Solbiate Olona (VA). On the 11th of December, at 6,30 pm, the Mayors of the Olona Valley gathered in the Officer Club of the Ugo Mara barracks to receive the traditional greetings for the coming Christmas season from the Commander of NATO Rapid Deployable Corps Italy (NRDC-ITA), Lt Gen. Giorgio Battisti, via videoconference from Kabul.
MEMBERS of fifteen different nations came together in “Ugo Mara” Barracks to commemorate with their Spanish colleagues Columbus’ discovery of the New World on 12th October, 1492.
Members of 15 different contributing nations came together to commemorate German National Day in Solbiate Olona today, 3rd October 2013. Colonel Martin Fahlbusch, the German Senior National Representative, opened proceedings by explaining the background to the event, which commemorates the anniversary of German reunification in 1990 when the goal of a united Germany, He also put into context German National Day for the contributing nations at NRDC-ITA.
11th September, 2013. LTG Gordon K. Messenger, Deputy Commander (DCOM) of the Allied Land Command (LANDCOM) of Izmir, Turkey, visited the NATO Rapid Deployable Corps-Italy (NRDC-ITA), Solbiate Olona, this morning.
Now having drawn to a close, the Symposium of Human Factor and Medicine Panel (HFM) from NATO Science & Technology Organisation took place in the fantastic surroundings of the Palazzo Cusani in Milan. The theme was “Force sustainment: rehabilitation, regeneration and prosthetics for re-integration to duty”.
In recognition of the continually evolving environment NATO organisations may find themselves deployed in, NRDC-ITA held a conference on 18 April focused specifically on the development of two capabilities recognised as crucial to success on operations: cooperation with non-military agencies during operations (the comprehensive approach), and the understanding of the interaction between the different agencies (including non-military) in any given area of operations (knowledge development.
In a brief ceremony held today at ISAF Headquarters in Kabul, Italian Army Lieutenant General Giorgio Battisti replaced French Army Lieutenant General Olivier de Bavinchove as International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) HQ Chief of Staff.
Last 16 January 2013 saw a major change for the Italian military community in Afghanistan. On that day, Lieutenant General Giorgio Battisti, NRDC-Italy Commander, replaced Major General Federico Bonato as the Italian Senior National Representative in Afghanistan.
This morning the official farewell ceremony for General Giorgio Battisti and the personnel of NRDC-ITA deploying to the ISAF (International Security Assistance Force) mission in Kabul, Afghanistan took place at the “Ugo Mara” Barracks in Solbiate Olona.
