberta Pinotti visiting these days in Kabul.

Men in uniform are more than 9.500, employed daily in missions outside the area and on the national territory for the control and security of the territory.

Particularly exciting is the connection with the Italian astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti from the ESA orbiting space station.

Source: Army Majority Staff