Italian Armed Forces Day 04-08.11.09
The Italian Armed Forces celebrated the 91st Anniversary since the end of WWI with a series of events involving bases, airports and military installation all around the country. As happened…
40 years of the 5° Gruppo Elicotteri – Sarzana Luni – 30.10.09
On Sunday Oct. 30, 2009, Sarzana Luni airport hosted an interesting event to celebrate the 40 years of the 5° Gruppo Elicotteri of the Marina Militare (Italian Navy, ItNy). The…
Italian Air Force website hacked?
On Nov. 2, I typed the URL http://www.aeronautica.difesa.it to get the latest news from the website of the Aeronautica Militare (Italian Air Force, ItAF) but I got the following message:…
CVW-11: flight gear in action
Following the post about the patches I took on board the USS Nimitz during my visit on Oct. 18 and 19 (http://cencio4.wordpress.com/2009/10/31/cvw-11-patches/) some readers and visitors of this site requested…
USS Nimitz's flight deck panorama
Images obtained by stitching respectively 8 and 6 pictures taken on board on Oct. 19, 2009.
CVW-11 patches
The following patches were among those worn (and sold) by the crews of the various squadrons of the CVW-11 aboard USS Nimitz during my recent visit. The CVW-11 composition was:…
