the photos of the 100th anniversary of the Air Force – Corriere.it

Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni as a pilotForeign Minister Antonio Tajani in uniform, the handshake of the President of the Republic Sergio Mattarella to the most senior enlisted airman. the ceremony for icHundred years since the foundation of the Air Forcewhich was also attended by the President of the Senate Ignazio La Russa and the Minister of Defense Guido Crosetto.

At the end of the ceremony on the Pincio terrace, which began with military honors to the President of the Republic and ended with the passage of the tricolor arrowsthe premier allowed herself an outside visit to the stands, for later take the controls of an F35 fighterexhibited in the stands set up in Piazza del Popolo.

Today we celebrate 100 years of history of the Air Force. Proud to have worn the uniform and to have been part of this extraordinary adventure. Still flying to the future, tweeted Tajani, who was a reserve officer after graduation.

Between the handshakes of the President of the Republic Sergio Mattarella, there is also the one to the oldest airman already enlisted in the Air Force.