HERAT, Afghanistan (Apr. 20) ¬–¬¬ Brig. Gen. Alessandro Veltri transferred authority of the Italian-Led Regional Command West to Brig. Gen. Claudio Berto in a ceremony at the airport adjoining Camp Arena today.RC-West is the joint and multinational NATO command responsible for missions under the International Security Assistance Force in the Western region of Afghanistan. Among the attendees were the Italian Under Secretary of State for Defense, Mr. Guido Crosetto, Commander of the ISAF Joint Command, U.S. Army Lt. Gen. David M. Rodriguez, the Chief of General Staff, Italian Air Force Gen. Vincenzo Camporini, commander of the Joint Operational Command, Italian Air Force Gen. Tommaso Ferro, and numerous Afghan civil and military authorities.
After more than six months of intense activity, the "Sassari" Brigade has passed the responsibility on to the “Taurinense” Brigade. As he stood before the assembled troops and the flags of several nations, Veltri said he was proud of the sacrifices the men and women under his command have gone through during their deployment.
"I am proud of what have you done for security, reconstruction and development in the Western region,” he said. “You have all worked hard and well, showing utmost sacrifice, placing the good of the country and its population before anything else.”
Veltri also took time to welcome Berto and the troops under his command.
“I offer my best wishes to the ‘Taurinense’ Brigade and Brig. Gen. Claudio Berto,” Veltri said. “I truly hope what has been achieved so far may be the starting point for ever greater success.”Veltri said the members of the "Sassari" Brigade, including the various operational components of the Italian armed forces and units from other nations deployed in theatre, leave the territory of Afghanistan knowing they performed their mission having demonstrated their high professionalism, tenacity and exemplary humanitarian spirit of self-sacrifice.
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