Air force: presented the program of events and initiatives related to the celebration of the AM Centenary 2023 An evening event at the Auditorium Parco della Musica in Rome to present the initiatives related to the celebrations of the Centenary and to launch the charity project "A gift from Heaven for Airc"
Roma, 06/12/2022
It was held today in Rome, in the evocative setting of the Auditorium Parco della Musica, an event to present the complete program of activities and initiatives throughout the 2023 will mark the celebrations of the Centenary of the Air Force, which will officially occur on 28 March. Following, in the Sinopoli hall, the "Homage to music" concert was held by the Air Force Band directed by Maestro Pantaleo Leonfranco Cammarano, in the presence of numerous religious authorities, civilian and military, including the Chief of Defense Staff, Admiral Giuseppe Cavo Dragone.
He was the Air Force Chief of Staff himself, air force general Luca Goretti, to chronologically scroll through the stages of this rich itinerary of events and initiatives, “a great occasion – said the General – to tell our story, make our ideals and our precious skills known at the service of the community and the institutions".
The evening event was the occasion to officially kick off the charity project "A gift from heaven for AIRC", a very important opportunity to "make research fly" and testify, Once again, with concrete and tangible actions, how close the Armed Forces is to the community.
All initiatives, the events and main demonstrations of the Armed Forces, as well as part of the proceeds from sales of the Calendar 2023 and voluntary donations from staff and individuals, will support the solidarity initiative "A gift from heaven for AIRC", foundation committed to supporting cancer research in Italy for over 50 age (AIRC website). The funds raised will be used for the purchase of highly technological and latest generation equipment for IFOM, Institute of Molecular Oncology of AIRC.
"We want to thank the Air Force for having chosen to link the celebrations of their Centenary to support for cancer research - explained Niccolò Contucci, Chief Fundraising Officer of the AIRC Foundation - We are sure that by joining forces we will be able to give an important acceleration to numerous research projects and we will be able to help make cancer increasingly curable".
Aerial demonstrations, traveling exhibitions, editorial projects, sporting events and international conferences: he Gen. Goretti, moving in chronological order, presented to institutions, partner, sponsor e media, the articulated program of multidisciplinary initiatives that will take place in 2023.
The most significant and iconic moment will obviously be the anniversary of 28 March, date of establishment of the Air Force, which will be celebrated in the splendid setting of the center of Rome with two main events: a military ceremony on the Pincio terrace and an aerial overflight over the city of Rome.
In People's Square, from 24 to the 29 March 2023, the "Air Force Experience" aeronautical village will be created which will allow citizens of all ages to learn more about the Air Force. Aircraft on static display, experiential paths, information and entertainment events, promotional stands, playful simulators, projections, musical and sporting performances to experience the 100th birthday of the Arma Azzurra together.
“We have the desire to share this path made of collective memory but always looking to the future as it is in our DNA, with public opinion, with the Defense, with industry and with all the most important sectors of civil society - concluded General Goretti - starting from the very important one of scientific research, and academic in general, of culture, of the aerospace industry, information”.
AM calendar 2023
An approach to the Centenary that actually started with the presentation of the AM Calendar 2023 (see here), created in collaboration with two Italian excellences, Italdesign and Giunti Editore, which retraces, through twelve beautiful plates, i 10 decades of the Air Force, embracing past, present and future. The calendar 2023 is available in addition 250 points of sale GIUNTI AL PUNTO and on the official Amazon store of the Italian Air Force http://www.amazon.it/aeronauticamilitare.
Show Paper Wings
Another cultural initiative that has in fact already opened the long path towards the Centenary of Aeronautics is the "Paper Wings" exhibition (see here), hosted until mid-February 2023 at the Historical Halls of Palazzo Aeronautica (open with free admission to the public every weekend and public holiday), which traces through the most important Italian and international billboards and cinematographic posters from the 1900s to today the epic of two of the most incredible inventions of the last century, the cinema and the flight.
Historical symposium – 15 February
A narrative path with a historical matrix that, the 15 February at the Salone dei Cinquecento in Palazzo Vecchio in Florence, will retrace the fundamental stages of flight and of the Air Force, recalling the knowledge of the main characters who have given prestige and impetus to 100 years of the Armed Forces.
Traveling exhibition – 25 March – 24 December
History, the capabilities and traditions of the Air Force in its prime 100 years will form the leitmotif of the exhibitions that will take place throughout the peninsula, through a dedicated iconographic journey. We will start from the exhibition in Rome, at the Altar of the Fatherland, from 25 march to 23 April 2023, and will continue in different locations, with the aim of bringing the Air Force closer, its history and its values, to the territory and to the citizen. The appointments of the traveling exhibition are entirely available on the AM website (see here).
Inauguration of the AM Historical Museum – 18 April
After a restyling and complete overhaul of the entire display system, the Air Force Historical Museum will reopen to the public, located on the southern shore of Lake Bracciano, in Vigna di Valle, where the oldest seaplane base in Italy stood. The new staging project, impressive and innovative, intends to bring elements of renewal compared to the past, albeit with respect for tradition. The goal is to obtain a modern museum structure, attractive, capable of increasing the number of visitors per year, through greater usability of the exhibition contents that enhance the role of the Museum as a container of collective memory and national aeronautical tradition at the service of the citizen.
DSSE Inauguration – 27 April
The Superior Studies and Experiences Division was one of the very first and most advanced scientific research and development centers for experiments on new aircraft, armaments, equipment and everything related to flying. Thanks to the recovery and revaluation of the entire infrastructural complex, a historical-museum itinerary has been created, highlighting the role of Guidonia Airport in the early days of the Regia Aeronautica.
AeroSpace Power Conference – 12 – 13 May
A look at the future of Aerospace, an analysis of its possible evolutions and its role in the geopolitics of the years to come. This is the goal of the "Italian AeroSpace Power Conference 2023", an event of international importance that will be held in the evocative location of Nuvola di Fuksas in Rome. academics, researchers, civilian and military experts will take turns to elaborate new ideas and exchange interdisciplinary views, presenting technology, innovation and sustainability associated with the aerospace sector.
National Aerobatic Team
As part of the aerobatic season 2023, from May to November, the Air Force has foreseen the presence of the Frecce Tricolori at at least one event/air demonstration for each Italian region, through a complete exhibition and flyovers over each regional capital.
Technical Symposium – 9 -10 November
At the Aeronautical Academy of Pozzuoli an event oriented towards the future of the aerospace domain to support the role, the positioning and visibility of the Air Force as a responsible and prepositive actor for the country's technological innovation, with important repercussions on civil and commercial levels.
Initiatives and products
The centenary of the Air Force will be enriched by a multitude of initiatives and editorial products. Just to name a few, two volumes dedicated to yesterday's and today's Air Force will be available, created in collaboration with Giunti Editore, a special album of Panini stickers, a compelling series of aeronautical comics, a commemorative coin and many others.
Film productions
Rai Cultura is preparing to celebrate the next anniversary with a Special 28 March 2023, day on which i will occur 100 years from the establishment of the Air Force as an autonomous armed force. For the occasion, Rai Cultura will create a historical story, that from the deeds of the pioneers will come to our days, enriched by precious and unpublished archive images. The Special will be premiered on Rai Storia on the occasion of the anniversary, the 28 March of 2023.
Several, in addition to, the film productions that will accompany this important anniversary. For example, the filming of the fiction "The Sky Hunters" has already begun, docu-film on the history of the aviation ace Francesco Baracca played by Giuseppe Fiorello, produced by Anele in collaboration with the Air Force and Rai Documentari, in co-production with Istituto Luce Cinecittà, and with the support of Intesa Sanpaolo.
Among the other productions dedicated to the celebrations of the Centenary AM, also two dedicated documentaries, respectively, at the International Flight Training School and at the Frecce Tricolori.
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General Staff - V "Communication" Department
5° "Public Information - Relations with Journalistic Media" Office
