“It’s good to have you all back safely in garrison,” said Major General Claudio Gabellini, Commander of the Deployable Air Command and Control Centre or DACCC welcoming the last portion of his deployed 90-strong team of air command and control specialists.

You have enabled first-class training providing deployed air surveillance and control enhancing NATO’s Integrated Air and Missile Defence posture

Commander of the DACCC, General Claudio Gabellini (front row centre) welcomed the deployment commander, Colonel Mario Herzer (front row left) and the last part of his team back home at Poggio Renatico after several weeks of operating at deployed locations in Romania. Photo by Leonardo Annunciata

“Let me commend you all on the great job you did over the last four weeks while deployed in Romania,” he added, “you have enabled first-class training in all functional areas of providing deployed air surveillance and control enhancing NATO’s Integrated Air and Missile Defence posture.”

The last deployed NATO personnel returned to the home garrison by military road convoy and arrived at Poggio Renatico, Italy in the afternoon of 26 September successfully concluding air surveillance and control activity out of garrison. Photo by Leonardo Annunciata.

A deployment out-of-garrison offers training opportunities that simply to not exist in barracks at home

“A deployment out-of-garrison offers training opportunities that simply to not exist in barracks at home,” General Gabellini said thanking all his team members for their contribution that once again proved the DACCC’s deployable capabilities in support of Allied and national air operations.